Is this a Natural Saltwater Pearl Necklace?

[Pearl Dreams]

Wow, what a ride that was! I'm sorry you didn't get it, but you did the seller a huge favor.

Edited later to add: In light of what this necklace has turned out to be-- likely FWP-- it's the other would-be buyer who was done the favor!

 

[Lagoon Island Pearls]

And not one expert

We are not paid for our services and are limited by the imagery and provenance provided. We have other lives and I'm not here to jump at the snap of a finger.

It's a fake and not an elaborate one at that.

Consider yourself lucky you didn't blow someone else's money on your foolishness.

That's all I am going to say.

 

[Pearl Dreams]

These 2 pearls' blemishes look to me like those of bead nuked FWP. I don't know if one might see that on natural pearls.

 

[Lagoon Island Pearls]

They are FWP. Blemishes happen in nature but rarely deep. The other marks are very typical of stipple from "gonoducts" which is associated with Order Mytilid (mussels), not Pteriida (pearl oysters). Why? Because pearl oysters don't have gonoducts in the mantle.

 

[Diamondsareforever]

The seller is a pawn shop in Chicago. There is nothing on their website that suggests any credentials such as being GIA trained or certified. And based on his inventory pearls are not an area of focus. The listing focuses on the diamonds in the clasp as a selling point.

Pawn shops know nothing about pearls. So that’s a good thing for you. Because if they had something such as a natural pearl necklace from Tiffany with a diamond clasp they would have gotten it appraised but they have minimal knowledge on gemstones in general. (Speaking from past experience as a pawn broker, myself)

At first glance they looked like freshwater pearls, but the diamonds on that clasp highly suggest otherwise. It is very easy to string a strand of pearls with any given clasp. I never did handle many “natural” pearls but if you can look inside of the drill hole some how or get them a picture to look at the pearl from drill hole perspective you may get a hit….

But hey that blemish screams freshwater pearls, to me….


PS: find out how long it has been in inventory for, pawn shops are known for there price haggling and you would very likely be able to get it much cheaper especially if you asked. (Oops now I’m exposing pawn world “secrets”…haha) I would not buy these based on the information gathered in hopes that they were natural due to my own failures with finding natural pearls, and also mistaking cultured pearls as genuine. But alas if this is a purchase you want to make, you have to be willing to take your own chances..

I could probably buy that clasp somewhere for a couple to several hundred dollars and slap a $50 pearl strand on it and look at my market for a deceptive trick Ofcourse. If that was my game, which it by no means is, but if it were I could do that in my sleep.


I was thinking on this a minute and like I said earlier on in this message, pawn shops have minimal knowledge and can work in your favor as previous mentioned but however they can also be very easily duped. Which is my guess, that they themselves were fooled. I’m no expert on natural pearls but if I see that blemish on a pearl that is how I (would be a very good indicator) that I had freshwater pearls on my hand.

 

[Pearlgully]

We are not paid for our services and are limited by the imagery and provenance provided. We have other lives and I'm not here to jump at the snap of a finger.

Lagoon Island Pearls, How right you are and thank you for saying it!!! I have been wanting to say this for sometime but have refrained ....... I have been a member of this forum for over 20 years and felt it a privilege to have learned so much. However, in the last several months, this forum has changed. People are fortunate to be able to come to this forum and learn, prior to making a purchase. Someone is considering spending thousands of dollars for a strand of pearls and comes to this forum expecting members to give their opinions for free and then has the nerve to complain and criticize when a response is not provided to them, according to their time frame. Unfortunately, PF1030 may have deleted or edited their posts to which I am referring. Thank you to the members of this forum who willingly and generously provide their time and information.

 

[Pearl Dreams]

I feel it's a good thing when people come to ask about a pearl item before buying. Over the years we've helped a number of people avoid a bad purchase.
Most people who ask for our opinions are polite and patient. There is a lot of rudeness on the internet but usually it doesn't erupt here.

 

[Diamondsareforever]

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We are not paid for our services and are limited by the imagery and provenance provided. We have other lives and I'm not here to jump at the snap of a finger.

It's a fake and not an elaborate one at that.

Consider yourself lucky you didn't blow someone else's money on your foolishness.

That's all I am going to say.

I remember every time I thought I had something and to be told it wasn’t what I thought was hard. It’s disappointing, and people always wanna be right, and don’t understand that most on here are trying to be helpful.
It’s a kick in the teeth not to be right.
But stubbornness will just leave one with an un authentic item, and have to live with the “I told you so.” Then learns….. haha I did this!! Asked about something on here, only to turn around and send it to GIA to get the same thing told to me, whilst I could have saved a pretty penny if I had listened but I did learn to trust a bit more after it having cost me.

 

[PF1030]

We are not paid for our services and are limited by the imagery and provenance provided. We have other lives and I'm not here to jump at the snap of a finger.

It's a fake and not an elaborate one at that.

Consider yourself lucky you didn't blow someone else's money on your foolishness.

That's all I am going to say.

I didn’t ask anyone to jump at the snap of a finger. I didn’t even request your input specifically at all. Another member of this discussion board tagged you. And the seller is sending the necklace in to GIA after consulting them. So we will see.

 

[BWeaves]

Do let us know what GIA says. I'm very curious.