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These were taken by the window in my living room. It's quite dark out. The other two are my humble Tahitians, one 15", one 16.5".

Waimeamomi - what do you want me to lay them on? White paper? Indoor or outdoor light?

Am I the only one who does not know that Mrs. Bush's pearls are KJL? I thought KJL were like the elaborate Parisian costume jewelry. If the rich and powerful are wearing KJL, how does the pearl industry survive(and thrive)? I have some darn nice Carolee 15mm strands bought years ago. I liked...

Thank you Caitlin for your insight. I actually don't mind baroques - I think they are fun and less dressy. If this was a strand of round SS, it would be quite formal and definitely expensive. I have been so anxiously wanting opinions on these because of lack of exposure to nice SS baroques...

I didn't mind the rings that much, but my husband thought they made the pearls look cheap. That's why I am seeking opinions from you guys.

Here's my gold "fake" baroque pearls. :)

I am way too lazy to do it myself(neither do I have the skills) and way too cheap to spend hundreds on restringing and the clasp. Besides, investing over a hundred on a $800 piece sounds too extravagant. I once had a necklace restrung and double knotted for just over a dollar - well, in China. I...

We indeed have some experts here!! The seller told me that when she tried to sell the necklace through the original store, "I was told that pearl prices over the last 20 years had dropped dramatically due to excessive Asian production, but that this custom necklace is of an unusually high...

So ladies, do these pearls look a-few-hundred-dollar strand or a-few-thousand-dollar strand?

Thank you ladies, for your valued opinions!!!! I bought it from someone who claimed that she paid $11k, 20+yrs ago. I was provided an old store receipt indicating so, but receipts can be forged early these days. My husband had a hard time believing these could have cost that much so long ago...

Here is another one shot from my shaded deck.

All the pictures were taken in the shade, without flash. I don't think these have "mirror" effect or look metallic like my nail polish. The pearls do have scratches on the surface under a loupe. There's a lot of space between knots(indicating age?) I assume these are so called "ringed"...

It appears that my laptop for some reason does not support the download system from this website. My desktop uploaded the pictures just fine(we will see soon), while my laptop just froze with that "add image" window. Does anyone know why? How long does it take for "newcomers'" posts to appear?

Hi everyone! I discovered this website a few days ago - I can't believe there are so many pearl lovers. I always thought I was among the very very few... I acquired this pearl necklace recently but was unsure about its real quality since I have never bought any SS baroques. I was told that the...