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    Pearls By the Bay 2025 in pics

    I am truly sorry to have missed the event :( I have had a bad run on my health...but I am sure to recover for 2026!
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    Windowpane Pearls: Calcitic nacre?

    Find this intriguing...do you have a Placuna shell with you? Would it be possible to use your UV lamp on it? If it does glow pink-red then this genus also has the same -or similar- porphyrins in its shell...if not: these pearls could belong to a Pteria species and not Placuna.
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    Is Mikimoto Brand New Worth it?

    For Akoya pearls? I would only do Pearl Paradise in the United States. Amazing quality and affordable too!
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    Any information about this old piece?

    Jeremy Shepherd actually answered your question HERE
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    Japan trip souvenirs

    Beautiful items!
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    Post War Mikimoto

    The pattern is not a "Star of David" or "Magen David"...it is a "regular star". It is an interesting story and I would love to hear more :)
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    Are these south sea pearls?

    It does look like a South Sea pearl necklace...but can't be 100% sure just by looking at the photos. What strikes me odd: a silver clasp on a SSP necklace.
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    Dreaming of Home Gardening Oysters or Mussels; help, please?

    And just by looking at the video...those are ASIAN freshwater mussels. Definitively not the "Conchos pearly mussel" of Texas.
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    Is my 8ct pearl real?

    I agree. It looks like a Mabe pearl set in a silver setting, but could be a button shaped pearl. Hard to discern with that setting.
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    The earrings are marked with a T

    I am sorry. The "T" mark is unfamiliar to me. The pearl seems to be an Akoya pearl.
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    Iv no idea what these are.Any thoughts?

    These look like baroque fresh water pearls from China. Non-bead nucleated.
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    Pearl Bracelet

    Very nice!
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    Are these real Japanese Akoya pearls? Please advise

    Nice pearl necklace. Great lustre, cleanliness...looks like Akoya pearls.
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    Are these sea water pearls

    I agree. Badly damaged and old faux pearls
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    Is this a 1cm sized pearl? If so, is it millions of years old?

    Doesn't look ancient in any way. Looks like a regular cultured pearl. Have you tested it in any way?
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    NHK Journeys in Japan: Ise-Shima: Timeless World of Pearls

    Thank you for the share!
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    Mikimoto?

    The pearls look like Akoya and the clasp has the Mikimoto logo...the style of necklace is not very common, yet not rare....can't recall how its called. It looks beautiful, very well matched and arranged.
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    What are they...50's - 60's

    I agree with @ennui and @Pearl Dreams
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