Pearl necklace of the day - Ere de Decadence by David Wein

David Wein - Pearl Necklace

Extremely rare, an iconic triple strand akoya pearl, diamond, and blue sapphire princess necklace evokes the timeless elegance of old-world couture. The perfectly balanced necklace is composed of hand-picked, carefully graded round white akoya pearls that shimmer with rose overtones that are articulated by a detachable 18K white gold pendant style unheated Umba sapphire and diamond clasp.

Genuinely investment grade, this unique and magnificent piece of David Wein's jewellery is composed to be handed down from one generation to the next.

Passage Des Perles

My favorite gemstone dealer now offering a large selection of loose cultured freshwater pearls in a wide range of different natural colors, shapes and sizes. There is no minimum order and it is possible to request to drill the pearls any way you want - from half drill, to fully drilled or double drilled, to diagonally drilled or un-drilled.

British Pearls Boutique Wins An Award

BoBijou, a leading online retailer of Orchira pearl jewellery, announces receipt of the prestigious Outstanding Achievement Interactive Media Award in the “Retail” category for their retail website, which is dedicated to the highest quality standards in the industry and offers luxurious and unique Orchira branded pearl jewellery made exclusively with fine cultured pearls and natural gemstones.

Bobijou.com was given a complete makeover, enhancing the look and functionality of the website while streamlining the integration of the proprietary e-commerce platform, enabling to personalize and enhance the online shopping experience.  Exclusively dedicated to the retail of Orchira branded pearl jewellery in the United Kingdom, 2010 plans include expansion of the pearl jewellery brand portfolio and further international expansion.

The IMA judges evaluate websites based on five criteria: Design, Content, Feature Functionality, Usability and Standards Compliance and Bobijou.com excelled in all areas of the international competition's judging criteria, earning an overall score of 478 out of 500. It is an extremely challenging award to win and represents a very high standard of planning, execution and overall professionalism.

Orchira pearl necklaces design thoughts

Orchira Pearl Necklace

Orchira has perfected a method of pearl stringing that has increased its restringing guarantee to eight years. Claimed method, patent pending by the way, involves some kind of sophisticated process of hand-knotting pearls on quadruple stands of Japanese silk.

My guess - it's just a very labour intensive method, which perhaps is suitable for fine pearl jewellery, such as classic pearls necklaces and designer pearl lariats. Not sure if it will be useful for commercial pearls or fashion jewellery. Although, I do like BoBijou pearl necklace designs. Very trendy.

You got pearls

Abalone Pearl by Multicolour.com

I bought this rare and 100% natural Abalone beauty from Multicolour.com for an upcoming pearl jewellery design competition. Imagine the thrill of finding one of these?

The Abalone pearl, with its true scarcity and impending extinction will prove itself the ultimate prize for the knowledgeable and informed collector. Unlike the Oriental Natural, the Akoya pearl, and the South Sea and Tahitian cultured pearls, abalone pearls are not primarily judged by their roundness. Also, unlike other types of pearls, Abalone pearls are not subjected to any type of processing, such as bleaching or buffing. The pearls essentially look the way they look coming directly from the Abalone shell.

Top 5 overrated gemstones

1. Diamond
2. Tanzanite
3. Yellow sapphire
4. South sea (Tahitian) black pearl
5. Blue topaz


Treatments, non-permanent, and worst of all undisclosed treatments and synthetics. Flooding the market with treated gemstones to make short term money reducing trust for the business and coloured gems.