How do i tell if a pearl is real?

Answer 1

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. Try rubbing or tapping your pearl (cultured or natural) against your tooth it will feel gritty indicating its real and if the pearl feels smooth it is fake but this requires some practice. Sometimes customers interested in buying pearls are concerned that they won't know the real thing from the imitation. Here are some tests to help you determine if you are looking at well-done 'fakes' or genuine pearls. Touch Test An old wives' tale says that if you hold real pearls in your hand, they will be cool to the touch for several seconds before warming up. Genuine pearls tend to warm with contact to the skin much faster than glass pearls. Resin or plastic pearls tend to feel somewhat warm upon first contact. This however is not a sure-fire method for checking authenticity. The Tooth TestRub the pearls lightly along the biting edge of your upper front teeth. If they feel slightly rough, sandy or gritty, it's likely they are cultured or natural pearls because of the layers of nacre that have formed over time. If they feel smooth or glassy, they are probably imitations. That's because the imitations are made by dipping a plastic or glass bead into some sort of paint, sometimes including iridescent fish scales. You will also get the same result (rough, sandy, or gritty) if two pearls are rubbing together.

Answer 2

My name is FransFernando n I had double Coconut Pearl (Male n Female) from my brother.

In Indonesia we use Rice to test Coconut Pearl. cooked rice, then place it on a plate and place the coconut pearl in the middle. wait up to 72 hours. if the rice does not smell and stale. than it means your coconut Pearl is real.

or u can use coconut milk, it simple put your coconut pearl into a glass off coconut milk, if in les 3 days the coconut milk get smell, then your coconut pearl is fake.

in Indonesia we use that ways, and if your coconut pearl can do that, it means yaou have real coconut pearl as I have.

best regards.

fransku_idamanku@Yahoo.com

Answer 3

There are many ways through which you can tell the difference. One of them is by rubbing them against your teeth; if the pearl feels smooth then it is most likely fake. Another way is to rub two pearls against each other, if they glide easily then they are fake, real pearls are not very smooth. One more method is to see if a pearl is perfect round shape it is fake, however, please note that some real pearls are perfectly round but are very rare.