Recent content by Nora1234

Great, thank you for all the advice.

I was looking around at prices of used Akoya necklaces. The range is so big - as low as $200 to $5000 or more. How do you determine the value? I notice many of the lower priced ones are not as smooth. I also thought Mikimoto were the more expensive ones but many weren’t too expensive and...

OK, thanks again for your help.

Here are the same pearls in the daylight on an off-white cloth. I would say this picture has the most accurate color as to how they are perceived.

I lifted up the paper in the box for the first time and there’s a little instruction booklet: I guess this solves the mystery of whether they are FW or salt water. Does this make them Akoya or another species pearls? That’s a guys wrist btw.. That’s on a white sheet of paper. The...

I looked at the FW pink pearls being sold online and they are much more pink. I also found this: https://www.pearls.jp/product/white-silver-pink-japanese-akoya-pearl-necklace-8-8-5mm-aaa/?srsltid=AfmBOorF08EY5ZcenT82V32rdJuRW63dbqDVOwOVzUbCl7nCj01rD1Yu They claim to be Akoya pearls with a...

Yes they are the same coolness as the FWP. I also compared them to the faux pearls to see what you mean by its coolness. By “swirliness” I mean the swirly patterns you can see in Mother of Pearl and in the FWP as though something liquid solidified - not uniform - not sure how to explain. If...

Yeah, they are real pearls. I guess they are Japanese Akoya pearls? Also when you look with a magnifying glass you can see the swirly irregularities in there. And 14kt clasp.

Yes it has the mark 750 for 18kt white gold. I remembered you mentioning that it feels gritty against a tooth. I rubbed it against a tooth lightly and it felt gritty/ stone like. But it also left a visible light scratch on its surface 🤦‍♂️. I can’t believe it did that. I felt like it was very...

Thank you for the reply. I got home late. I will try these things and reply to this post hopefully tomorrow.

Hi, I previously made a post a while back asking for help identifying pearls that turned out to be faux. Thank you everyone for your help BTW.. I think this time I may have found some real ones. Appreciate any help identifying and evaluating these items:

Thank you all for the replies.

Oh really?! Oh no. Is there a way to confirm? They have a subtly irregular and inconsistent shape to them.

Hi, I’d appreciate any help identifying and evaluating these vintage pearls inherited from my late mother. They are matching set and are an off white, darker color -