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Old 08-26-2007, 09:52 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GemGeek

Japanese Akoya pearl nacre is fairly thin and will wear off eventually with daily wear. An alternative would be to get Chinese Akoyas, which tend to have a much heavier coating of nacre. Or...


How can you tell where a certain Akoya strand comes from?

and / or

How can you tell nacre thickness from looking at them?

It sounds like either ID should be feasible off hand in order to take your advice. I must be missing some point here ...
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