FAQ

Yes, all our Pearls are authentic.

All our pearls are acquired through direct sources and inspected by our professional inspectors at each source to ensure authenticity.

Some of Staffs are trained with NGTC GRADUATE GEMOLOGIST.

We are proud of ourselves as Pearl Specialist providing reliable and quality Pearls to all our customers.

Feel the temperature

Real pearls are cold to touch for the first couple of seconds before warming up against your skin.

Fake plastic pearls have the same temperature as the room temperature and you don’t feel the coolness when you touch them. However, fake ones that are made of glass beads can be cool to touch to start with. But it tends to take them longer to warm up against your skin than real pearls.

Look for tiny irregularities

Real pearls are only rarely "perfect". Usually, they'll have small blemishes or irregularities in their shape. In a real pearls, you can always see very tiny differences between them, even when they are top quality and well matched.

If the pearls are completely perfect and identical in terms of shape, size, colour and surface characteristics, they are probably fake.

Examine the colour 

Real pearls often have an overtone, a translucent colour that appears on the outer surface of a pearl. It is especially noticeable among fine quality pearls. You’ll see a hint of pink, green over the main pearl colour.

If you notice the pearls have only one uniform colour and are lack of depth, they are likely to be fake. But it’s worth noting that some real pearls have no overtone either.

Observe the shape

Most real pearls are rarely round. In general, round pearls command a higher price than pearls of other shapes. But even with a strand of real pearl necklace that is perfectly round, you can still see some slight differences in their pearl shapes.

So whatever the pearl shape, if you find them completely identical, it’s probably a sign that they’re made by machines.

Rub the pearls to check surface feel

Real pearls have textured surface due to their layered nacre structure. So when you rub the pearls lightly against each other or on your front teeth, you feel a little gritty. Fake or imitation pearls, however, usually feel smooth or glassy.

Check drill holes

In imitation pearls, you can often see flakes or chipped coating around the drill holes that will eventually peel off.

*At ourshop, we DO NOT sell imitation or fake pearls. All of our pearls are either freshwater or saltwater cultured pearls from environmentally sustainable farms around the world.

Our Freshwater pearls are from China and Japan.

Our Saltwater pearls are originate from places such as Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, Tahiti and Philippines.

Our Akoya pearls are grown in Japan as well as China and Vietnam, are among the most popular and high-quality varieties of saltwater pearls, prized for their superior lustre and nearly ideal round shape.

They are all made of sterling silver 925 with gold plated or 18k Gold or a mixture of various metals.

No, it will not.

Please refer to our Care & Repair FAQ on ways to protect your jewelry.

Our items are made using gold-plated sterling silver or gold. If it tarnishes or loses its shine over a period of time, please use the silver polishing cloth provided by us to clean and polish the jewelry to have it as good as new again.

Please refer to our Care & Repair FAQ on ways to protect your jewelry