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    PSS - Pearl Shrinkage Syndrome

    That makes more sense...Peal-like spheres!
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    Weird pearls

    Post photos please! I know I will learn from your experiments!
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    Super interesting & tragic Mikimoto

    Thank you!!! these are from '59. But I haven't seen them yet.. I doubt he will sell them...so no hurry there.
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    A visit to House of Keshi/Pearl Exporting Company in Kobe

    Seed beads...(or those tiny Keshi) feel wonderful to wear! I would be buying the shorter all keshi multi-strand!!!!
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    Super interesting & tragic Mikimoto

    Just thinking about this and wondering...... How would I tell if 70 years in a bank vault box had ruined these??? Would there be cracks or what???
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    Expanding my collection- what to choose?

    As someone else on this forum said recently...Pearls are hot! That means that people who have not worn Grandma's pearls are looking to sell them...that also means scammers are out too. I would look at anything local (second hand, antique, auction houses, jewelers, etc.) that you can get too...
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    Can anyone identify the hallmark on my pearl necklaces that I bought recently?

    Jewelers have metal stamps that they can put on clasps as a mark. I have not seen any like that. Tasaki 40-50's a long time ago did a T inside a shell...but has since changed.
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    Mike Brennan, Pearl.... Something or other

    WOW... 3 months to string pearls correctly??? How on earth does Pattye ever sleep??????? By the way an easy vintage restringing job with pearls bead cups only took me 2 hours...(I had a 2 hour time frame...or I would not have known.)..... so either I got it all wrong or I am the fastest...
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    PSS - Pearl Shrinkage Syndrome

    Thank you!!!! ...finally I can ID Faux pearls from a photo!!!!! Wait...maybe it is all photo-shopped or AI? The head looks really small. Now I have to decide if the pearls might be real and the rest Faux???? The pearls look very satin... More confused than ever!
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    Please help me identity these pearls!

    Yes...first get to know pearls!!! The pearl quality sometimes doesn't really match the other material.
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    The Secret Life of Akoya: 10 Days Inside Japan’s Protected Pearl World

    Absolutely lovely!!!
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    Linda's Lowly Beading Adventures

    Love that!!!
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    Are these genuine

    Do report back. But Angle Skin Coral is from Japan and that bracelet clasp looks Japanese. Interested what an expert says.
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    Help with Identification - Two Necklaces

    The 14k clasp has a generic pearl clasp mark...I looked it up once...the company makes clasps. The 10k might have a jeweler's stamp...but those can be put on in store.
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    Are these pearl rings all freshwater or some of them Tahitian?

    I agree with all that has been said...I'll add it really will depend on where you are selling. Mikimoto on facebook is listed over $1,000...but according to eBay solds sells at around $600-700. I had a huge freshwater "Wilma Flintstone" pearl necklace that i thought I would love...because it...
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