Search results

I got pretty good at saltwater vs freshwater for round pearls. How about clearly baroque pearls? Logically I think freshwater because most akoyas would be bead nucleated and therefor round if produced in the last 50 years, correct? I purchased this strand for the diamond and ruby 14K clasp. The...

Hi! This will eventually go in the Lowly Beaders I suppose, but for today I wanted to brag about something I haven't shown you all before. I bought this 2 months ago on eBay. The BIN was very low ($120.) I love opals and they are my daughter's birthstone. (She turns 8 next weekend!) At first I...

Hi! I love being here and learning from all of you. I have thoroughly read through the Pearl Education section, but sometimes I still can't be confident. This is a natural pearl, correct? Supposedly 1.25 inches by .75 inches. One of things I used in my assessment is the color gradation... white...

A woman has these "Tahitian" Pearls for sale. The colors are obviously South Sea plus Tahitian (the gray ones.) She says she received them as a gift from someone who strings Tahitians. They look just a little too perfect to me. Too round. No waviness on the surface, few blemishes. If they are...

She priced them fairly decent, but doesn't know they are Mikimoto...

The 5 pearl on a tincup style necklace are an Overstock listing on eBay. Checked out the company "Sugoi" and their shopping cart doesn't even work correctly! Are those black Keshis? Is $55 a decent price or it would be impossible to tell until you saw them? Sterling silver chain. The other one...

Hi again! My younger sister loves pearls and gems-- she even considered going to gemology school. Years ago younger sister gave a 14 inch strand of pearls to older sister. Older sister's frame requires a longer set of pearls- maybe even 20". Older sister was loaning me some other pearls (hee...

I saw a set of Mikimoto pearls for sale in their original box. The woman said they were 5-5.5 mm, with 18K clasp. The clasp looked authentic from her picture. She said they were "never worn." She was selling them for her daughter in law, who got them for a sweet 16. They had been for sale for...