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<p>[QUOTE="KSW, post: 1430161, member: 8708"]I've always struggled with pearls to know what's real and what's glass, now I know what the teeth test is meant to feel like.</p><p>I picked up these two pearl necklaces and tested them on my teeth, the white ones maybe a little rough but not much, the brown ones to my surprise very gritty. I didn't realise how obvious the difference would be as I was looking for subtle grittiness not like sandpaper!.</p><p>The brown ones are real, they need a wash but under a loupe they have a beautiful iridescence. Is there a way to determine if they are dyed or naturally that colour?. Presumably most cheaper pearls are freshwater but are there any other indications of quality or where they came from? Sellers on eBay etc seem very confident as to what they have but is that just salesmanship rather than fact?</p><p>I'm not selling, this is just for interest. I'm likely to change the clasp for a prettier one and restring.</p><p><br /></p><p>The white ones are good quality glass I think and have a really lovely well made clasp which is stamped 'RM' 925 B1 on all its bits. Does that ring any bells with anyone as to the maker or is that likely to be the maker of the silver findings and nothing to do with the necklace?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]223822[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]223823[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]223824[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KSW, post: 1430161, member: 8708"]I've always struggled with pearls to know what's real and what's glass, now I know what the teeth test is meant to feel like. I picked up these two pearl necklaces and tested them on my teeth, the white ones maybe a little rough but not much, the brown ones to my surprise very gritty. I didn't realise how obvious the difference would be as I was looking for subtle grittiness not like sandpaper!. The brown ones are real, they need a wash but under a loupe they have a beautiful iridescence. Is there a way to determine if they are dyed or naturally that colour?. Presumably most cheaper pearls are freshwater but are there any other indications of quality or where they came from? Sellers on eBay etc seem very confident as to what they have but is that just salesmanship rather than fact? I'm not selling, this is just for interest. I'm likely to change the clasp for a prettier one and restring. The white ones are good quality glass I think and have a really lovely well made clasp which is stamped 'RM' 925 B1 on all its bits. Does that ring any bells with anyone as to the maker or is that likely to be the maker of the silver findings and nothing to do with the necklace? [ATTACH=full]223822[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]223823[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]223824[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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