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Thanks to the information here I do not expect Mikimoto or any akoya cultured pearls to last forever with heavy use. I believe I have demonstrated my understanding of the differences. However, when I have my car serviced Mercedes Benz does not tell me my 7 year old car has been on the road...

The associate was not interested in a repair and pressured me heavily for a sale. Offering everything but a repair and offering nothing in return aside from stating my pearls were worthless. Comparing a new strand to a 7 year old heavily worn strand is not exactly knowledgeable but rather a...

Wow.... Wow.... you guys are amazing. So I see that my akoya cultured pearls are nothing more than mother of pearls inserted into an akoya with up to .5mm of nacre on them whereas the freshwaters are solid nacre because of the tissue inserted into the mantle of a freshwater mollusk dissolves...

Surprised Surprised That is really surprising from that forum. I spent a year on that site before we bought my engagement ring. Never had that type of experience during that time. Don't let one bad apple spoil the whole bunch. :)

Wow...... Wow...... Thanks for your quick and detailed reply. We did this type of education with diamonds before buying my ring. A year of education and research went into my ring and it was well worth it. Bailey, Banks, and Biddle is our jeweler and we gave them some additional education...

I have several pieces of Mikimoto. A single strand AAA necklace, a single strand bracelet, a pair of post earrings, a pair of drop earrings, a graduated pearl and diamond ring, and a pin. The necklace was the first piece of jewelry my now husband ever bought me seven years ago and I wear it...