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These two pearls are from my dreamscape bracelet. Here's my PS thread:
The bracelet was a bit too long on me, but pulling one pearl out made it a bit too short. In 2021 I bought two larger pearls from the farm and used them to replace three of the original pearls - one of the smallest and two of the largers.
The smallest of the three pearls that I removed is not available. These are the two bigger pearls - they make a lovely pair and I was planning to reset them into dangly earrings... But I've already got dangly SoC earrings so I thought I'd see if anyone else wants them first
Please note that these pearls are full-drilled (0.9mm). I'm partial to earring styles with brightly coloured briolettes dangling from the bottom, for whatever that might be worth
Per my calipers,
Pearl #1 measures 11.56mm (drill hole to drill hole) x 10.74mm x 10.70mm
Pearl #2 measures 11.28mm (drill hole to drill hole) x 11.14mm x 10.05mm
They're similarly-weighted visually and they have complementary strength of colourplay. I asked Fernando for the most colourful pearls they had, and these met my expectations! And of course they're baroque which of course always enchances the multicoloured-ness!! I described SoC to a friend recently as "grey nailpolish with multicoloured iridescence" and honestly I can't think of a better description... Both of these pearls show pink, green, blue, and violet iridescence. #1 has stronger pink and green, and the blue is weaker - I apparently didn't really capture it in any of these photos but it's visible in the video. #2 has more blue and less green, and about the same amount of pink.
Both pearls are in like-new condition. I hardly wore this bracelet before I redid it because it was too long. The pearls were both drilled by Pearl Paradise and the drill holes and surrounding area is pristine. The farm graded both of these pearls Gem+ SN, and they're "clean" baroques - a lil' lumpy but smooth, no sharp bumps, no unsightly protrusions, no fishbites, no circling or areas with thinned nacre.
LT: https://loupetroop.com/listings/loose-stones/2-baroque-sea-of-cortez-pearls-11-12mm-full-drilled
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Beside a window. All photos taken with a Canon P&S camera.
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On my hand, beside a window. All photos taken with a Canon P&S camera.
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SoC behave a lot like Tahitians in that they're at their best on cloudy days and they struggle in sunlight. Both of these pearls show coloured iridescence across various lighting types. The bottom insert photo was taken in direct sunlight, and they retain some coloured iridescence even in this extremely unflattering lighting environment - this is testament to how strongly-coloured they are. All photos taken with a Canon P&S camera.
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Vimeo compresses like crazy. OMG. Please email through the LT link for higher resolution versions of these if interested!!
#1:
#2
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Couple quick phone snaps at night under a desk lamp. This is another unflattering lighting environment, pics shared to show what happens when they look "really bad". Weaker-coloured SoC will look flat grey in this type of light.
A dreamscape from Sea of Cortez and Hisano Shepherd
I'm posting this piece here in SMTB for visibility. I learnt of these gemstones only recently myself!! These farmers are sorcerers and I want all my PS friends to discover their enchantments :love: I bought these pearls loose, a couple at a time, from Perlas del Mar de Cortez in Guaymas...
www.pricescope.com
The bracelet was a bit too long on me, but pulling one pearl out made it a bit too short. In 2021 I bought two larger pearls from the farm and used them to replace three of the original pearls - one of the smallest and two of the largers.
The smallest of the three pearls that I removed is not available. These are the two bigger pearls - they make a lovely pair and I was planning to reset them into dangly earrings... But I've already got dangly SoC earrings so I thought I'd see if anyone else wants them first
Please note that these pearls are full-drilled (0.9mm). I'm partial to earring styles with brightly coloured briolettes dangling from the bottom, for whatever that might be worth Per my calipers,
Pearl #1 measures 11.56mm (drill hole to drill hole) x 10.74mm x 10.70mm
Pearl #2 measures 11.28mm (drill hole to drill hole) x 11.14mm x 10.05mm
They're similarly-weighted visually and they have complementary strength of colourplay. I asked Fernando for the most colourful pearls they had, and these met my expectations! And of course they're baroque which of course always enchances the multicoloured-ness!! I described SoC to a friend recently as "grey nailpolish with multicoloured iridescence" and honestly I can't think of a better description... Both of these pearls show pink, green, blue, and violet iridescence. #1 has stronger pink and green, and the blue is weaker - I apparently didn't really capture it in any of these photos but it's visible in the video. #2 has more blue and less green, and about the same amount of pink.
Both pearls are in like-new condition. I hardly wore this bracelet before I redid it because it was too long. The pearls were both drilled by Pearl Paradise and the drill holes and surrounding area is pristine. The farm graded both of these pearls Gem+ SN, and they're "clean" baroques - a lil' lumpy but smooth, no sharp bumps, no unsightly protrusions, no fishbites, no circling or areas with thinned nacre.
LT: https://loupetroop.com/listings/loose-stones/2-baroque-sea-of-cortez-pearls-11-12mm-full-drilled
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Beside a window. All photos taken with a Canon P&S camera.
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On my hand, beside a window. All photos taken with a Canon P&S camera.
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SoC behave a lot like Tahitians in that they're at their best on cloudy days and they struggle in sunlight. Both of these pearls show coloured iridescence across various lighting types. The bottom insert photo was taken in direct sunlight, and they retain some coloured iridescence even in this extremely unflattering lighting environment - this is testament to how strongly-coloured they are. All photos taken with a Canon P&S camera.
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Vimeo compresses like crazy. OMG. Please email through the LT link for higher resolution versions of these if interested!!
#1:
#2
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Couple quick phone snaps at night under a desk lamp. This is another unflattering lighting environment, pics shared to show what happens when they look "really bad". Weaker-coloured SoC will look flat grey in this type of light.
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