How to choose your cultured pearl
How to choose cultured pearl jewelry We can help you make the right choice and guide you to complete satisfaction.
Cultured pearl luster or lustre
This is a function of the thickness and quality of the mother-of-pearl layer. The higher the lustre of a cultured pearl, the more valuable it is.
Cultured pearl size
The diameter of a cultured pearl is expressed in millimeters (mm). For cultured pearls, it generally varies between 2mm and 20mm. The larger the diameter, the higher the price. For keshis, small pearls of various sizes, we don't talk about diameter but about size in general, and these small pearls are traded by the gram, not by the unit.
The shape of cultured pearls
Cultured pearls are generally classified as round, symmetrical or baroque. It is very rare to find a perfectly round pearl. The rounder the pearl, the more valuable it is.
Three round Tahitian pearls mounted on a silver pendant
The surface of cultured pearls
The surface of cultured pearls is rarely without imperfections. It bears various signs of growth, often excrescences or hollows. These allow for a technical classification of producers, ranging from cultured pearls with no surface imperfections to cultured pearls with many very visible imperfections over more than 2/3 of their surface.
Color
Cultured pearls are often white, sometimes with a cream or pink tint, but can also be black, green, bluish, gray or gold for South Sea pearls from Tahiti and Australia.
The rarer the color, the more valuable the pearl. Typically, peacock, eggplant and bluish Tahitian pearls are the most prized.
The brilliant white color of white freshwater cultured pearls.
POEMANA perles de culture delivers each piece of jewelry with a certificate of authenticity indicating shape, size, color and quality.
On our website, we offer cultured pearls of AAA or AA quality.
The higher the quality of the cultured pearl you select, the longer your jewel will last, retaining its beauty and brilliance. But don't forget to take goodcare of it.