Recent content by KarinK

Maybe work on the jewelry company instead and let others create the pearls for you. Also, consider podcasts and TikTok content to spread the message of the wonderful world of pearls already now.

These days you may well find a not certified pearl of better quality than one with a certification.

Bumping by this by writing that I am not really sure. I do have some loose SSP in that size and the darker one looks very dark for an Akoya. Anyone else?

Please check some of the other threads here to see what a pearl looks like. They are generally up to 16 mm at the very most with a lot of luster. A good guideline is that if it too big to wear, it is not a pearl.

You might to tie it in with this thread: Do we agree with the origin on this appraisal? (https://www.pearl-guide.com/threads/do-we-agree-with-the-origin-on-this-appraisal.462949/)

I have a few pearls that I believe are Biwa pearls. They are very small indeed.

I like bracelets and have a fairly slim wrist. I wear anything from a dainty 22k bracelet to whole cuffs of smaller bracelets or a super chunky gold or silver one. A good thing about smaller size pearls is that you can always stack them - like with some bigger ones in time :-) So the size is...

If they were sold as South Sea Pearls, that is a dead giveaway that something is not right because they are not that colour. Tahitians could have been but as the others say... The seller may or may not know herself.

It is almost always the mark of the company that made the findings. It usually doesn't have anything to do with the pearls except that it was used for those pearls. So it is rare that it will help find out who put the pearls together and sold them.

And purple and peach are never seen in South Sea Pearls.

Gold was cheaper and the rice crispier were pretty special! I remember my first strand of those, long before my pearl interest really blew up. It was amazing to me that I could own a whole strand of pearls. I still have the tiny earrings with three gold/crispy dangles on each I bought back then...

It is very rare that findings for pearls were made for the pearls by whomever put the pearls together. The only exception I can think of is Mikimoto. So if you see a stamp on a piece of metal, at the most you may be able to find out who made the metal. It won't tell you anything about the pearls.

I think, in general, dyed pearls have lower value but preowned pearls don't have a lot of resale value in any case so, as said, what matters is that you love them :-)

In terms of value, pearls generally have low resale value. You can search on eBay for similar that have been sold (not what they are listed at) to get an idea about a possible sales price. The recommended path is always to restring, maybe redesign, and wear them :-)

Pearls generally have low resale value. Dyed freshwater will be at the low end of that. You can check on eBay for actual sales of similar pearls. Don't look at the ones listed but the one that actually sold.