Natural and Cultured Pearls

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Learn How to Ask Real Questions About Untreated Cultured Pearls

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Do you provide certification?
Purchasing pearls without certification means you won't have any written warranty.

Is the Pearl natural, cultured, or imitation?
The value of pearls can differ by a factor of up to 1000 or more when comparing imitation pearls to cultured or natural pearls.

Does the Pearl have any treatments? If yes, what kind?
Buyer be aware: Common pearl treatments that significantly influence the price and durability of pearls.

Bleaching
Coating
Filling
Silver salt treatment
Dyeing the bed nucleus
Injecting metal fluids into the pearl's sac
Ballerina pistachio colour treatment process
Pinking
Polishing
Buffing
Dye treatments
Irradiation
Heat treatment
Maeshori lustre enhancement

Is this a 100% Round Pearl?
Half pearls (blisters or Mabe) can easily pass as full cultured pearls in misleading rings or earring settings.

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18MM CULTURED PEARLS

South Sea & Tahitian One of a kind Exceptionally Large Size Cultured Pearls