Hello all,
I have spent the past year obsessing about pearls and have a pretty good idea about the answer to this question but was hoping for some feedback.
So I know about bricks and mortar stores and how expensive they are, and I have spent many many hours checking out prices online to confirm the difference. The worst (most expensive) B&M shops are where I work at the 'Paris end' of a major Melbourne city street, where we are surrounded by Gucci, Prada etc. So not my first, second or any kind of option for pearl shopping. But today I made the mistake of walking into a store (not one or the above or even an international brand) where I found tahitian pearl earrings that were fabulous.
They are over 13mm, and a bright blue green. I don't know the name of the finding but they hang with loops that are around a couple of mm thick and have small diamonds inlaid. The Tahitians are mirror, no blemishes that I could see, and the colour and size are extraordinary. They are a good match. They are real and not colour enhanced. No overtones as far as I can tell though.
If you assume I am not a pearl newbie and that the Tahitians are an accurate version of what I described, would you pay just over USD $2K? The price seemed not entirely crazy and the closest example I could find online from PP would indicate the price is not bad. Am I kidding myself?
Thanks in advance,
Fiona
I have spent the past year obsessing about pearls and have a pretty good idea about the answer to this question but was hoping for some feedback.
So I know about bricks and mortar stores and how expensive they are, and I have spent many many hours checking out prices online to confirm the difference. The worst (most expensive) B&M shops are where I work at the 'Paris end' of a major Melbourne city street, where we are surrounded by Gucci, Prada etc. So not my first, second or any kind of option for pearl shopping. But today I made the mistake of walking into a store (not one or the above or even an international brand) where I found tahitian pearl earrings that were fabulous.
They are over 13mm, and a bright blue green. I don't know the name of the finding but they hang with loops that are around a couple of mm thick and have small diamonds inlaid. The Tahitians are mirror, no blemishes that I could see, and the colour and size are extraordinary. They are a good match. They are real and not colour enhanced. No overtones as far as I can tell though.
If you assume I am not a pearl newbie and that the Tahitians are an accurate version of what I described, would you pay just over USD $2K? The price seemed not entirely crazy and the closest example I could find online from PP would indicate the price is not bad. Am I kidding myself?
Thanks in advance,
Fiona