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Hard to say, but if they take returns the risk is low and they may be nice.

There is no urgency in finding a Tahitian strand that you love. Take your time. You will find one.

Think about this: If you buy these, will they be the strand to replace with something better? I did that with my first strand. I bought 7-8 mm when I really wanted 8-9 mm (but could not afford that size at the time.) Unless you really desire Tahitians that are that small and that poorly...

Chinese FW, dyed, no question. The color is way off for Tahitians.

The pearl necklace in her photo and the appraisal does not appear to be the same one as in the Imperial ad photo. The number of pearls is wrong (49 vs. 51 in the ad) as well as the appearance of the pearls (the Imperial ones look better), if you scrutinize them. 7-9mm is small for a Tahitian...

Scratch marks? What I was referring to is more like this image. I don't know the source but will try to find it: Fake pearl on top, real below.

Pattye is a treasure!

I took a look at their strands just now. I think they must be using a light box /studio lighting to bring out the overtones. Many sellers of Tahitians do that, and that is okay-- the colors are really there so it isn't deceptive-- but you have to realize that they may not look like that in most...

Search results for mentions of CMW on Pricescope's pearls forum: https://www.pricescope.com/community/search/2274532/?q=cmw&t=post&c%5Bchild_nodes%5D=1&c%5Bnodes%5D%5B0%5D=66&o=relevance I don't know if you have to be signed in to see that.

CMW have been discussed favorably on Pricescope forum.

How funny that your husband was fussing over your restringing! Besides, if you ever mess up stringing, just cut it apart and do it over. Practice makes better. (y) Unfortunately I am not a good source of information on where to buy good pearls cheaply. Many of my purchases have been...

That strand you posted is way above my budget! I have never bought pearls that cost anywhere near that. And probably never will. That is all I'll say about what I paid for things. ;) Fortunately for my wallet I love baroque and near-round pearls. They tend to have more color and are just...

In the case of that second necklace, I bought it pre-owned and I thought the colors would really suit me, but they didn't. I swapped out just 3 of the pearls, but that changed the whole look of the strand, and now it's one of my favorite pieces. This is what I mean when I say you can't really...

In that case only buy from sellers that allow returns. You can't really be sure what will look good on your skin from looking at photos. You can't even know what color the pearls are from photos, if they are the kinds of pearls for which there are overtones. And Tahitians are definitely pearls...

I used the search feature and found one person who bought Tahitians from Uodora; see their post here: https://www.pearl-guide.com/threads/stringing-tutorial-with-photos-stringing-on-serafil-beaders-secret-power-pro.6604/page-19#post-474053 I have bought various Tahitian necklaces for myself...

Strong lighting casts strong shadows. I saw the listing.

It looks to me like the photo was edited to reduce shadows. The colors are too bright, not realistic.

Depending on how much one knows what real pearl necklaces look like, some Majorica pearls appear more real than others. The white ones and the mixed color round strands are their best imitations IMO. Their straight color dark-body color Tahitian, gray-body color Tahitians and golden strands...

There is a book on the history of clasps! It is written by Pearl-Guide member @CLICLASP, Anna Tabakhova. I own a copy. Clasps: 4,000 Years of Fasteners in Jewellery I see there is still a soft cover copy available. Hard cover seems to be out of stock. About this book...

Yes! A shell. It's Mikimoto.