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Are they FW or Akoya?

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Old 11-17-2009, 10:10 PM
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Please take a look at those pearls,are they FW or Akoya?
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Old 11-17-2009, 10:40 PM
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I reckon akoya-the clasp on the pearls is just divine.
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Old 11-17-2009, 11:03 PM
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how about this one
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Old 11-18-2009, 12:34 AM
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Applecheek,

You've been busy! I agree with Bernadette, beautiful opals, and akoya, they look really round!
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Old 11-18-2009, 02:25 PM
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could you please take a look the second one?
I like the clasp but the pearl are not as "mirror like“ as the first strand...
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Old 11-18-2009, 02:31 PM
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I am stll hunting...LOL

I didn't got this one,sold around $400,pearl size are around 6mm.
I don't like the color...not big fun of yellow gold either...

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You've been busy! I agree with Bernadette, beautiful opals, and akoya, they look really round!
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Old 11-18-2009, 02:47 PM
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Photos of second strand are too blurry for me to tell anything about the pearls, pretty clasp though!
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Old 11-18-2009, 04:10 PM
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some more pictures here.what do you think?

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Double Strand Pearl Necklace with White Gold & Sapphire Catch

The white pearls are 6.5mm on average. Each strand is hand-knotted between each pearl, so if you break the strand, you won't lose all of the pearls. The catch is 3/4" in diameter with 7 blue sapphires in the center. The tongue of the catch is stamped with the 14K gold mark. The necklace is 15" long and weighs 47.0 grams.



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Old 11-19-2009, 03:22 PM
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dear experts...now the question is lease tell me are they pearl at all???
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Ok I'll go out on a limb, they're simulated
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Whatever they are, they don't seem to have much luster, reflection, compared with the first strand you showed. Have you seen these in person?
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Old 11-19-2009, 05:05 PM
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thank you guys.this is really helpful!!!
I think they are man made pearls too,since the surface are not very smooth...
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Whatever they are, they don't seem to have much luster, reflection, compared with the first strand you showed. Have you seen these in person?
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Old 11-19-2009, 06:09 PM
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Ok I'll go out on a limb, they're simulated
That's what I thought, too. Especially the first photo.
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Old 11-19-2009, 08:19 PM
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thank you guys.this is really helpful!!!
I think they are man made pearls too,since the surface are not very smooth...
Did you buy them? If so, try the tooth test. Not fool proof, but I haven't found many man-made that pass it.
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Old 11-19-2009, 09:07 PM
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tested they are real pearls.my question is ,they are super round and even sized,but the surface are not very smooth...
what kind of pearls are they?
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