Do you sleep with your pearls?

[PearlString888]

Hi everyone, curious to know if anyone in this forum wears their pearls to sleep to keep them lustrous?

I have a collection of various 45cm strands that are individually knotted and only one neck (no Pearl maids) so I was wondering if rotating them in my bedtime routine is one way to maintain them.

 

[Pearl Dreams]

I would not sleep in my pearls, personally. The sheets rubbing against them would be abrasive over time.
The only jewelry I wear to bed is my wedding band. Sheets gradually abrade prongs also.

 

[BWeaves]

Nope. I don't sleep in any of my jewelry. I don't want them rubbing on the sheets. Plus, I sweat a lot in my sleep apparently. Not good for the knots.

 

[pearlescence]

I've been wearing a single big edison floating pearl continuously for months. 24/7. It's still perfectly happy. I remember Caitlin wearing a bracelet similarly for many months as an experiment.

 

[jeg]

No. Just for comfort reasons. I can imagine myself yanking it off in the middle of the night before knowing what I’m doing. I think of pearls as pretty durable and I’m not so cautious when it comes to worrying about losing their luster, scratching, etc.

 

[CatMom]

I don't sleep in any of my jewelry. It's bad for it as things can happen when you are not awake, especially if you are a restless sleeper.

 

[pattye]

No, I don't sleep in my pearls or any other jewelry. Some of my pearls would be a rather large lump to sleep on!
Most of our pearls these days are very good quality, having been carefully sorted. Pearls of mine over 20+ years old still have their luster and beauty, imo.

 

[PearlString888]

Thanks everyone for sharing your replies! I guess it means wearing my pearls on high rotation!!

 

[jshepherd]

If you might have a strand of naturals, you'd want this report from GIA:

Sample Pearl Report

Sample reports for the Pearl Identification Report and the Pearl Identification & Classification Report.

www.gia.edu

If you post an image, we'll be able to tell you whether it might be natural.