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Old 05-25-2007, 02:37 AM
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Originally Posted by tanakarn1
Hi Pattye,

They look real to me. Unlike the photo, the surface is not perfectly smooth. I can clearly see a number of small blemishes and imperfections. I guess they might be unprocessed Akoya. They are 7-7.5 mm, 16 inches, and the price is around US$ 1,000 at this retail store. I never see the pearls with rainbow color like this before.

Tanakarn
Hi Tanakarn,

OMG, one thing they are not is unprocessed akoya, which are unbelievably fugly to behold. In fact, they look more like "highly processed" akoya. But I too agree with Caitlin and Pattye that the pearls look suspect.

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