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Yes they are gritty. And I assume these are cultured (read narrative). The clasp reads STERLING with another mark immediately following.
This was brought back from a 'business' trip from Japan in I think 1968 along with a string of 'real' pearls.
When my dad was leaving he asked my mom if she wanted anything and knowing whoever his hosts in Japan were to be she blurted out 'yeah a string of pearls would be nice, real ones, not those fake cultured ones'.
And this is what I know to be true. My father was not a gangster but he knew a lot of them, worked for many of them, and participated in gangster activities. On top of that his father came to this country in 1905 as a tourist and NOT a laborer shows the socio-economic class he was entitled and enjoyed. Lastly he was sent there to represent the president of the American division of the largest electronic co in Japan.
With that said I expect these to be authentic and to be of higher quality. I know this reaks of snobbery but in reality it would reflect poorly on the giver to present him with inferior quality usually meant for export.
For the sake of being brief I will save you from further details of the nuancess of Japanese sociopolitical history. But will be more than happy to elaborate.
One last thing, he made a stop in Hong Kong and I do have the silk bags they were transported and stored in.
I seen my mom wear them a handful of times because she said they were too heavy ☺
Yes they are gritty. And I assume these are cultured (read narrative). The clasp reads STERLING with another mark immediately following.
This was brought back from a 'business' trip from Japan in I think 1968 along with a string of 'real' pearls.
When my dad was leaving he asked my mom if she wanted anything and knowing whoever his hosts in Japan were to be she blurted out 'yeah a string of pearls would be nice, real ones, not those fake cultured ones'.
And this is what I know to be true. My father was not a gangster but he knew a lot of them, worked for many of them, and participated in gangster activities. On top of that his father came to this country in 1905 as a tourist and NOT a laborer shows the socio-economic class he was entitled and enjoyed. Lastly he was sent there to represent the president of the American division of the largest electronic co in Japan.
With that said I expect these to be authentic and to be of higher quality. I know this reaks of snobbery but in reality it would reflect poorly on the giver to present him with inferior quality usually meant for export.
For the sake of being brief I will save you from further details of the nuancess of Japanese sociopolitical history. But will be more than happy to elaborate.
One last thing, he made a stop in Hong Kong and I do have the silk bags they were transported and stored in.
I seen my mom wear them a handful of times because she said they were too heavy ☺
