Does dyeing pearls lower their value?

[maiakity]

Gorgeous!!! Lucky girl, I'm sure she'll love them!!!!

^^Pattye the photo is very large on my monitor too...I can only see one of the earrings, but it is a beauty!!!

 

[Pearl Dreams]

Enormous photo here too, LOL-- but very pretty earrings!

 

[DDar]

Oh my god! I'm so sorry about that! I took/posted that picture from my phone and didn't realize it would come up so large!

Anyways, I re-sized the picture for better viewing!

Thanks for all your help! I really appreciate it! Going with genuine Tahitians was indeed the way to go! I can't wait to see her face when she sees them tomorro!

 

[DDar]

Also, I have a few questions for you guys: When looking for blemishes in a pearl what exactly should I be looking for? For example, I'll see a few inconsistencies on the pearl's surface in like one or two places, but that's about it, and it's only noticeable under certain light.
Also, when doing the rub/tooth test, how rough should it feel? I tried it on various pearls here in the diamond district in NYC and while I'm still not sure I know what texture I'm looking for. Some most definitely were slightly rougher than others, but none really matched up the description of "sandpaperlike" that I heard. Maybe I'm just imagining sandpaper being super rough?

Oh! And I have one more question: I noticed that on a lot of photos here and online the Tahitian pearls show crazy rainbow colors, whereas these seem to showcase it in a more subtle way. Along the edges, on whites, etc...
Is this normal?
I'm always wary about being ripped off, though I doubt these are fakes or anything. The jewler I went to (David S Diamonds) is pretty reputable and has a pretty great reputation for quality.

Again, thanks for all the help guys!

 

[Pearl Dreams]

Fake pearls are utterly smooth, so if the pearl is a little rough, it's real.

A few light surface blemishes are normal; usually pearls are set/drilled in such a way that the blemishes are not so visible. Remember that people will be looking at them from a social distance and that luster is good at hiding blemishes.

Tahitians come in a range of body colors and overtones. It's all a matter of taste, and price. The important thing is that you like them.

 

[pattye]

Ddar,

Now I can see the lovely earrings! What a thoughtful gift! There are many different body colors and overtones with Tahitian Pearls. Takes many, many pearls to find a pair with similar color, shape and size.

 

[Hanaleimom]

Tahitians come in a range of body colors and overtones. It's all a matter of taste, and price. The important thing is that you like them.

Tahitians come as dark as almost black to as light as silver. Here are a few threads about Tahitian colors so you can see pictures of various overtones:

https://www.pearl-guide.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3228
https://www.pearl-guide.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3801

 

[LitGeek]

The diamond setting is indeed lovely!