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I just purchased some pearls from an online consignment site that often has items listed improperly. This strand was listed as 'dyed cultured pearls,' but I'm unsure if that's correct. I think they are blue baroque akoya. They are 7 - 7.5mm in size. The luster and color are great, but they are...

I bought this double strand of vintage blue baroque akoya pearls today at a local consignment store. They need to be restrung and cleaned but I think they'll be nice once that's done. I'm stumped on what to do with the clasp. It's an old silver clasp that looks like they just used knots to...

I have a strand of yellow-colored pearls that I got 10-ish years ago from Goodwill for $5-10. The clasp is 14K white gold plate and I knew they weren't anything fancy but nice enough. I have always figured they were freshwaters. I have some cheapie calipers and they range from 7.5 - 8.5mm...

During this past winter, I have wanted a longer strand of Tahitians to wear with sweaters and turtlenecks. I had two 18-inch Tahitian baroque strands but I didn't like connecting them as they didn't really go together and were just too long for me. One of my early purchases was circled...

I just purchased these pearls and I think they are Tahitians. The description of them only said 'cultured pearls'. They are 10 - 13 mm in size, with 35 pearls in total on a 18" strand with a white gold clasp with 585 DSL stamped. They are medium grey. It was difficult to get the color in the...

I took a chance and ordered some pearls from a luxury resale website. The few photos they had weren't great (and the description was pathetic) but you can return things if you don't like them. This an 18-inch strand of 11.5-12mm near-round pearls with a 14K yellow gold clasp that I'm thinking...

Hello everyone! I've recently jumped headlong into the pearl pool. I've loved them for years but never was confident in what I was buying. I recently found this forum and am taking the Pearls as One course. I'm trying to get educated so I really appreciate this lovely community. I'd appreciate...