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The luster on the top strand is much sharper than on the bottom strand, there's no doubt in my mind that it's a top quality strand. The surface is also much cleaner. The bottom strand looks to be commercial quality. Just my 2c

Autore is an Australian South Sea pearl house- those are real cultured White and Golden South Sea pearls; Chanel's are likely faux. The House of Boucheron is also high end fine jewelry. I've never heard of Eric Shaix, but a quick Google search turns up a lot of French fashion magazine shoots for...

Actually, the grading guides state that 1 single deep inclusion is allowable, and usually hidden when drilled. A "pin dot" is not considered a deep inclusion This is from Pearl Paradise's website: Flawless on at least 90% of pearl’s surface Only 10% of pearl’s surface may exhibit slight...

Too cute! :o

A submission form with specifics is a great idea- nice. :)

Congrats, Jeremy! I can't tell you how many pictures of your color-shifters I drooled over... ;)

Great pictures, thanks! They are definitely real pearls, and they are definitely Akoya pearls, and I'm leaning towards early cultured Akoya pearls as well... The pearls have a lovely patina, and are really, really well-matched throughout the length in terms of size, shape and general color (with...

Hi Natalie, Welcome to the forum! Any pictures you can post would be a great help in determining the pearl type and quality. For pictures use: Plain white piece of paper for background Indirect, Mid-Day Sunlight is best No Flash photography as it washes out the pearls 1 Image of Jewelry as a...

Eye Candy indeed! Those whites came out beautifully Sarah, and I am just Soooooo loving those triple strand bracelets. Sublime. :)

Hi NewYorkDude- Welcome to the forum! That triple strand is absolutely lovely; I love the graduation rate- nice and smooth, with a good 'pop' in the center. :) Very nicely done. Madame wears it quite well :D

I was putting together a small selection of natural and treated chocolate Tahitians just last week for a customer looking to match a pair of earrings she had, and the resulting picture seems like an easy way to illustrate the color differences between natural and treated Chocolates. Far Left is...

Right on- Nice job on the earrings, MSchaitz! You're on your way to becoming a pearl detective! :D For photos, the white background is perfect, but ditch the flash- it's over-exposing the pearls and making it hard to see surface detail. You'll want bright but indirect sunlight (mid-morning is...

I agree with Dawn- the double-strand is definitely Akoya, and quite lovely! You should have them restrung so you can enjoy them. :) As for the earrings, have you done the Tooth Test on them? Their color and luster is so even I'm suspicious that they could be Mallorcas or some such- esp...

Seriously can't wait to hear back from your appraiser! You must post every detail lol ;) It is a fantastic piece, I am soooo jealous right now!

Were pearls being cultured in the 17th century? An Answer for you! No. Modern pearliculture did not begin until the early 1910-1920's, although Chinese experimentation with cultured Freshwater blister pearls began as early as 100BC- those miniature nacre-covered Buddha figures, similar to the...

Nice find- I think I could waste hours on that site oogling away... ;)

Me too- it's a whimsical kind of gypsy-style layout that really caught my eye. I'd wear this one with layered with more necklaces and funky chains! :cool: The up close shots are revealing some seriously fun shapes- they look like they're beginning to border on going free-form rather than...