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I’ve gone ‘round the mulberry bush so many times on these pearls! I never wore them as a normal strand and knew I never would. I actually listed them on LT a few months ago, but decided to hold onto them… And strung them into a rope with red spinel beads, and felt very proud of myself for coming up with a “good use” for them, and then never wore the rope - and never will. These pearls are in like new condition (they’ve been worn exactly four times for photos).
I’m going to turn just over half these pearls into a long “by the yard” with chain, inspired by @whitewave's new pearls-on-chain piece. Looking to rehome (19) pearls, which is enough to make a standard 7.5” bracelet. I’m willing to sell them piecemeal but will give priority to anyone looking to purchase the full bracelet length. Please note that as I’m keeping the majority of these pearls, I will not be including the original Ten-nyo certificate with purchase of any or all of these (19) pearls.
Lots more info on Ten-nyo in my older PS thread - this post also has additional photos:
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/pearls-fs.252722/post-4708913
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/pearls-fs.252722/post-4709427
Explanation of Ten-nyo from the Pearl Science Lab in Japan:
http://www.sinjuken.co.jp/image/en.pdf
These pearls are exceptionally well-matched, with superbly smooth skins and clean surfaces. This is honestly as “loupe clean” as pearls are ever going to get!! I expect that these pearls have gone through the processing that all akoya are normally subject to - meashori, bleaching, and pinking. They are of course un-dyed. More info here:
http://www.jewellerytechnology.com/education/Treatment_done_on_Pearls.php
https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/winter-2017-akoya-cultured-pearl-farming-eastern-australia
Pricing:
The Ten-nyo grade is designed to identify the cream of the Hanadama crop of goods - Ten-nyo reflects a certain guarantee of quality (a strand that merits the Ten-nyo certificate is guaranteed to represent the top of the Hanadama scale). Retail, the Ten-nyo certificate commands a premium over Hanadama, but it’s very rare, which makes comparisons challenging - so I’m using regular ol’ Hanadama as a price guide.
Info on my own out of pocket is available in the other threads listed, but I'm not using it to dictate my asking price. Suffice to say here that my asking price is a drastic reduction off what I originally paid, but I really have no use for three full strands of white akoya in similar size, so...
Pearl Paradise currently has an 8.5-9mm Hanadama bracelet at $1815 retail. This decomposes into just over $95 per pearl, amortizing the cost of the clasp across the full bracelet.
https://www.pearlparadise.com/produ...ya-pearl-bracelet?_pos=7&_sid=18fcd47ae&_ss=r
I am looking for 26% off this cost per pearl, or $70 per pearl.
If buying all (19) pearls, I’ll ask $1270, which is 30% off Pearl Paradise’s current Hanadama retail.
If buying all (19) pearls, I have a few extra clasps and will happily throw one in at no additional cost. I’ve got the following: 8mm high-polish 14k WG ball clasp, 9mm high-polish 14k YG ball clasp, 8mm brush-finish 14k YG ball clasp, 9mm 14k RG diamond scatter ball clasp.
LT: https://loupetroop.com/listings/loo...-pearls-19-pearls-for-7-dot-5-bracelet-length
I’m going to turn just over half these pearls into a long “by the yard” with chain, inspired by @whitewave's new pearls-on-chain piece. Looking to rehome (19) pearls, which is enough to make a standard 7.5” bracelet. I’m willing to sell them piecemeal but will give priority to anyone looking to purchase the full bracelet length. Please note that as I’m keeping the majority of these pearls, I will not be including the original Ten-nyo certificate with purchase of any or all of these (19) pearls.
Lots more info on Ten-nyo in my older PS thread - this post also has additional photos:
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/pearls-fs.252722/post-4708913
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/pearls-fs.252722/post-4709427
Explanation of Ten-nyo from the Pearl Science Lab in Japan:
http://www.sinjuken.co.jp/image/en.pdf
These pearls are exceptionally well-matched, with superbly smooth skins and clean surfaces. This is honestly as “loupe clean” as pearls are ever going to get!! I expect that these pearls have gone through the processing that all akoya are normally subject to - meashori, bleaching, and pinking. They are of course un-dyed. More info here:
http://www.jewellerytechnology.com/education/Treatment_done_on_Pearls.php
https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/winter-2017-akoya-cultured-pearl-farming-eastern-australia
Pricing:
The Ten-nyo grade is designed to identify the cream of the Hanadama crop of goods - Ten-nyo reflects a certain guarantee of quality (a strand that merits the Ten-nyo certificate is guaranteed to represent the top of the Hanadama scale). Retail, the Ten-nyo certificate commands a premium over Hanadama, but it’s very rare, which makes comparisons challenging - so I’m using regular ol’ Hanadama as a price guide.
Info on my own out of pocket is available in the other threads listed, but I'm not using it to dictate my asking price. Suffice to say here that my asking price is a drastic reduction off what I originally paid, but I really have no use for three full strands of white akoya in similar size, so...
Pearl Paradise currently has an 8.5-9mm Hanadama bracelet at $1815 retail. This decomposes into just over $95 per pearl, amortizing the cost of the clasp across the full bracelet.
https://www.pearlparadise.com/produ...ya-pearl-bracelet?_pos=7&_sid=18fcd47ae&_ss=r
I am looking for 26% off this cost per pearl, or $70 per pearl.
If buying all (19) pearls, I’ll ask $1270, which is 30% off Pearl Paradise’s current Hanadama retail.
If buying all (19) pearls, I have a few extra clasps and will happily throw one in at no additional cost. I’ve got the following: 8mm high-polish 14k WG ball clasp, 9mm high-polish 14k YG ball clasp, 8mm brush-finish 14k YG ball clasp, 9mm 14k RG diamond scatter ball clasp.
LT: https://loupetroop.com/listings/loo...-pearls-19-pearls-for-7-dot-5-bracelet-length
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that I've not found a use for, that I could use for my own pearl sprinkle project.
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