Are these south sea pearls?

[Polforos]

Yes! I often rearrange pearl necklaces from the way they were originally strung, even replacing pearls that I don't like as much.
Sometimes a pearl that is closer to the front is less attractive so I move it back.

This is the pearl that struck me immediately, which I would move back a bit so it wasn't so close to the center front where it is noticable:

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Bad apple amongst decent relatives. True rebel, hah
Btw a good idea in some circumstances! I saw a lot of single drilled pearls, but it is somewhat tricky with anything but pure white. Can't imagine people who tries to find replacement for some of the Tahitian pearls, it's not only about size, shape, and basic hue, but also to match the peacock luster with the intensity and shade.
I have seen GSS which are barely can be replaced as well, at least I found only one seller with this very specific appearance of the pearls. Here they are:
They are all look like some honey patterns, but the one I pointed with the arrow is a bumblebee in its soul

 

[Pearl Dreams]

It is tricky, yes. My favorite Tahitian necklace is one I bought second hand. I thought the color pattern would suit me, but it didn't go so well with the clothes I tend to wear. And the center pearl had a weird bump that somehow always rolled around to the front where it kept catching my eye.
I replaced 3 pearls including the center pearl (took me a while but I finally found one that was bluer, rounder and the same size as the original center pearl). Replaced silvery pearls with peacock ones. Also rearranged a few others. I also changed the thread color a few times until I settled on the best shade. Now I love it!
Before and after photos:

Before:

After:

It's all a matter of personal taste, of course. That is the beauty of being able to string your own-- you get to suit your own taste.

 

[Polforos]

It is tricky, yes. My favorite Tahitian necklace is one I bought second hand. I thought the color pattern would suit me, but it didn't go so well with the clothes I tend to wear. And the center pearl had a weird bump that somehow always rolled around to the front where it kept catching my eye.
I replaced 3 pearls including the center pearl (took me a while but I finally found one that was bluer, rounder and the same size as the original center pearl). Replaced silvery pearls with peacock ones. Also rearranged a few others. I also changed the thread color a few times until I settled on the best shade. Now I love it!
Before and after photos:

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It's all a matter of personal taste, of course. That is the beauty of being able to string your own-- you get to suit your own taste.

Wow, it has entirely different look right now. From chaotic black & silver pearls to a real gradient with the mild accent of darker pearls occasionally. Great work and a nice eye to find a proper replacement!
It seems some pieces have a great potential, I should watch carefully some vintage/second hand/pre-owned

 

[Pearl Dreams]

I once bought a mediocre pre-owned necklace and even more mediocre SS bracelet and added some loose pearls I had from other vendors to make a nice multicolored one for my husband.
This necklace has the dark center pearl that I removed from the necklace in my previous post. Here he is wearing it.

 

[Pearl Dreams]

If you have a creative bent you can actually have a lot of fun stringing your own stuff. Not just pearls. Semi-precious stone beads and other materials are great too.
And not just on thread. I like Beadalon beading wire with screw type crimps, and either silicone bumpers instead of knots, or 2-3mm garnets or other beads, like black spinels, gold filled beads, etc.

I never cared for the beaded jewelry I saw at craft fairs. But the reason is that they just didn't suit my taste. I like my own creations just fine.

 

[jshepherd]

It is a South Sea pearl strand, so if the price is unreasonably low, it's a good opportunity. The clasp is a popular high-end for silver, but it isn't knotted yet so it the clasp hasn't been chosen.

 

[Pearl Dreams]

There are photos of two different necklaces.
The OP's question is about the knotted strand in the 1st and 3rd posts, not the one in post #21.

 

[ennui]

I think the sterling silver clasp tracks with a shopping network piece of jewelry (lower value clasp keeps the overall cost down.)

My thoughts exactly. I like the bean clasps for ease of use and they seem secure.

 

[Polforos]

I once bought a mediocre pre-owned necklace and even more mediocre SS bracelet and added some loose pearls I had from other vendors to make a nice multicolored one for my husband.
This necklace has the dark center pearl that I removed from the necklace in my previous post. Here he is wearing it.

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It suits him a lot! I like combination of a multicoloured necklace and lighter tone clothes, especially shirts. Looks very elegant to me. Consider creating a petition for man to wear pearls more often, not only gold and precious stones

 

[Polforos]

If you have a creative bent you can actually have a lot of fun stringing your own stuff. Not just pearls. Semi-precious stone beads and other materials are great too.
And not just on thread. I like Beadalon beading wire with screw type crimps, and either silicone bumpers instead of knots, or 2-3mm garnets or other beads, like black spinels, gold filled beads, etc.

I never cared for the beaded jewelry I saw at craft fairs. But the reason is that they just didn't suit my taste. I like my own creations just fine.

Thruth be told, sometimes if you want to make something good, make it yourself!)

 

[Pearl Dreams]

It suits him a lot! I like combination of a multicoloured necklace and lighter tone clothes, especially shirts. Looks very elegant to me. Consider creating a petition for man to wear pearls more often, not only gold and precious stones

There are various threads on here about men and pearls!

Search results for query: men

www.pearl-guide.com

I do think more men are wearing pearls nowadays and it seems to be more accepted, but apart from my husband, I have only ever seen one man in pearls: a checkout clerk wearing dyed FWP. But come to think of it, I rarely see women wearing pearls, either, other than white studs (and even that infrequently).
And I only ever saw one woman wearing Tahitians-- she was in our college tour group at Amherst College back in 2013. They were baroques.

I think we who love pearls forget that they are not nearly as commonly owned as we might expect.

 

[A Breaker]

Polforos... There are quite a few places that encourage people to save on clasps & spend more on the pearls. While I think that might be great for Grey pearls.... (Silver with Rodium is very hard to tell from white gold, unless it is marked) I find the silver on the Golden SS a little jarring. A typical fishhook in 10-14k gold clasp isn't that expensive.. (Bella findings has choices).. and if you are buying second hand...restringing opens up getting broken strands....including some really nice clasps.

 

[Polforos]

There are various threads on here about men and pearls!

Search results for query: men

www.pearl-guide.com

I do think more men are wearing pearls nowadays and it seems to be more accepted, but apart from my husband, I have only ever seen one man in pearls: a checkout clerk wearing dyed FWP. But come to think of it, I rarely see women wearing pearls, either, other than white studs (and even that infrequently).
And I only ever saw one woman wearing Tahitians-- she was in our college tour group at Amherst College back in 2013. They were baroques.

I think we who love pearls forget that they are not nearly as commonly owned as we might expect.

Well, it's true! In real life I sometimes see people with studs, one time a real pearl ring. What to hide, I was inspired to look for pearls partly because I liked 20s aesthetics, but partly because my mother gave me her old studs recently. A couple of times I saw necklaces, but none on the man. Yet, while I researced the topic, I had been seen some videos, and there was a male seller who liked to wear single tahitian pearl on a rope, saying his customers, even though the one who cherished the beauty of nature gems, mostly purchesed them for their wives/family members. Hope the siuation continues to move with the positive tendency!
And yes, pearls aren't the most common thing to wear nowadays, which is strange, especially taking into account that they were so popular almost all XX century till the 70-80s perhaps?

 

[Polforos]

Polforos... There are quite a few places that encourage people to save on clasps & spend more on the pearls. While I think that might be great for Grey pearls.... (Silver with Rodium is very hard to tell from white gold, unless it is marked) I find the silver on the Golden SS a little jarring. A typical fishhook in 10-14k gold clasp isn't that expensive.. (Bella findings has choices).. and if you are buying second hand...restringing opens up getting broken strands....including some really nice clasps.

I head real experience here, for I wore silver in my teen age and it ended up silver to become black every couple of weeks. After that I bought rhodium plate silver ring with citrine, and it ended up rhodium fade away and scuffed from contact with the skin, looking badly( Gold plate the same story.
And expensive gold isn't always a 100% a solution either. 18k is too soft even for some thin jewelry and I watched a couple of chains/pendants broke in half in my relatives. 14k gold is the best compromise for both golden colour and durable alloy frpm my point of view? 10k gold even better, but it is more of a champagne color. I have a ring with the yellow, green and red golf, with the main part being 10k gold and upper with 12k, and it seem to be invincible for hand washing and mild physical interaction in the office!
And yes, restoratarion/repair/restringing with such second hand clasps is a very appeling idea for me, after all why should a piece lay without purpose and use, especially if the pearls are in no use anymore?

 

[Sb321]

Hello! I am new in the pearl world, having one pearl necklace (freshwater of the nice quality) previously. Now I am looking for south sea, and occasionally stumbled upon this necklace. It looks like saltwater by shape of the semi baroque pearls, but is it a south sea and is it dyed? Thank you for your answers in advance

They look like SS to me. These clasps I see a lot from sellers selling pearls from Japan, very common even with more expensive varieties, especially the modern strand.