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Brilliant_Rock
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I'll be updating this thread over the next couple of days but I just couldn't wait to get started. I wanted a new fun pearl strand so reached out to Andrew Moline for help since he got me my beloved blue Akoya ring. He knows one of my goals was a Tahitian ombre opera-length strand. I sadly don't have the budget for the perfect, gemmy, round, clean, super saturated, and lustrous ombre that I'm sure we all dream of, but Andrew is the best so he sent me a few strand options including a preloved ombre in my budget. The goal here was to get me a super fun necklace but to save money where I could, so we're calling this a SNRSTR for a "semi-near-round strand" -- you heard it here first 
As usual, I am not the best photographer. These are straight out of my phone camera with cat hair, dust, etc.
First, the winning ombre Tahitians:

It's around 36" long so it's hard to get all in one shot, but here's a potato-quality photo of the full layout:

Andrew also matched a round earring pair to the strand for me. I asked him for something one level nicer than the strand pearls but I was still on a pretty strict budget and he came through
I'm going to set them into earring I got from TRR that had some really crummy pearls in them. He also sent these drops which I'm 95% sure won't be making it back to him, so much for budgeting
:

The ring here for comparison is a Mikimoto from circa 2000 that I got from TRR:

These are the 18k white gold TRR settings I'll use for his round pair, they'll hopefully be set next week:

Ombre strand next to my Akoya ring:

And the ombre strand on, for scale. I think it's a straight 10mm strand and again it's around 36" long:

And here's a preview with some of the other goodies I'll be posting later!


As usual, I am not the best photographer. These are straight out of my phone camera with cat hair, dust, etc.
First, the winning ombre Tahitians:

It's around 36" long so it's hard to get all in one shot, but here's a potato-quality photo of the full layout:

Andrew also matched a round earring pair to the strand for me. I asked him for something one level nicer than the strand pearls but I was still on a pretty strict budget and he came through


The ring here for comparison is a Mikimoto from circa 2000 that I got from TRR:

These are the 18k white gold TRR settings I'll use for his round pair, they'll hopefully be set next week:

Ombre strand next to my Akoya ring:

And the ombre strand on, for scale. I think it's a straight 10mm strand and again it's around 36" long:

And here's a preview with some of the other goodies I'll be posting later!
