“ You see many beautiful pearls that are actually as dull as a piece of chalk . ”
Schweer criticizes some white Akoya pearls for lacking “ punch ” — that is , a shining surface — and finds a string of green-grey Tahitian pearls too dull for his discerning Wempe clientele .
In Japan, this colour is worn for funerals.
www.wempe.deMan sieht viele schöne Perlen, die matt wie Kreide sind.
An weißen Akoyaperlen bemängelt Peter Schweer den fehlenden Punch, also die spiegelnde Oberfläche, eine Schnur grüngrauer Tahitiperlen ist dem Wempe Gesandten zu trist.
In Japan wird diese Farbe zu Trauerfeiern getragen.
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