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I also remember that we have discussed AIG before... their address is a mailbox, not a location :) I was reading in a forum not to long ago (where Norman is actually a member) and someone challenged their AIG appraisal. Norman responded that he wanted them to call him on the phone and that was...

I would have to agree considering that an AAA grade in the same size would sell for upward of $300. If there were more to be had, you could purchase 40 more and have a very unique necklace for around the $600 mark.

You know - I was looking through eBay and started to post a link to an auction. Then I noticed that about every third acution that I was looking at was selling a "Tahitian black Japanese cultured Freshwater ocean pearl". That is a lot of contradictions in one descripton :)

You mean the Sequoiadendron pearlwishius... ? :D

To go along with Zeide's post, did you get any paperwork with the pendant when you purchased it? Another question would be - when you purchased the pendant was it sold to you as a Mikimoto or was it sold to you as Nordstrom jewelry and the salesperson told you that Mikimoto designed it? I know...

It seems that I spoke before looking at the picture or doing some investigation. It seems that the word Okoya is being used a lot in conjunction with Freshwater pearls (especially on eBay). Evidently this term is being used with bead nucleated Freshwater pearls (Freshwater pearls that are...

Has to be a mistype. I have heard more than one time of the people on QVC selling "Okoya" pearls. Probably just becuase of how some people pronounce it - 'Uh-coy-ya' for those of us down south :D

I think this was a misprint in the book. Possibly they were meaning to print "Akoya"?

This could be a set of pearls from L. Heller & Son, Inc. out of New York. They were a company that sold pearls from the mid 30's (I think). They sold cultured pearls as well as imitaiton pearls. In 1961, the Seventh Circuit Court in Chicago affirmed injunctions against them for "Deceptive...

Tammi, it depends on what you mean by "as good". In terms of makeup - yes, they are both 100% nacre (as are all Freshwater pearls). However, the AAA grade will be round where the AA+ grade will not be as round. Also, the AAA grade will only have about 5% or less of the pearl with inclusions on...

Tami - I would like to comment on the question about AA quality vs AAA quality. First, be aware of the different grading scales of where you are buying. If the company uses A, AA, AA+ and AAA grades then you are getting the next to the lowest grade in Freshwater with an AA quality. IF the...

Yes, thier luster should still be nice. Where you will see the big differences between these and an AAA strand is in the surface quality, the roundness and the matching of the pearls across the strand. Depending on when you have to ahve the gift, you may consider contacting any of the sellers...

In looking at both strands, B seems to be more fairly priced. However (and I stress that this is my opinion) I would look for another strand besides B. The pearls are off round and in a classic strand such as these I prefer round. The A strand looks like a mixture of round and off round with the...

Hi Pattye - the short answer is yes. This is a result of the many layers of nacre that make up a Freshwater. The light reflects from deep within, giving it that prism effect.

Actually for the price that you were prepared to pay for the Akoya, you can get a great set of white Freshwater and a great set of peach or lavender... Not many people seem to think about this color (lavender) until they actually see it. Without fail the reaction is "wow". To be honest with...

Yes, that is a great photo. And just so that other can compair side by side, here is a Tahitian.

Not correct. Here is a picture that I took last week of a pair of black Freshwater button earrings.

They may not be very familiar with the process of culturing pearls. I do see that they state the Freshwater pearls have "very thick" nacre instead of saying they are solid nacre.

Jerin, This is actually another thread here that talked about stringing in general. You should find a lot of good information there. https://www.pearl-guide.com/forum/showthread.php?t=279