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Hi, Katbran, thank you for telling me about that. Yeah, I also think that there could be a better spot for the drill hole when I got it. I also wanted to peek through the hole to see the inside, but I can't see anything. But again thank you very much.

Hi everyone, I just bought this 14-15 mm loose golden south sea pearl on Etsy (I know buying pearls online is risky, but I really want to try it out first.) I ask the owner to do a half drill for me. As you can see, there are some blemish, which I don't mind, but there is something like a...

Hi ericw, I see what you said. Indeed, the pearl in the middle of the first picture does have a lighter spot. I don't know what caused it. It's like a ring (which is lighter color) around the pearl. Also, the first picture was taken in an outdoor light (actually in my car) and the second pic...

Can't believe that my post intrigue such an interesting discussion. I've learned a lot.

Hi Red, Would you be able to tell the thickness? Thanks a lot.

Hi Pearl Dreams, Thank you for telling me that. I am also wondering is luster related to nacre?

Hi everybody, I have several ss pearls here but I don't if they have thick or thin nacre. I don't know if you can tell the nacre of the pearls only by eyes. I hope I can get some ideas from the pearl professionals here:). Thank you very much.

Hi, everybody, Thank you so much for telling me those info, which make me relieved. I picked it out as a loose pearl on the gem show and took it to a jeweler to make it into a pendent. The pearl doesn't cost a lot, so I think its' a good deal. I just start to develop my interest in pearls, so I...

Thank you for telling me that. I just worried that whether it was a white fresh water pearl being dyed as GSS. But now I get what you said, if it is dyed, the color would be more even. Thanks a lot.

Hi, it's my first time here. I bought a 13mm GSS pearl from Tucson gem show a couple months ago. It's more like the color of champagne rather than gold. The seller said it's natural color, but I see the champagne color on the top of the pearl seems to be lighter than the bottom. I don't know if...