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65Your Guide to South Sea Pearls
South Sea pearls are harvested from the Pinctada maxima mollusk. Western Australia is the world's top producer of Silver-White Cultured South Sea Pearls though South Sea Pearls are also grown in Indonesia, Myanmar and various other Pacific areas....
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60Simonetta Vespucci, Boticelli & Pearls
One of the most admired and beautiful women of the late 1400’s in Florence were the long haired blonde Simonetta Vespucci, the daughter of Genoese nobleman Gaspare Cattaneo and wife of Marco Vespucci. She...
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58How can you tell a real pearl from a fake or imitation Pearl?
Here are some simple ways to see if your pearl strand or pearl earrings are real: The Tooth Test: Lightly rub the pearl against your tooth (do NOT bite). The pearl should feel gritty, almost like sandpaper. An imitation pearl will be smooth. ...
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52Tips for buying pearls at a jeweler & online
Tips For Buying PearlsLuster is the most important factor in the look and life of your strand. Luster can indicate thick nacre and give an off round strand a very round look. To determine luster, look at...
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61Pearl Size Guide
It is often very hard to conceptualize sizes when thinking of pearls, so we've put together some tips to consider.6-7mm is about 0.25" (1/4 of an inch) 10mm is about 3/8"18-19mm is 0.75" (3/4 of an...
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40The Four Rules of Pearl Luster
The Four Rules of Luster The secret to a fantastic strand of pearls is to look for intense luster because it creates an optical illusion that makes subtle differences less obvious. The more intense the...
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58Celebrities wearings pearls
Celebs love their pearls! It's very striking how vastly different each of these women are from their ages to their style... yet they all look AMAZING in their pearls! This is a great example of how anyone...
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54Pictures of South Sea & Tahitian Cultured Pearl Nucleation
This first picture shows a grafter on a pearling boat. P maxima can be extremely sensitive so often the high tech grafting is actually done on a boat rather than back on land so that the oysters go through...
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