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<p>[QUOTE="tie.dye.cat, post: 2775656, member: 152"]I agree. If the clasp was damaged and had to be replaced, the whole necklace would have had to have been restrung (because there wouldn't be enough string at the ends to secure a new clasp). Why would you put a cheap clasp on if you go to the trouble of restringing it, especially for a higher quality name like Mikimoto? I think the box is just a false lead, but if OP is convinced they're real, the right thing to do is to get them looked at by Mikimoto and get them certified by them.</p><p><br /></p><p>ETA: I guess they could have been restrung by the owner, and they weren't concerned with what clasp they used, but I find that less likely than the possibility that they're not Mikimoto.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="tie.dye.cat, post: 2775656, member: 152"]I agree. If the clasp was damaged and had to be replaced, the whole necklace would have had to have been restrung (because there wouldn't be enough string at the ends to secure a new clasp). Why would you put a cheap clasp on if you go to the trouble of restringing it, especially for a higher quality name like Mikimoto? I think the box is just a false lead, but if OP is convinced they're real, the right thing to do is to get them looked at by Mikimoto and get them certified by them. ETA: I guess they could have been restrung by the owner, and they weren't concerned with what clasp they used, but I find that less likely than the possibility that they're not Mikimoto.[/QUOTE]
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