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Pearl Buying Guide: How to Evaluate, Identify and Select Pearls & Pearl Jewelry

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Initially published in 1992, and now in a completely updated and expanded fourth edition, Pearl Buying Guide: How To Evaluate, Identify And Select Pearls & Pearl Jewelry is a handy, no-nonsense guide to purchasing quality pearl jewelry at an appropriate price. Written in plain terms accessible to the lay reader, and filled with color photographs, Pearl Buying Guide presents the wisdom and experience of a professional gemologist in its simple instructions on how to tell a fake pearl from a real one, how to select high quality pearls, how to compare pearls and prices, and much more. An absolute "must-read" for any consumer determined to invest his or her hard-earned money in fine pearl adornments.

I had a number of wooow and ahaaa!! moments reading this book. Photos compliment the book nicely, and illustrate the main points wonderfuly. I have always been interested in pearls, but was never quite confident investing into them. This book covers everything you need to know before you go pearl shopping. Loved it. However, it also guided me away from buying an expensive strand of pearls. After all, pearl nacre is a living thing, it dulls kept in a box and wears away worn.

A wonderful sequel to the third edition, this new fantastic book is a must-have guide to learn, shop and enjoy pearls! With the fascinating ever-changing world of pearl culturing, the writer is always up to speed with the latest techniques, treatments, new types of pearls and latest jewelry designs. A perfect mixture of information and gorgeous photographs, this is another fine book from Renee Newman, definitively the best of its kind!

This is an excellent book about pearls. It has answered all my questions and gave me many helpful tips on how to judge a stand of pearls before buying them. If you want to start your own small pearl collection of a few necklaces and earrings, you should educate yourself first so you won't get ripped off. There are many fakes out there, even in high end jewelry stores I saw pearl necklaces made from pearl shell being sold as cultured pearl. It is what THEY don't tell you that you need to worry about and you should know what questions you should be asking before buying. I had one jewelry store manager ask me if I was a GIA gem graduate because I asked the right questions and seemed knowledgeable, and all from reading just this book!

This is the best pearl book on the market for either the amateur or the expert

I'm about 1/2 way through and I've already learned so much. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn about all types of pearls and their history