Agree. I have never regretted going larger
I am not tall and medium build. For my build, I find 8.5 to be a bit small. I think it’s relative. For someone more petite, or younger or who likes dainty jewelry (I am 55 and prefer larger pieces) they might be fine. Pics would help, as luster and color also play a part. Found a champagne set of pearls from family. I was thinking about something larger and more vividly colored, but the price is right in this case. At least for now
For a size comparison, in the third pic, the single pearl earring at the bottom of the pic is 11.6 mm
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@caruava , thank you for your kind compliment below. I have to confess that for years I only wore large tahitian bc I felt white rounds were too classic and most of my jewelry was white gold or platinum. But, since I’ve switched to gold jewelry, I’ve become open to new things. Here is an older pic of my mixed tonal tahitian necklace (I think 10-15 mm) and a doubled strand of inexpensive freshwater. The tonal Tahitians bought in the Muslim markets in the Philippines in 1991 were a relative bargain for about 2500 USD (my memory is failing me, but I think that was about right). I imagine that the fresh waters were under 100USD. My godmother had a special shopkeeper and was able to cherry pick the best (in her opinion) from a variety of strands. And a white baroque strand from Etsy for about 500 USD in 2019 to give a sense of the lower price range and larger irregular size. Of course these don’t have the luster or higher grade of the more expensive pearls, but I bought them as fun pieces.
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