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If you read the description on that page they do call them cultured freshwater pearls. Seems odd but they do this for a few items on their site, calling them Freshwater "South sea" pearls.

the dark colored pearls would be cultured Tahtian pearls and the silver/white pearls would be cultured South Sea pearls. Hope that helps, do you have any plans for them?

That's what I was told at the Jewelmer farm as well, about 2 years in the water after nucleation. Color is largely dependent on the genetics of the host oyster, drilling won't have an effect. I have no idea how long Burmese pearls are in the water but I can't imagine they would be any longer...

lol good eye! You are clearly pearl obsessed ;)

Now that is something special! A necklace like that would be equally at home in a museum as on your neck, glad to see it's going a true pearl lover. Would make a great POTW....

very nice! Glad to see Justin up there on the homepage.

Mel this is the pearl bible no question about it, but keep in mind it also could use an update, some sections are badly out of date.

Strack is the bible of pearls, although it really needs an update to address what's going on in Freshwater pearls today.

way to go Hisano - well deserved!

I'm not sure if they're supposed to look like pearls or just a coincidence, but they certainly aren't Tahitian pearls.

Out of 1000's and 1000's of normal Akoya pearls at one of the big gem shows, there may only be a few dozen natural color Akoya strands for sale. They are still very rare, but we're just so spoiled here on PG that really rare pearls seem common place. Out in the real world, you could visit...

wow, that's one heck of a strand of natural pearls. I'm actually surprised the estimated value is as low as it is, I would have expected 6 digits.

That strand was HUGE! Made of silverly/blue baroque and "gas giants", the center pearl was about the size of a golf ball! Cyndayco it was great to meet you and have you escort us to the gala. We took a ton of pics but might not have a chance to upload them for a few days. I will say the Gala...

They could be, but more then likely they are cultured, only way to know would be to x-ray.

They look like cultured freshwater pearls, not a heck of a lot of value given the size and imperfections, but a nice keepsake from your great Aunt none the less.

hmm, I always thought the term "water" was used to describe the type of luster that appears from within the pearl, like there is a layer of water over it. We see it a lot in metallic FW pearls, where it's not just shiny but looks like there is metal within the pearl.

they're even cooler in person, I think the idea is genius - nice work Hisano!

Hey Richard, I'm not sure the species, you'd have to contact the guy on facebook and see if he can provide more details. I also can't comment on rarity or value, it's not something we ever see when dealing with cultured pearls, keshi included. Very interesting though, please update the thread...

Hey Richard, You might want to get in touch with the french guy that runs Croissy Pearls. He deals in natural pearls and recently posted some partially translucent pearls to his facebook page . https://www.facebook.com/perlesfines/media_set?set=a.661910167219807.1073741880.100002024909350&type=1

JNA just put up a great piece of SOC pearls: http://www.jewellerynetasia.com/en-us/editorial/Blogs/555/5527/sea-of-cortez-pearls-most-have-never-heard-of Nice work Douglas, you guys are really making waves with SOC lately!