| Sandi, if they have sentimental value to you and are lovely, why not restring them and wear them anyway?
Did you know that Jackie Kennedy's famous pearls, and Barbara Bush's pearls, were simulated?
This board is (naturally) strongly biased toward pearls produced by aquatic creatures rather than man-made simulations-- but I have 5 strands of Majorica, also simulated, that I enjoy and wear, in addition to some cultured pearls. |