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Did Mikimoto ever spell out the full name as a mark? I'm looking at a brooch in sterling silver, pearls look high-quality and the back is signed "K Mikimoto Tokyo" and then there are the M and S marks. But I haven't seen it spelled out like that before and other brooches just have the M and S...

Hi friends, I would love your assistance again. I bought this strand as South Sea circlé drop/baroque pearls from Continental Pearl, but the more I look at them, the more they look like freshies and I can't get it out of my head. I paid about $600 on account of them being circlé, but maybe I was...

I'm thinking about getting some hanadama Akoya pearl studs from The Pearl Source, but am having trouble choosing an overtone (white, ivory, or rose). Their website has a video about overtones that makes the rose look really pink (too pink) and the ivory like a happy medium between rose and...

From a bracelet I just picked up on eBay, sold as "vintage Akoya cultured pearls". What do you call this type of luster? I think it's not metallic. Thank you so much! Super new to pearls but I have already succumbed to the addiction and have learned an amazing amount in the last month or so...