How can you tell a real Pearl from a cultured or man made?

February 28th, 2010 by admin Leave a reply »
Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • Twitter
  • Technorati
  • Live
  • LinkedIn
  • MySpace
Advertisement

6 comments

  1. drinkupmehearties says:

    You pry it out of the oyster yourself.

  2. doof55 says:

    You look at it under a microscope. Take it to any jeweler at all, and they’ll probably tell you for free if it is real or not.

  3. Tamie C says:

    When I was little, my mom used to say that if you rub a pearl against your teeth if it is gritty like sand it is real, if it is smooth it is fake.

  4. the four faced master says:

    find it’s dencity.

    the four faced master

  5. AOMGMC77 says:

    real and cultured pearls will have a rought texture exterior, plastic knock off will be slippery.

    Real pearls have layers inside (think of an onion) and cultured pearls do not. The only way to know for 100% certain is through an xray or if the pearl already has a hole for strining, a fine fiberoptic light and a magnifying glass may be enough to reveal the layers.

    Even experts can mistake a real (acutally known as “natural”) pearl vs. a cultured pearl. Especially in the market today.

  6. Luv animals says:

    sort of b ite down on it, and if it dents, or the shine or whatever disappears, then its fake.

Leave a Reply

Security Code:

Powered by Yahoo! Answers