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I fear it may be a lost cause for that pearl. Can you do without it in the necklace? Or substitute another pearl? If you are nearly halfway through, it was probably close to being a center pearl. Can you rearrange the pearls that are left and find one that can take its place in the strand...

The necklaces are akoyas-- one round and graduated, the other baroque. Unfortunately a few pearls in the round necklace have lost some of their nacre and the bead is exposed. This can happen with time and wear and happens more often when the nacre is thin. If the necklace is restrung to be...

I've learned a lot from being on the forum too!

Photo 1 From top left and clockwise: 1. Chinese freshwater pearls, the dark ones being dyed (which you posted previously.) 2, 3 and 4 across the top, left to right: all freshwater pearls. The dark ones are dyed. 5, 6 and 7 in the 2nd row: possibly akoya; freshwater; akoya in the ring (but the...

I converted the currencies into US dollars for those of us not familiar with Vietnamese currency. Ring-- 16 million VND = USD 612.91 Large earrings -- 19 million VND = USD 727.83 Small earrings (no photos?) 3 million and 4 million VND = USD 114.92 and 153.23 Questions: 1. You didn't say what...

How do the oysters handle this elevated water temperature? Is there increased mortality?

My Tahitian keshi (which actually belong to my daughter now) are not flat:

The colors give them away, though.

Good catch @ennui. I posted a link on that thread to lead here.

The OP made another post with more photos here, piggybacking on another thread: https://www.pearl-guide.com/threads/the-secret-life-of-akoya-10-days-inside-japans-protected-pearl-world.463165/#post-485070

@jhai004, They are akoyas but their condition is not good. A number of them appear to be worn down right to the bead nucleus, with little to no nacre remaining. It looks like there may also be a buildup of grime on them that makes it hard to tell their condition or luster. I do not think...

Yes, but...so are my dyed FW!

I understand that after Xraying, if no bead was visible inside the pearl, they would re-nucleate it. Because round pearls bring more money, and round SSP bring lots more money! Well...it is a business, after all. Can't blame the farmers.

Logging off to do laundry but will be back later. Meanwhile other members may weigh in. :)

No, the strand in the middle is the FW one. The ones on the left are baroque Tahitians from Rikitea. The ones on the far right are near-round Tahitians and not circlé.

Yes, they are. But not all dyed FWP look the same. Look-- if you didn't pay Tahitian prices for your necklace, there is nothing to be unhappy about. It's a pretty necklace.

My fw are definitely circlé as yours are.

Here is a photo of my dyed FWP necklace next to two real Tahitian strands; the FW are the ones in the middle:

No-- they are not Tahitians. No doubt about it. It is normal for even dyed pearls to differ in all those ways. Pearls evidently interest you-- would like to learn more about them? There is a great course by the Pearl Association of America called "Pearls As One" -- here is the link, and I...

Cultured dyed freshwaters from China. Tissue nucleated-- no bead inside.