topic Re: Honora Pearls in Jewelry

Honora Pearls

TerBoop — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 16:19:14 GMT

What happened to Honora Pearls? There hasn't been any shows for a long time. I miss watching their shows.

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Puppy Lips — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 16:24:57 GMT

I liked watching their shows too and bought way too many pearls - had to have all the colors. I rarely wear them, and frankly, am sorry that I spent so much money on all those strands of pearls and bracelets and some earrings. The main guy, Joel? I think his name was, he retired. I thought someone took his place. I have not seen any shows either. But, I kind of stopped watching QVC so I would not even know if they had been on.

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PinkyPetunia — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 16:54:20 GMT

Vendors come and go. It appears Honora Pearl has gone. I also bought way too much. I regret those stretchy pearl bracelets I bought. Never really wore them much. Some of the elastics broke and they looked like toys--something my 8 yr. old granddaughter would play with.

A good purchase was the larger stud earrings with the larger backs. I wear them frequently as they work well with mask wearing. I like the white, black or gray ones. The colors never seem to work with what I am wearing.

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Shanus — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 17:21:27 GMT

@PinkyPetunia That's the same set of earrings I have and wear all the time. I even purchased a second set just in case I lost one.

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justashopper — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 17:57:58 GMT

I bought way too much, too. So its probably better they are gone. I have so many items. I met the guy that replaced Joel and he asked me what pieces I had. It was like embarassing the items I was rattling off. LOL

I did wear a lot of the items pre-pandemic when I was out more.... So I do enjoy them and hope to again, if we every truly get back to whatever that was before.... lol

I must admit. I do like the simpler life... Like do I need every color of pearl imaginable in a suite? LOL. O well. Maybe they'll bury me with them.

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NYCLatinaMe — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 18:07:11 GMT

Don't know, but remember the videos they used to show. Honora pearls cultivated and harvested the pearls in China. Even pre-covid, actions were taken to curtail imports from China. So maybe this had an impact.

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NYCLatinaMe — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 18:08:20 GMT

@justashopper wear them! They must be beautiful! It would give you joy to see them!

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millieshops — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 18:33:09 GMT

Maybe Joel's retirement along with other changes brought an end to Honora. I,know they closed the retail store in NYC where I sometimes shopped when I went to Lincoln Center performances. Personally, I quit buying when Lisa R left QVC -- should have stopped long before that.

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KJV — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 22:48:04 GMT

Honora still drops new items every other month or so, but not nearly as much as before when Joel was still around. If my sources are correct, I believe they sold the company when Joel retired, so that may explain the changes. Macy's carries far more newer Honora pieces now compared to what QVC offers.

Yes, I bought far too many pearls. I'm still a pearl junkie, but will only buy something completely new and different now. The most recent necklace Honora offered is way overpriced compared to similar items found on other jewelry sites.

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Eileen in Virginia — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 00:15:22 GMT

Zulily has Honora pearls occasionally.

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Sooner — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 00:21:16 GMT

Costco has some nice pearl earrings I have noticed. I am the real pearl girl! A strand of pearls was the first thing I bought when I got a good job.

Later on the company and the jewelry store had a sale that overlapped for one day. My jeweler called me and said you won't believe what I can sell these to you for today. So I bought a shorter strand too. Wore them both together for decades.

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Shanus — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 13:10:32 GMT

@Sooner I inherited a stand of expensive Akoya pearls many years ago (my grandmother passed them to my aunt and then to me). They are 36" long and I can wear them long or doubled. That's when my love of pearls began. My parents added a bracelet to match when I turned 50.

My DH added a strand that was 36", but a smaller mm. when my DS had his Bar Mitzvah at 13. I'm having the jeweler split it into two 18" necklaces...one for each granddaughter at their Bat Mitvah. The first one is in December. I think it will have special meaning knowing I wore them to their Dad's special occasion.

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wagirl — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 14:39:57 GMT

I was a big Honora pearl fan too and bought a few pieces---LOVE pearls and have found that JTV has some really nice pearls that I went crazy over--their show is called Precious World of Pearls and has been on these past few days--the vendor comes back every 4 or 5 weeks too. I mostly love the earrings and have so many that I do wear most the time and some strands too---mostly in colors so not fancy pants strands-----I aspire for golden south sea pearls--have a lovely pair of big golden pearls----I don't spend much either and usually only when there is free shipping.

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NYshoppergirl — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 21:22:25 GMT

Add me to the list of those who bought loads of Honora back when they were on a lot. But I do.wear my pearls on a regular basis, or did when I was dressing up more often. I have sets in many color combos but tend to stick with the white, grey and black pieces most of the time.

I was watching JTV earlier today and wondering if any of pearls being presented could be Honora. Also curious if any of the Israeli pearl jewelry they showed came from Or Paz.

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Drythe — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 03:53:29 GMT

My MIL told me that one should wear their pearls, if not, they become sad and lose their luster.

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wagirl — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 14:40:27 GMT

@NYshoppergirl ---from what I hear from the pearl vendor, is JTV has it's own buyers on pearls; but they do buy from other vendors that need to sell their stock--called opportunity buys--so maybe some of the israeli things do come from Or paz. I wondered the same.

I have lots of the pearl items in colors-not natural pearl colors but enhanced colors---a little less formal for me but I do have some lovely natural colors too--love the silver pearls the most---and of course ---someday---golden south seas will be mine

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GoneButNotForgotten — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 15:40:50 GMT

I love pearls but I won't wear those garishly-colored dyed pears Honora use to sell. Maybe a little tinge of pink or a breath of amethyst, but that's as far as I'd go.

Was it Honora that made the weighted fasteners for pearl earrings so they wouldn't make your earlobs sag? that was a brilliant idea. I bought 2 or 3 pairs just for the fasteners, since the sets that QVC was selling went for about $25 and a lot of other people were selling the fasteners alone for $50 !!!!!

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MG Chris — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 15:45:30 GMT

@Drythe wrote:
My MIL told me that one should wear their pearls, if not, they become sad and lose their luster.

I ❤️❤️❤️ this. Pearls are making a big comeback in fashion right now.

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GinaV24 — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 20:33:45 GMT

I wear the pearls I bought from Honora - when they actually had designs that were interesting. I have a strand of what I call "fall colors" and I'm wearing them now. I agree that the stud earrings were really great and I do wear mine a lot.

I like long earrings but they are a pain wearing them with a mask.

They had gotten in a real rut though as far as what they were showing at QVC.

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GinaV24 — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 20:36:14 GMT

@Shanus Your pearls sound so lovely. What a wonderful family history you have with them.

Love your idea for the gift to your granddaughters.