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Last Thought: They have white gold spacer beads of different shapes (Bella Findings will give you ideas) Even one set of 3 on each end around the clasp, with gimp & knots might just give you enough. (I got smart & started to use math to figure out what I needed.) To do bigger knots, I string all...

Someone else who knows more will jump in..The clasp looks fantastic & correct.....but Mikimoto has different grades A, AA, AAA... Yours are in the middle. If you want a higher AAA, these (according to the authenticator) are only AA. It might be the grade that is throwing you off? Others can...

BrendaKY Great Find! There are findings places that sell the safety catch, but it needs something that it hooks into. The other option...for temporary would be to get a white gold safety chain. it could go from one side to the other. (hook it on the ring that attaches to the clasp on each...

Robin Marie... if you are looking for Tahitian pearls... look at the Tahitian pearl thread & the Pearls course. Most of the value of these are in the "pretty" and the gold clasp...around $30 used. Still fun.

Back in stock at GIA $129

As some others have said, the clasps can be changed as someone restrings. Since this is in Silver.... it could have been taken off a nicer strand where the owner wanted a gold or more decorative clasp, then this one was strung on lesser quality non-Mikimoto pearls. Or it could be a fake...

Nihal... Absolutely veteran jewelry "window shopper".... most high end jewelry stores have Pearls...including Tiffany's. Whenever I was in a big city...I would drag my husband into the most expensive jewelry stores to "just look". I have learned a lot by looking! One of the best places to...

Love it all!!! Such a fun post & I learned so much!

Great news on the Mikimoto front!!! What a neat wrap up! On replacement value, having moved a ton and dealing with insurance.. You should be aware replacement value will change as markets change... But having this will really help! (If the market for pearls goes way up re-look at...

The knotting of only 3 spaces at each end is a Japanese way of knotting. I would be guessing Japanese Akoyas from the 60-70's with the 10k gold. Knots between each is more America and could have been made for a targeted US buyer..especially with the graduation...very popular in the 60's. My...

Those are so much fun!!!! Thank you for posting them!

Love that Victorian style look...so pretty with the Freshwater pinkish pearls!

Those white studs have nice luster! Very pretty!

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LorenLL Laughing, It might look cool and professional to other professionals...to the "average" buyer it is just confusing. But I certainly learned lots and that is why I put this up... I can see that the desk lamp is really useful, while people who don't know won't be totally confused. They...

Lee, Tasaki is fairly famous and still in business today.. But it is the back of the clasp that is marked.

Wow! That really does tell a lot about the pearls! Thank you so much LorenLL!!! So people can more accurately tell the color & matching (assuming I remember how that works)...It also helps me spot the roundness more easily. I am still laughing about the photo...if I needed an expert's...

Well...I don't feel so ignorant. Hopefully someone in the pearl trade knows.

Turn both clasps over & take a photo. I will bet that the shorter strand is Tasaki.... but you need to post a photo of the back. You can still restring both...Pattye has a kit even with all you need.

This is sort of a Military thing, Following the Second World War...so 1950's many military we stationed in Asia and people love to sell things to the military to take back their their sweethearts. The graduated strand allowed a more affordable price, while being special pearls for the...