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You said you are not sure with the tooth test. Here's a variation on the tooth test. Gently slide one pearl against another pearl. If it feels totally smooth, they are simulated pearls. Genuine pearls will have a slightly gritty feel as you gently slide one over the other. Do this very gently...

Hello TheTanfireldKid - I love that clasp! It may be amethyst or tourmaline or spinel or topaz, you can have a reputable certified gemologist test it if you really want to know. The gold is 9K, you can tell that by looking at the markings on the back. from left to right you see the number 9...

I love that brooch! Could that have been made for the American market because it is 14k gold and it is almost 3 inches long, so made for a taller/bigger woman. Europe wears 18k as does Japan. Wear it in good health!

Hi tnwestes- Have you learned anything about your necklace? If not, for the heck of it, if the padding on the upper and/orlower part of the jewelry case is not glued down, see if you can lift it. There may be paperwork or a certificate stuffed in there for safekeeping that the seller didn't even...

Hi- I am not a pearl dealer, or even a pearl expert. But look at your photo 1111. The blemishes are SO easy to see on multiple pearls. It is hard to believe these are the quality Mikimoto sells . These are not minimally blemished. They are very blemished. Mind you, I enlarged the photo. Wearing...

Oh my dear, keep them all. There is no outfit pearls don't suit. I have seen people play tennis in pearls, although it is probably not advisable to get your pearls all sweaty. Not moi of course, when I get the urge to exercise, I lay down until the feeling passes. As for you, as you get...

Hello tpt- Your pearls are lovely, wear them in good health! If I did my math correctly, your necklace cost you a pretty penny. Didn't you have to pay approximately $500 in American duty fees when you came back here for that value of cultured strung pearls?

Unrelated to pearls - How clever that the metal chafing dish covers have a transparent window so you can visualize the contents without actually having to remove the cover and lower the temperature of the food and dripping the moisture of condensation from the cover all over the tablecloth...