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The necklace came yesterday. In the attachment you can find new photos. The pearls measure 3-6.5 mm. Without the clasp, the lenght is...

That strand has the kind of appearance that raises my hopes that they may be naturals.:unsure: :)

An interesting strand. A cursory glance may suggest natural origin, but any other information is absent thus difficult to say without...

Thank you PD. That was my first thought when I saw it, for sure. Of course, nothing without testing, but I had to ask for your opinions.

I assume you think they could be natural pearls? Paging Dave @Lagoon Island Pearls

Hello again! I purchased this necklace a few days ago, it is still on it's way from Germany. It is also a part of a lot of different...

Hi all, I have bought a new pearl necklace believing that are real but I have doubts now seeing them. They are whiter than other pearls...

@Adelina, I think they are akoyas. See the varied overtones in this photo? Typical of real pearls. And the little pinprick blemishes...

It's possible they were restrung, as the thread looks clean and the knots tight. They may have originally been strung with gimp...

The lower half are an example of photo distortion. (One day, I’ll get good pearl photos…. One day.). I think that my problem is that...

Have you ever handled mother of pearl (shell) beads and seen the iridescent flashes as you rotate the bead? That flash of iridescence...

I wouldn't be too quick to dismiss the 9ct gold. Gold mined in Wales is generally 9ct. If your ring originally came from the UK, that's...

Did I know this? I know about blinking but I never really thought about *why*. Transparency. I thought it was just thin and fragile...

Some of the pearls appear oval to me, but that could be distortion in the photo. If they're all round, I'll go with Akoya, but the clasp...

Do you mean nacre thickness? While the nacre of white pearls is transparent, that of black pearls is not. Therefore, you would not see...