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Hi Caitlin - How wonderful to have a stash of Bahraini pearls! You lucky girl. I knew nothing about them back then and am kicking myself now. No wonder you have such an interest in pearls with your grandpa's history in that area and all. I was based in Bahrain but travelled just about...

Hi Pattye Thank you for your comment - yes, they are well matched in colour which I had not noticed before. Or perhaps it is the luster or the orient ? I have to say I am really confused about what colour they are (they look plain cream), the orient and the luster. I've read tons of stuff...

Also - during researching I am fascinated to learn of 'natural pearls' and it is my understanding that these are pearls which are simply discovered within the shell, grown naturally and without any encouragement from us. I remember when I lived in the Persian Gulf 20 years ago there were...

Hello All - Yes, that makes perfect sense. On the Wallace Simpson sale - as you may know, Madonna brought most of her stuff. I wonder if she got that two strand pearl necklace as well. I finally got round to taking some more pictures today of the pearl necklace I am hoping is a uniform...

How interesting Caitlin, and no need for apologies. I'm on a very steep learning curve here. And how interesting to learn that there are many ways to knot pearls. But I am typically 'kak-handed' and would not dare to attempt taking them apart never mind rethreading. GemGeek I too am shocked...

Interesting Caitlin, and yes, of course the pearls will stand by themselves no matter what type of clasp they have. I was responding to the 'pearl-geek' comment earlier. Although I cant really see how upgrading the clasp would alter the appearance of the pearls - the fanciest of clasps on...

Hi Wendy - Ah well that is different. If a change of clasp is a functional issue then yes, but upgrading the clasp to make the pearls look better than they really are? That has to be a bit off. I wasn't suggesting you would do anything like that, just responding to someone else's post. Shows...

How interesting Caitlin - and what a lucky 'youngest' you have! Certianly a treasure and a keeper. I cant believe I didn't notice it was gradually graduated when I first unpacked it. It's howling wind and rain here so I'll have to delay taking more pictures. It would be great if it did turn...

Hi Caitlin I'm still trying to discover who MH is. And I have been researching pearls further. Still researching pearls and thought I would share some new (to me anyhow) information. You all will probably know that there is a pearl vocabulary length specific to pearl necklaces. It seems mine...

Hi Wendy - No, I did not think it was a Mikimoto clasp, sorry crossed wired somewhere I think ! I'm trying to track down the maker whose initials are just clear on the mark - the letters MH being the first mark. Wondering if this site has a list of akoya Mikimoto similar manufacturers out of...

What great information and how funny that I found your necklace Dawn - mine is nowhere near as glowing as yours, but they sure do look similar. What a hoot! Wendy, I've been researching the marks for weeks and found the informatiion from various forums with precious metals experts. They are a...

PPS This is the item number on ebay.co.uk which remind me of my strand. 310294298265 I'd be really interested on peoples opinions. Bye for now

PS The most amazing thing to me is that after I washed them it was only then that I noticed that they do graduate in size - but everso gradually. Even now I can barely spot the larger bead, but it is certainly a tiny bit larger at 8mms than the ones near the clasp.

Hi Dawn - Thanks for the interesting reply. Since reading it I have gone over every bead and every bead hole and they all look the same. All very tiny hole and no sign of flaking or outer coating of 'nacre'. I am sure they are not glass beads, lord knows I have dozens of those type of...

Hi Wendy - In my googling I found out that 750 has been the export mark for white 18kt gold from the Far East for some time. They coat it in platinum to stop it tarnishing and it has that mark too. I can clearly see the MH in the first mark, and I know that is the manufacturer, but the one...