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Agreed. If the stones were real diamonds, I'd expect the clasp to be made of white gold, stamped with the corresponding marking, and be...

Those are baroque freshwater pearls. Baroque freshwater pearls are the most common pearls; their value is low compared to other pearls...

It is shown in the second photo, the lower right part of the pearl is flatter. The colours of the rainbow pattern remain the same when...

I just found this blog post on The Royal Watcher blog. The Paris: City of Pearls Exhibition has lots of photos showing amazing natural...

This is a recent purchase from a department store jewellery fair. According to the salesperson it is a 9mm off-round natural colour...

Well, if you are talking about gemstones that are expected to be worn for life without changing or re-polishing, then yes...

Oh, that is probably the reason the nacre peels off so fast. Nacre is made of layers of aragonite crystals "glued" together by proteins...

The nacre of these pearls are way too thin even by the standard of Akoya pearls. So thin that even without peeling, they are showing the...