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The rounded part of the pearl is where the bead nucleus is. The little extension is all nacre, and very lustrous.

See photos I just added.

Those look like baroque akoyas. I have an endless strand that is very much like that, and around the same size. Edted to add photos I just took now. Bad lighting, but you'll get the idea.

Excellent news! I just pre-ordered a copy. Hardcover, looks very nice!

True-- the pearls I wore at my wedding were 6mm, but with an enhancer pendant. That worked for my dress's neckline. Oh, and my pearls, and the enhancer, were imitation. Nice imitations, the best-- Majorica-- but still fake. I'll bet a lot of wedding pearls are fake. :unsure:

I don't have any AAAs. I have a pair of Hanadama studs from them (not natural white) and a strand of baroque akoyas (no grade assigned). Both are pinked, but as you can see, they do not look pink against my skin. Is your wife-to-be quite petite? The reason I ask is that 6-7mm is a smallish...

I'm giving this old thread bump as it deserves to be seen!

Welcome to Pearl Guide! As your future wife doesn't have a brand preference, I'd skip Mikimoto at that grade level. I'm sure their A grade is very nice -- anything Mikimoto is going to be lovely-- but I believe the natural whites from PP would be even better. You may like to have a look at the...

I initially thought it was a mabe/blister pearl but now looking again at the photos it seems to be an entire, separate pearl. So-- cultured/farmed, or natural? I'm not sure! Perhaps @Lagoon Island Pearls can weigh in? Or @jshepherd or @CortezPearls ? By the way, there are many kinds of...

You wished for us to be able to identify the maker of the pearls, the brand. However, these are not of any particular brand-- thus they are generic-- by definition. There are a great many pearls sold that are generic/unbranded. In and of itself, being generic doesn't mean they can't be really...

I agree entirely. Very nice enhancer, added later. Necklace itself seems quite generic.

Years ago I picked up a large Melo shell in a shop in Florida. I was surprised how light it was for its size.

These appear to be imitation pearls.

Given that the pearls are baroque and lower grade, and that there are no marks to indicate brand, I don't think any of them are Mikimoto.

Just curious, can you look at this part with a magnifier and see if it is a stamped metal mark of some sort?

Message sent, Pearl Maven! But...what conch pearl module? Never mind.. I looked it up. Seems it's still upcoming.

No regrets indeed! I have a number of freshwaters myself.

It is immediately obvious to anyone who has studied pearls. The eggy shapes and circles are very typical of freshwater pearls but not akoyas. The size is typical of freshwaters but not south sea. The bands of low luster are often seen in lower quality freshwaters. Also, cultured saltwater...

Okay, let's talk about all that. Light rubbing should not cause white marks to appear on real pearls that aren't damaged. Hard rubbing could scratch the nacre but that is not what you did. I suppose the coating of old imitations could be damaged by even light rubbing but I personally have not...

Beautiful-- and I would LOVE to have found that! I would keep it and display it, if it were me.