Guide to the origin of pearl and how cultured pearl necklace is born.

The tears of Venus and what the roman believe to be the origin of pearls while the tears of a dragon is what the Chinese folklore stated. To create black pearl pendant, you will need to have a small object or irritant that enters the opened shell of an animal which is eating eating or respiring. With the constant secretion of nacre by mollusk to surround the irritant that entered into its shell, a pearl is formed and thus can be used in black pearl necklaces.

Frequent wearing of your pink pearl necklaces is the best way to take care of it. Your necklace akoya pearl will lose it's smoothness and sheen if you store it away for too long. Body lotion and air spray can acutally cause damages to your tahitian pearl when they are in contact. Your body's oil however is a natural way to keep your pearl necklace always fresh and lustrous looking.

How to recognize the true value and quality of cultured pearl necklace?

Generally, the value of a pearl is judge based on the quality of the luster, color, size, shape, matching and nacre of the pearl. Round pearls are the most popular and desirable choice for pearl choker. Finding the right color for your mabe pearl necklace is purely personal taste. You should however try finding a color than can either match your skin tone or clothing. Nacre thickness has a huge impact on the life of your pearl stores. Nacre is actually a layer of protection created by oysters to protect and cover the nucleus of the pearl. A pearl with a nacre thickness of less than 0.4mm is a no no and should be avoided.

The standard measurement for pearls is milimeters. 10mm Akoya pearls are considered big and that's why they are expensive. As a rule of thumb, the larger the size, the more expensive. gold necklace pearl white with the pearls of same shape and size are quite rare. The difficulties involved and the fact that matching pearls necklace is rare make it even more valuable and expensive. How much light that can be reflected on the surface of a pearl is very important because the higher the luster and the cleaner the surface, the more valuable the necklaces pearl will be.

Are they any major differences between freshwater and saltwater cultured pearl necklace?

Freshwater or cultured cultured pearl pendant are less constly compare to seawater pearls that grow naturally in the oceans Natural seawater pearls such as Akoya and South Sea pearls found in the ocean are very rare and tends to have higher luster. That's why seawater pearl earing are so expensive. Black pearls and South Sea necklace mikimoto pearl are known to be luxurious and are extremely expensive. Akoya pearl necklaces are priced reasonably and are becoming more popular.

You can choose the color you like for your Tahitian pearl drop necklaces based on your taste and preference. Available colors are blue, green, gray, brown and black. Generally, the darker the Tahitian three strand pearl necklace, the more valuable and expensive it will be. In terms of roundness, the rounder the shape, the more valuable it will be. It's no easy task to get a round pearl from the natural oysters under the sea for cultured pearl necklaces. The price simply reflects the difficulies and rarity of obtaining one.

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Pearls are said to be the very tears of a dragon according to Chinese folklore. The roman however have a different story, they believe that necklace pearl pendant are actually the tears of Venus.