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White and Golden South Sea Cultured Pearl Necklace with 14k Yellow Gold Fluted Ball Clasp (10-12mm)

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I've shopped with Amazon for years, and have bought quite a few pearls from Amazon during that time. I've also taken the GIA pearl course, and have studied pearls for a few years, including the purchase of "The Pearl Book" by Antoinette Matlins, P.G. from Amazon. Locally, we have a few high end jewelry stores that sell Tahitian and South Sea pearls.
I say all of that, because this necklace is by far my best Amazon purchase ever! When I saw the very low sale price and read the description stating the pearls are heavily flawed with only moderate luster, I hesitated. The picture didn't appear to have heavily flawed pearls, and seemed to have good luster so I took a chance, figuring worst-case scenario I could send them back. Well, it seems this is the exact same necklace pictured. These are excellent pearls with good luster and only a few mild surface flaws. Since they're baroque pearls, the flaws truly aren't noticeable--there are no pits or scratches at all. The colors range from white, to a greenish white, to slightly golden beige and then varying shades of gold. It's a very well made necklace, and I know from the jewelry stores locally, would retail for over $1000 (probably between $2000 and $4000) if I'd bought it through one of our local stores. In other words,this necklace is a steal!
I could never have afforded a South Sea pearl strand any other way... and know this for a fact, since I've been looking for several years. Thanks to Amazon, I now have South Sea pearls added to my pearl collection for about 1/10th the jewelry store price!
note: as stated on the web page, they'll arrive in a blue velvet pouch tucked into a blue box, and please be aware they should be stored in that satin-lined, velvet pouch