Redwing39204
Rough_Rock
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- Jul 28, 2022
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Good afternoon all,
I am in the process of purchasing a pearl strand and earrings for my wife and wanted to thank everyone for the information and opinions I learned from the forum here. Based on that information and some vendor photos I selected a strand of 7.5-8mm freshwater pearls and studs from a well-regarded vendor here in their top gem-grade.
They are a nice white silver color which I requested and seem to have nice luster to my untrained eye. However, they pearls themselves don’t appear as round or uniform in size as I expected from the description of the grade. Where the sizes vary they don’t seem to be in any progressive size order. This all may just be my ignorance but I wanted to seek any opinions more experienced pearl shoppers are willing to provide to ensure I get her the best I am able. I am also an engineer by training so my assessment of roundness may be too picky for a naturally created product!
I apologize for the photos. They look much nicer than this in person but I wanted to use the dark background to highlight the shapes/sizes.
I appreciate any thoughts you can provide. Thank you.
I am in the process of purchasing a pearl strand and earrings for my wife and wanted to thank everyone for the information and opinions I learned from the forum here. Based on that information and some vendor photos I selected a strand of 7.5-8mm freshwater pearls and studs from a well-regarded vendor here in their top gem-grade.
They are a nice white silver color which I requested and seem to have nice luster to my untrained eye. However, they pearls themselves don’t appear as round or uniform in size as I expected from the description of the grade. Where the sizes vary they don’t seem to be in any progressive size order. This all may just be my ignorance but I wanted to seek any opinions more experienced pearl shoppers are willing to provide to ensure I get her the best I am able. I am also an engineer by training so my assessment of roundness may be too picky for a naturally created product!
I apologize for the photos. They look much nicer than this in person but I wanted to use the dark background to highlight the shapes/sizes.
I appreciate any thoughts you can provide. Thank you.

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