How to tell South sea pearls?

[Orange1011]

I bought a single south sea pearl from Etsy and it cost $140. The seller state it’s a very good quality pearl and I have to admit it does look great. It is around 10mm.

 

[CortezPearls]

From the photo it is not easy to tell if it is a true Golden South Sea pearl...but with that deep golden color (seems 24K to me) and for the value...I would dare say it is a dyed freshwater pearl.

 

[Orange1011]

From the photo it is not easy to tell if it is a true Golden South Sea pearl...but with that deep golden color (seems 24K to me) and for the value...I would dare say it is a dyed freshwater pearl.

I bought it from BoZorX Etsy store and they have three loose pearls they were selling. How can you tell if it’s freshwater?

 

[CortezPearls]

With experience. You use that to tell them apart...you look for certain traits in the nacre, their imperfections too...
But in many cases you do need to SEE the pearls, handle them to see the subtle differences and traits.
I do not know the vendor.
I would buy from a trusted, reputable vendor...now, for $140 dollars it could be a good price even for a freshwater pearl of the size and quality.
24K golden tone SSPs are hard to come by, so for me this is the giveaway.

 

[Orange1011]

With experience. You use that to tell them apart...you look for certain traits in the nacre, their imperfections too...
But in many cases you do need to SEE the pearls, handle them to see the subtle differences and traits.
I do not know the vendor.
I would buy from a trusted, reputable vendor...now, for $140 dollars it could be a good price even for a freshwater pearl of the size and quality.
24K golden tone SSPs are hard to come by, so for me this is the giveaway.

I’m not a pearl expert but I suspect the pearl to be fake. I’ve compared the pearl to actual freshwater pearls and the pearl feels strange? It’s also way too durable to be real.