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@Pearl DreamsThanks!!!!! I placed an order for the kit about 3 hours ago :) So excited to see them cleaned..

It was something I seen and read on ruby lane.com. I wasn't sure that is why I asked on here... And my clasp looked sorta like the clasp on that site. So I was trying to figure out something on them going by the clasp.

Went to the jewelers and he confirmed that they are real cultured pearls :-) he said they have makeup and hairspray on them so they need to be cleaned real bad. Now to find out what they are worth. I am a very proud owner of a strand of pearls for the very 1st time in my life :-)

So i had 1 pearl off and did the fire test to it.. I know stupid.. But I can not change it now.. This is the results of that test..Heading to the jeweler now..

@pearlescence Yes, they are in need of a bad cleaning.. And restringing.. I do know they are knotted in between each pearl... Found that out when i was trying to take some pics last night and i broke the strand.. (Shaking my head) Glad I wore them yesterday...lol.. Also good thing I am a very...

I agree with you all.. I viewed it under a magnifying glass today, and I will post a picture of the back of the clasp.. I don't think they are Mikimoto's. I think I will have to take them to a jeweler to get their opinion if they are real or not.. I have researched and part of me says they are...

Has anyone heard of this before? I tried researching it and can not find any info.. During and after WW2, a great number of signed Mikimoto pieces had their hallmarks removed. Some were polished out, and many were hidden under an applied layer of rhodium. This was all done due to war hostilities...