Dana on September 15th, 2009

Pearls are natural gems and for centuries were admired and considered a precious ornament. Pearl are of several types and varieties that vary in color, shape, size and value. The most ideal pearls are normally very smooth and perfectly round. The most precious ones are the rarest to find. Because of its value and worth, [...]

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Cristina on April 4th, 2009

Made by Mikimoto, this 18-inch pearl strand, took 10 years to gather the 27 perfectly round cultured pearls. The pearls are White South Sea AAA quality and are extremely rare. No wonder it took so long! The expensive strand also has a noval clasp with 11,92 carats of diamonds, but its beauty realy lies in [...]

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Cristina on January 24th, 2009

Just like diamonds, pearls also have some essential characteristics in order to differentiate high quality pearls from the rest. GIA introduces these seven factors that help evaluate the quality and beauty of a pearl. Size In this case size does matter. The size of pearls is measured in millimeters. The bigger the pearl, the better. [...]

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