The September Jewelry Fair in Hong Kong concluded on Sunday,
September 25. I spent two beautiful days cruising between rows upon rows of
jewelry exhibitors. Everybody was there. Antique jewelry sellers charmed us
with early 20th century pieces from Cartier and natural pearl
strands; precious stone wholesalers exhibited their largest, most beautiful
deep green emeralds and sky-blue sapphires; and talented jewelry designers from
all over the world displayed their newest over-the-top collections.
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| Chen Chan Jewelry Parade at Hong Kong Expo 2011 |
And, oh yes, the pearl vendors! Many of them came with their
biggest, most lustrous and breath-taking pearls from all over the world.
Two such pearls caught my attention:
The first one, a South Sea pearl, had a very unusual color. The
pearl was baroque in shape, 18 mm in length, and came from Indonesia. The
vendor described it as blue with silver overtones and emphasized the rarity of
such coloring in South Sea pearls cultured in Indonesia and Australia. I
couldn’t take my eyes off of it! The play of deep teal reflections and the
silvery shimmers of the surface made me think of fantasy worlds just like those
pictured in The Neverending Story.
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| Rare silver South Sea pearl |
The second pearl was a natural conch pearl. Delicately pink,
oval in shape, and 8mm long, it had some amazing play of flames on its surface.
A true beauty! The owner of the pearl was a jewelry designer from Japan. He was
planning to incorporate the pearl into an intricate pendant made of white and
black gold and combine it with few diamond sparkles.
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| Natural pink conch pearl |
Stay tuned for our report on the newest pearl trends
presented at the Expo this year!
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