Ok here they are all mixed up in my trays... some CS and diamond stuff as was lazy to sort...
Still love all my giant pendants...
And my absolute favorite earrings. I LOVE all of them. Still sigh over their luster/color/overtones/perfect drop shapes when I see them, or some are just so wearable that they make the cut
@icy_jade I think my double pearl strand would feel very at home there
Ok here they are all mixed up in my trays... some CS and diamond stuff as was lazy to sort...
Still love all my giant pendants...
And my absolute favorite earrings. I LOVE all of them. Still sigh over their luster/color/overtones/perfect drop shapes when I see them, or some are just so wearable that they make the cut
those carved roses are delightful... I have to say, though, I’m especially partial to the B&W pair...The annual Singapore International Jewelry Expo (SIJE) took place 21-24 July last month and as usual I bought a couple of things.
Group shot:
The earrings! Wssps n Tahitians
Close ups. The Wssp drops are from last year's fair. Love the diamond settings that I found this year.
And the uniquely colored wssp that I've nicknamed 'bean'
super cuteOops was in a hurry n mixed up my GSSP n Wssp descriptions...
Anyway since I'm back here are some of the other strands that I'd considered before getting the Eiko ones...
From Arkhe... The Wssp one on the left is rounder... But it did cost just a bit less than the price I got both my GSSP n Wssp from Eiko so it was a no...
This one from TPC costs almost half of the strand from Eiko so super tempting from a price perspective. But slightly smaller, and much more blemished so it was eventually a no.
The shortlist from Eiko. In the end I got the two in the middle. The GSSP despite diff in pricing from the strand on the outside cos it's darker n with stronger overtones. The Wssp cos the bigger strand was too 'exaggerated' for normal wear. It's a huge strand - 12.9-16mm. Just a tad less well matched, less luster n slightly more blemished. If I wanted a wilma flintstone that would have been it. Negliable price diff from my strand too so I was super tempted. But just too big. Couldn't imagine wearing it... Maybe if I'm a taitai to parties then maybe...
My final choice!
All of the above strands have above average luster compared to the other strands at the stores/booths. If anyone in Singapore is interested, I'm happy to share their reference number if you wanna have a look.
I also eyed a GSSP strand from Golay that also has strong overtones. But I think it's a tad less deep golden so I passed though I think it's less blemished. Didn't take a photo tho.
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