what kind of pearl

[vana]

I bought this pearl from my recent trip to the Philippines. Is it an authentic South Sea Pearl?

 

[Lugana]

Hello, by the photos the luster looks like south sea.. besides, in Philippines it's easier to buy a south sea pearl than any other type of pearls)) if the pearl is real (not imitation) - I wouldn't doubt it's a south sea pearl)

 

[Pareltje]

I second Lugana. They are white south sea pearls.

 

[jshepherd]

It definitely appears to be a white South Sea pearl. Chances are they were grown outside of the Philippines, most likely Indonesia.

 

[Ildcara]

Looks like authentic. It's easy to find south sea pearl in PH.

 

[CrazyMissy]

Looks like it! Congrats on the purchase!

There are a lot of ssp's in PH, but it's rare to find a pretty good one. Usually there are quite a number of "fish bites" (which annoys me), or the surface is obviously uneven (again, annoying!), some vendors will say they're round (nope, just semi-round), and what kills me the most is are the setting options: there's silver, Singapore 14k gold and PH 14k gold (which really is 12k).

Ok, maybe I'm being OCD.

And maybe that's why I joined pretty late in the pearl party.