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Thanks to everyone who replied to my question. After everyone unanimously agreeing that these are most likely fresh water and not South Sea, I decided to call the store where they were purchased to see if perhaps they were mislabeled at the store. Once again I was reassured by the person on the...

This is what I was afraid of. I would expect this from one of the stalls downtown in one of the low end shopping areas, but these were purchased at a chain jewelry store at the newly opened Abreeza mall. Most of the stores there are high end compared to the other malls in the city.

Thanks for the welcome. I created the powder when I rubbed two pearls together by overlapping the strand. I had read online that this was a way to tell if pearls are real. Other than doing that there has been no other powder residue.

This was actually the smallest size they offered in South Sea, and all I wanted to invest not knowing if they were real or not. The price almost doubled for each millimeter higher you went. For example these have an average size of 10.1mm, the next size they offered averaged 10.7mm and was...

They are actually very round. The first picture is a bit blurred because of the distance it was taken. I was hoping that the close ups would help.

14,400 php or around $335. That is the reason I am asking. Sounds too cheap for real South Sea pearls. However they were 40% off the original price of 24,000 php I was assured by the sales person that they were authentic and she told me the history about the supplier, but I do not remember all...

I recently purchased this necklace in Mindanao in the Southern Philippines. I was told by the place that I purchased them that they are cultured saltwater South Sea Pearls harvested in Palawan. They were purchased at a Pearl dealer in Davao City. The sizes range from 9.5 to 10.5mm. Since the...