tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29861993.post141203082680029637..comments2009-05-03T10:33:51.558-04:00Richard W. Wisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02088702432299414336richard@rwwise.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29861993.post-51172069301186871252009-05-03T01:16:00.000-04:002009-05-03T01:16:00.000-04:00

I have a great interest in pearls. It was my first real love and my first real treasure aside from the people I know of course.<br /><br /> Can't wait to find your books in the local bookstores. Any pictures of beautiful beach and lustrous pearls makes me drool.<br /><br /> I even told my parents many times that I would like to go to Sulu bcoz it is believe that the Sulu Archepelago is the most

VELhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y20uFJ3TRvw&feature=relatednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29861993.post-69506147693590280032009-05-01T09:00:00.000-04:002009-05-01T09:00:00.000-04:00

Vel,<br /><br />You might find the account of my visit to the pearl farms of the Tuamotu islands of interest. Read about it in Secrets Of The Gem Trade.<br /><br />Richard

Richard W. Wisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02088702432299414336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29861993.post-67221150154184822622009-04-30T20:50:00.000-04:002009-04-30T20:50:00.000-04:00

It has been a dream of mine to also work on a pearl farm. Beautiful beach and pearls. What a perfect match!

VELnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29861993.post-51436019533859602732008-05-08T21:11:00.000-04:002008-05-08T21:11:00.000-04:00

Thanks Jeremy,<BR/><BR/>Jeremy Shepherd knows whereof he speaks. He is President of Pearl Paradise, www.pearlparadise.com. one of the most successful pearl retailers on the internet.<BR/><BR/>For a lively discussion of all things pearl, visit: www.pearl-guide.com/forum

Richard W. Wisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02088702432299414336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29861993.post-54112498044024170712008-05-08T18:17:00.000-04:002008-05-08T18:17:00.000-04:00

The volume is up in the smaller sizes because these are first-graft sizes and a few years ago there was more available shell for farmers to graft. The volume of second and third graft has dropped dramatically because the market prices cannot sustain the cost. With second and third grafts there is a lot more cost involved and the attrition rate is a lot higher. Also, the pearls produced typically

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