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Natural Pearls, Basra? Thanks Lisa, Caitlin, Karin, Pattye, Donzi and others for your comments and enthusiasm. It has been a learning process, although I wish I had started this thread prior to acquiring these necklaces. In any case, here is what we have decided to do, since we will be in...

Yes, that's exactly what we have planned. Thanks for the info Donzi. Cheers

Hello Jeremy This is to request you to see the thread "Natural Pearls, Basra?", and comment on it. I will truly appreciate your view, observations, advice and a reply. Thanks, so much. Cheers, ASPAN

nice double strands. Look forward to close-up pics, om a white paper towel. The threading appears to be from India/Pakistan. Cheers

Thanks Caitlin You had mentioned of Jeremy Norris. Can I request his e-mail address or if this is confidential, since you perhaps know him, could you kindly request him to see this thread and the pictures requesting him to comment? Thanks

Couple of points I have missed to respond in this thread: 1) the necklacese are in temporary strands. The reason being these are waiting to be jeweled! 2) in the second strand with graded (larger to smaller) pearls, why are the larger ones separated by smaller, inconsequaential and perhaps...

Thanks Dave. Would you suggest GIA testing or the lab in Bahrain? In either case getting the full starnd tested is going to be expensive. Advantage with GIA is that they will test upto 3 pearls, for the same price/charges. However, the Bahrain lab is considered to be most technically advanced...

Thanks Karin.

Thanks Caitlin for your thoughts. I will get these tested and will keep the forum informed. Cheers.

Thanks Pattye In Saudi Arabia, jewelery gets sold on "trust". If he tells me that these are natural and from Basra, my normal tendency woul be to accept his word (he would be testing his credibility as well!). You are right though that it is best to get them tested and have a certificate, for...

no document whatsoever, however, I might get these tested either through GIA or the Bahrain Govt Lab. You are quite right that for "natural" these do seem quite large.

Hello experts, greetings from Saudi Arabia. I recently acquired two necklaces, claimed to be natural pearls from Basra. Have a look at the pictures. In the first two picures showing the full necklace and a closeup, each pearl is about 11mm and consistently round and good lustre. The second...

Great story, thread, and adventure in Bur-Dubai. You mention pearls tested in Bahrain. Could you kindly give an e-mail address or the lab location details where I can have my pearls tested? Thanks. Any idea as to how much do these labs charge for testing on a) natural or not, b) origin -...