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They have such nice luster!

1st photo: All freshwater pearls from China. The gray and black ones are dyed. 2nd photo: Also FW from China. A few with tails look like earlier 2nd harvest pearls.

The shapes, the surface appearance, the luster, the colors, the blemishes...when you've seen a number of them, you just know. Have you taken the Pearl As One course yet? I'll send you a link to take it for free. www.pearlsasone.org

Just so we all know, Yssie is a "she". :)

Nice pearls! But please don't think of us as sharks :eek:...we're more like friendly dolphins, swimming alongside you. ;)

Disineguous description, which I read as Chinese Kasumi-like freshwater pearls.

They look like imitation pearls to me. They are very uniform, the drill holes are large necessitating large knots, and there seems to be some excess pearly coating near some of the drill holes, which one may see in imitation pearls. The bead tips where the thread meets the clasp is also a lower...

Not sure I understand. Wouldn't you have to knot off both ends, then trim the thread?

They could be Tahitians, or they could be dyed FWP. In this photo the middle strand is dyed FWP, and the other two are Tahitians.

I was not familiar with this brand but I see one currently on eBay listed at $149.95, but it is shorter than yours. That listing says "Originally from Forman Cutler Co. From New York." Pre-owned pearls don't tend to sell for much money, unfortunately. If this is a sentimental piece, as it...

I read on Pricescope's Pearl forum that "Best of the Best" is the term used in Japan for the Reserve/AAA strands. Yssie is very familiar with Mikimoto. Maybe post on that forum too. https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/mikimoto-best-of-the-best.285803/

My understanding is that Mikimoto does indeed certify their necklaces, provided they come with the original clasp. The service isn't cheap, though. The clasp looks genuine. In your photographs some of the pearls appear not to be entirely round, as they should be. Is this just distortion from...

They look real to me, and akoyas-- some baroque. Lovely variety of overtones.

The new photos helped. They are dyed freshwater pearls from China. They are solid nacre and should be very durable. I don't think anyone was trying to disparage your pearls, but rather just to be a bit humorous about the PJS stamp on the clasp. We on this forum love pearls, and we don't save...

In this photo they appear to be somewhat egg-shaped / off round. But there can be distortion from the camera. Are they actually fully round? If they are truly round, then they are dyed akoyas. (Akoyas do not come in those dark colors naturally). If they are actually that eggy shape, then they...