My Vietnamese Baroque Akoyas from PP

[pinkjewel]

I fell in love with the picture that PP had on their blog recently of the very special Vietnamese Akoyas they brought back on their last trip. I think they were able to get around 20 of these beautiful baroque pearls. They are special for their incredible natural colors, luster and orient and for the larger size. Unfortunately, the farmer that produced these is no longer going to keep making them as they took too long and the death rate of the mollusks was too high. I am very fortunate that Hisano has let me have 2 of these very special pearls. Thank you soooo much, Hisano!

Although I know most people would have opted for the more vibrant colors- what can I say- I'm just a pastel kind of gal.

They are very difficult for me to get good pictures of, but they are breathtaking IRL. The first pearl is a bit more oblong and measures aprox 9mm x 11mm. It is a soft pistachio green with pink overtones and has a more ripple texture. I'm thinking of having this set as a pendant with the purplish pink natural diamond bezeled above it.

The second pearl is just spectacular. It is smooth with almost no blemishes and it's the most glorious blue/green shade with pink/lavender overtones and incredible luster. It measures 8mm x 9mm. I think I am going to put this in a ring so I can stare at it all day long!!

I am also including the PP blog photo of the pearls.

 

[YC]

The Vietnamese akoyas have such beautiful orient. SO VERY TEMPTING.... Which ones do your two pearls correspond to on the PP blog photos?

 

[Pearlescence]

What are you planning for them?

 

[pinkjewel]

The Vietnamese akoyas have such beautiful orient. SO VERY TEMPTING.... Which ones do your two pearls correspond to on the PP blog photos?

Good question- I've been trying to figure out that myself. When I called I asked about the one that is third down on the right hand side and the one next to it as I wanted pistachio green with pink overtones. The email I got from Hisano said she thought that the two she sent me pictures of were the two I asked about. I think the larger pearl is probably one of those two- but not the smaller one. It is more blue green than those two and much smoother- it is more blue than the photos in my first post. It looks most like the farthest one on the left side to me IRL.

 

[LitGeek]

I am with you, these pearls are swoon worthy The two you chose are spectacular Looking forward to seeing what you have done with them

 

[icy_jade]

Pinkjewel: They look wonderful. Pls keep us posted on your projects for these special pearls.

 

[katbran]

The colour on those pearls is amazing and that pistachio is beautiful ! It's going to be brilliant with that beautiful diamond ! Can't wait to see what you decide to do with them !!

 

[Pearlescence]

Whatever you decide, they are gorge pearls

 

[LtypeI]

Those are breathtaking. Can't wait to see what you do with them!