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Archive for May, 2008
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Silver jewelry that contains 92.5% silver is also called sterling silver and may be marked as 925 meaning 925 parts per thousand are pure silver. Like gold, silver plated jewelry is also very popular.
Gemstones – You may have the option of buying natural stones or those created in laboratories. Laboratory-created stones have the same physical, and chemical properties as natural ones and even look similar. They are cheaper versions of natural stones due to their easy availability and are your best bet if you are looking for an exact replica of natural stones minus the hefty price tag. On the other hand, imitation stones (made of glass, plastic or other materials) that are available in the market only look like natural stones and must not be confused with laboratory-created stones.
This article is about real pearls, both natural and cultured. First, the term ‘pearl’ should be applied only to natural pearls, formed in a mollusk when some event in nature induces the oyster or mussel to form a pearl. These pearls are quite rare and are the pearls of antiquity before pearl farmers learned to culture pearls. Freshwater pearls fished from the rivers in the USA are natural pearls, but now-a-days, most freshwater pearls are also cultured in freshwater pearl farms.
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
In any event, naturally forming or cultured, such pearls are formed in the oyster or mussel and are not fakes. The real difference in the totally natural pearl and the cultured pearls is what makes the pearl start to grow and the thickness of the nacre. Nacre is the pearly layers that make a pearl so lovely. The natural pearl will have very thick nacre, generally forming in concentric rings around some starting source or irritation to the mollusk. A large natural pearl is very, very rare. Cultured pearls generally use a ‘core’ of mother-of-pearl, the shell of the mollusk.
The bead core goes into the mollusk and nacre is formed around the core. The core determines the overall shape of the pearl. How long the oyster is allowed to let the pearl grow determines the thickness of the nacre. Thicker nacre is better. Best of all is thick nacre and a smooth, almost blemish free surface. Pearls grown inside the mussel or oyster do have a gritty feel to the tooth.
Fake pearls are made by coating a core of some sort (mother-of-pearl, plastic, etc.) with a plastic, a kind of paint containing ground fish scales or other stuff that look pearly to the eye. Generally, the fakes do not have a gritty feel to the tooth. Most may be identified with a little practice and a 10x jewelers loupe or microscope. The way to do it is to compare real pearls with some known fakes. The fakes almost always show a grittier look to the surface and not the more smoothly formed natural nacre.
The look is grittier but the feel to a tooth is smoother. After some practice comparisons, most fakes are fairly easily identified. Still, some are hard to detect without very thorough testing sometimes using solvents and acids which attack the real pearl nacre but not the plastic fakes and visa versa.
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Other than that, a look at the drilled holes in the beads will help. Since the pearl is formed naturally without a hole, the hole must be drilled. The surface of the pearl at the drill hole will not ‘sink in’ or ‘rise up’ as is seen in many fakes that are formed and coated with the holes already made to the core. In the real pearl, the nacre will be smooth with the drill hole and might even be chipped a bit. Some folks recommend having a dentist do an x-ray to see what is inside.
Still, unless a person is very, very familiar with reading the images the results are very iffy. A core will look like a core whether in a fake or a cultured pearl. A core will not be present to any large extent in a pearl formed freely in the ocean but those pearls just are not around or to be had except in very small sizes.
Using a good loupe (hand held magnifier) of 10 power is likely the best home test. Of course, try the teeth first! Then look at the drill holes and the surface compared to a good cultured pearl. There is not a one-in-all test I can recommend. Some of this will simply require some ‘pearls’ of real and fakes for comparison. When you look through a 10x maginfier at the surface of most fakes, the surface might look gritty, uneven, “orange peel” as in paints or even flaked off in small places.
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
There is a difference difficult to describe. The comparison of the nacre of a pearl to the fake surface is a good indication for use at home, following your teeth, of course. Again, look for the rising or falling surface at the drill holes, like a “painted surface” has sunk into the hole or been pulled up from it.
Even the jewelers are fooled once in a while but not often. Have you seen Mabe pearls? These are the large ‘half pearls’ often seen in rings and pendants. Some years ago some really good fakes hit the market and were being sold at very competitive prices — that is, compared to the real ones. Many were sold and bought as the real thing! The testing for these required disassembly of the fake mabes plus solvent and acid tests. A lot of buyers were taken in on this one, likely never to know they bought and later sold fake mabe pearls.
If you get pearls and you are not sure if they are fake or real and you have a hard time to tell them apart, go to you closest jewelry store and talk to them. See if they can run some of the test that I just menched to you. They will be able to tell you if the pearls are fake or not. But like is said it is very hard to tell some of the real ones from the fake ones. You need to be careful when you are shopping around for any kind of jewelry and make sure that you go to a jewelry store that you know are good.
If you like pearl earrings, you’re not the only one. Pearls enjoy a long history and have appeared in art, literature and music. They have adorned kings as well as criminals and have continued to enjoy a kind of popularity that has not waned to this day.
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
If you get pearls and you are not sure if they are fake or real and you have a hard time to tell them apart, go to you closest jewelry store and talk to them. See if they can run some of the test that I just menched to you. They will be able to tell you if the pearls are fake or not. But like is said it is very hard to tell some of the real ones from the fake ones. You need to be careful when you are shopping around for any kind of jewelry and make sure that you go to a jewelry store that you know are good.
If you like pearl earrings, you’re not the only one. Pearls enjoy a long history and have appeared in art, literature and music. They have adorned kings as well as criminals and have continued to enjoy a kind of popularity that has not waned to this day.
Pearls are highly valued and there are few cultures in the world that do not know what it is. Its oldest record dates back to 2300 B.C., when it was used as gifts to emperors and members of the royal court in China. It was highly valued by the ancient Greeks and was believed to bring love to married couples. The Koran describes it as one of Paradise’s greatest treasures.
Pearls were traded by Native Americans and upon this discovery, they were then harvested and sent to Europe from the colonies. With this volume of pearl trade increasing, it was only a matter of time before pearl-producing mollusks began to be threatened with extinction, but this did not happen.
Throughout the late 1800s and into the early 1900s, Japanese researches found that oysters can be stimulated artificially by deliberately introducing foreign particles into them. This process was perfected by Kokichi Mikimoto, whose name is now synonymous with high-quality cultured pearls.
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Natural vs. Cultured
Gem-quality natural pearls are quite rare because those produced by mollusks are not always good enough for jewelry. Other than that, some of the shapes are not acceptable. There are also a very small number of harvestable natural pearls available which is why jewelers turn to cultured pearls, which are easily produced in the desired shape and size and conveniently harvested.
Natural pearls are generally not superior in quality and value to cultured pearls, although the perfectly round natural pearl is the most prized because of its rarity. The only difference between the two types is their method of production. Both are actual pearls.
Choosing a good quality pearl
Pearls are prized depending on several factors, a combination of which can greatly affect their price:
Color – is determined based on two things: the body color and the overtone. The body color is the main color of the pearl, which can range from the more common white, cream and silver to green, gold, blue and black. The body color depends on the kind of oyster the pearl was produced with as well as on the water conditions prevailing at the time of its production.
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
The overtone is the translucent color/s that you can see on top of the body color, although there are pearls with no overtones. Imagine the pearl as a colored ball and imagine an overtone as a colored plastic wrap over it. The overtone can add to the luster and depth of the pearl and can change its main color a little. For example, a pearl may have a cream color with pink overtones.
Size – generally speaking, the larger the pearl, the more valuable it is. Size is measured in millimeters and determined by the pearl’s diameter.
Shape – pearls come in a wide array of shapes: the spherical (round and near-round), symmetrical (oval, button and drop or pear-shaped) and baroque (irregular and non-symmetrical).
Luster – pearls are reflective gemstones. The higher its luster quality, the more it can reflect light and surrounding images and the more brilliant it is. Luster is dependent upon the quality and amount of nacre that the pearl contains.
Surface quality – pearls of high value are those with little imperfections like spots, bumps or discolorations. The more nearly perfect it is, the more valuable.
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Pearls are quite delicate, being organic and softer than other gemstones which is why caring for them may require a different approach. They can crack, are easily damaged and can be scratched by harder gems. To keep them in good shape, it would be a good idea to keep them in a separate container, away from your other gemstones. This way, pearls are in no danger of rubbing against the harder stones.
Special care is also needed when wearing pearls with cosmetics. They are quite absorbent and chemicals like perfume and sprays can affect them, so will natural body oils and sweat. To avoid as much contact with these substances as possible, put on makeup and perfume first before wearing your pearl earrings.
Cleaning pearl earrings is quite easy – just wipe the dirt off with a soft, damp cloth and wash them occasionally with water and a mild soap. Be sure to wipe dry with a soft cloth. If you care for your pearls, they will remain a beautiful and valuable part of your jewelry collection.
A special occasion may be coming soon. It might be your anniversary, her birthday or Christmas. As a loving and devoted husband, you only want to give the perfect gift to your wife on that special day.
Nothing should stop you from showing your love and affection through the gift that you will give your wife. She deserves only the best. She deserves nothing less of the most valuable piece that she can have as a remembrance of your special day.
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Nothing should stop you from showing your love and affection through the gift that you will give your wife. She deserves only the best. She deserves nothing less of the most valuable piece that she can have as a remembrance of your special day.
So do not hesitate to give her the most special gift. Give her a pearl and it will surely show how much she means to you.
The Pearl Jewelry
The pearl is a perfect gift to your beloved wife in many ways. It has various characteristics that make it stand out from the others.
Precious Ones
Pearls are some of the most wonderful creations of nature. A single pearl has too much history in it. There are many oysters in the sea but only a number of them will be able to produce pearls.
An oyster can be entered by foreign elements like dirt or sand. Once it settled inside the shells, the oyster will then cover it with coating or nacre. This continues as time passes by until a pearl is fully formed.
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Each Pearl Is Unique
As illustrated above, a single pearl requires considerable amount of time to develop once chance allowed an oyster to grow one. Thus, a single pearl is very special.
Even the very name of the pearl actually stands for a Latin word that means unique.
No two pearls will ever be the same. Each pearl will have its own distinct characteristics and story. This can very much symbolize the feelings you have for your wife and she will definitely appreciate it.
A Pearl Is Timeless
For centuries already, pearl has been one of the most valuable pieces of gem stone that civilizations treasured. They have inherent value that makes them more valuable to the eyes of a woman who receives one as a gift.
They are also timeless because they never seem to get out of style. It is always safe to sport a pearl.
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