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Hey there Pearl Aficionados!
I recently had a "realization" that I want a beautiful strand of Tahitian pearls In the spirit of PS, I'd like to do as much research as possible before spending money. Plus, I need to build up my budget...
I'd love to get advice on the best way to go about buying what I have in mind, which is --
- Tahitian baroque pearls (but not too baroque, I'd like them to be fairly smooth)
- Lots of color, especially green (is it called peacock?) overtones, maybe also purples, silvers... colorful
- Size of pearls not terribly important, but from looking at photos, it seems that the really striking and beautiful Tahitians tend to be fairly big...
- Not sure about the length yet. Maybe fairly short (16-17 inches) is all I can afford. But a rope that I could double or triple... that would be incredible.
Are there any good threads in the Pearl sub-forum that I should read for educational purposes?
Would you guys be able to give me a ballpark estimate of how much I should be budgeting? I'm guessing it will run me over $1500? A lot more?
Is there a particular seller I should contact about this? I gather (from reading recent threads here) that the big sellers have a lot more in their inventory than what they list online. If I do contact someone, how should I describe what I'm looking for to make sure I get exactly what I want?
Would it make sense to wait for a major sale (when might the next one be?) before buying?
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On a separate note, here are some photos of 7.5-8mm silver-blue akoyas I got from PP last week I love how shiny the pearls are. I debated for a while whether to keep or return because I think the silver color is too close to white... so in essence this strand is neither a fancy color, nor white. And I could put the $300 towards the Tahitians I really want... but in the end I decided to keep it. I love the shape of the pearls, and the shininess (what's the technical term? luster? Sorry, I'm such a n00b ). And the size is nice. I hope to wear them a lot this summer.
I recently had a "realization" that I want a beautiful strand of Tahitian pearls In the spirit of PS, I'd like to do as much research as possible before spending money. Plus, I need to build up my budget...
I'd love to get advice on the best way to go about buying what I have in mind, which is --
- Tahitian baroque pearls (but not too baroque, I'd like them to be fairly smooth)
- Lots of color, especially green (is it called peacock?) overtones, maybe also purples, silvers... colorful
- Size of pearls not terribly important, but from looking at photos, it seems that the really striking and beautiful Tahitians tend to be fairly big...
- Not sure about the length yet. Maybe fairly short (16-17 inches) is all I can afford. But a rope that I could double or triple... that would be incredible.
Are there any good threads in the Pearl sub-forum that I should read for educational purposes?
Would you guys be able to give me a ballpark estimate of how much I should be budgeting? I'm guessing it will run me over $1500? A lot more?
Is there a particular seller I should contact about this? I gather (from reading recent threads here) that the big sellers have a lot more in their inventory than what they list online. If I do contact someone, how should I describe what I'm looking for to make sure I get exactly what I want?
Would it make sense to wait for a major sale (when might the next one be?) before buying?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
On a separate note, here are some photos of 7.5-8mm silver-blue akoyas I got from PP last week I love how shiny the pearls are. I debated for a while whether to keep or return because I think the silver color is too close to white... so in essence this strand is neither a fancy color, nor white. And I could put the $300 towards the Tahitians I really want... but in the end I decided to keep it. I love the shape of the pearls, and the shininess (what's the technical term? luster? Sorry, I'm such a n00b ). And the size is nice. I hope to wear them a lot this summer.