Advice When Buying Pearl Necklace Jewellery
People believe that wearing pearls on their wedding day will bring bliss to their marriage.
The one thing that comes to mind when thinking about wedding jewellery is pearls. How do you choose the perfect pearl necklace jewellery?
There are four types of pearls:Akoya pearls, Tahitian pearls, SouthSea pearls, and freshwater pearls. 3 of these types of pearls come from the ocean, the only one which does not if Freshwater pearls. As the pearls that come from the ocean are more rare they are more valuable.
Akoya pearls are the most popular. These pearls are valued for their rich colour, mirror like finish,and appealing roundness.
All gemstones are valued by their quality.
A pearls quality can be A, AA, AA+, AAA, AAA+. If you have 2 pearl necklaces with the same size pearls then the one with the “AAA” quality pearls would be the most valuable.
Size, matching, colour, surface, nacre and luster are the six criteria that the quality and value of pearls are based around.
Nacre: Most buyers of pearl jewellery pay most attention to the pearls’ nacre thickness. Nacre is the coating that a pearl oyster produces to cover the pearl’s nucleus. A pearl will last longer with a thicker nacre. You should look for pearls with nacre thickness over 0.4mm.
Luster and Surface: When a pearl has a reflective surface this is called the luster. Pearls with clean surfaces and high luster are the most desired.
Colour: The colours of pearls really boils down to your own personal choice.
Size: Pearls increase in price the larger they get and when they are over 7mm the price can vary hugely.
Shape: The valuable pearls are the round ones and these coincidentaly happen to be the most desired.
Matching: For a pearl necklace jewellery set or bracelet, matching refers to the ways in which all of the pearls are similar. It is difficult to find enough identical pearls to make a well-matched pearl necklace; therefore such a necklace commands a top price.
If you do not have enough in the budget it may dictate the kind of pearls you can buy. Do plenty of research, especially online to make sure you get the perfect pearl jewellery to suit your special occasion.