The 6 Cultured Pearl Quality Factors
The pearls are one of the ornaments. Pearls are available in the market throughout the world. Without knowing about pearls don’t buy the pearls. Here we are explaining the pearls quality testing. The important pearl qualities are 6. Don’t forget These 6 qualities when you’re buying pearls. These quality testing shows quality of the pearls and worth of the pearls. Some shop holders selling pearls without quality. So be careful when you’re buying pearls. The 6 qualities are:
- Nacre
- Luster
- Surface
- Shapes
- Color
- Size.
Pearl Nacre
Nacre is the one of the quality. Nacre is the soul to pearls. It shows pearls beauties. It is smooth surface and it gives the beauty to the pearls. When you placed the pearls inside oyster it shows like coating the irritant with layers of nacre. The value of the pearls depends on the layers. Thick layer give more value compare with smoother layer. Take one example of Akoya. It is good quality in pearls in this nacre thickness is thick. Nacre test is very difficult test when you are determining the pearls value. Fresh water pearls are almost nacre. Gemologists and appraisers normally judging the pearls under standardizing lighting condition. Examine the pearls nacre on flat surface. This is a tip only.
As per luster professionals divides the quality of the pearls like excellent, good, fair, poor.
For akoya pearls description is:
1) Very thick: At least 0.5mm on all the pearls of the strand
2) Thick: At least 0.5mm on most pearls of the strand
3) Medium: 0.35-0.5 mm on most pearls
4) Thin: 0.25-0.35mm on most pearls
5) Very thin: 0.25mm or less on most pearls.
Pearl Luster
Luster is the intense glow. This glow comes from the pearls. Pearls take the light and send back thought the Nacre. The pearl glow is low it means pearls are poor quality. What makes pearls unique is Luster. The amount of Luster, a pearl has depends upon how each layer of nacre developed. A high luster pearls are very shining. You can see the object in that pearls. Akoya pearls are finest pearls in the world because Akoya pearls consistently have such beautiful luster is water temperature. A pearl with no reflection or dull color is poor quality. A pearl with poor luster the object will display poor in the pearl.
Why the akoya pearls are good in the world. Because the theories behind in Akoya pearls consistently have such beautiful luster is water temperature.
Pearl ShapePearls are in different shapes like round, near round, button, drop, Baroque, and Circle so on. Almost all pearls are in round shape. A perfectly round pearl are rarest of cultured pearls. Near round pearls are not perfect round it nearest round shape. Most of the freshwater pearls on the market will fall into this category.
| Pearl Shape GRADE |
A |
AA |
AAA |
| Lustre |
Medium to Good |
Good to High |
High |
| Nacre |
Medium
(0.25-0.35mm) |
Medium to Thick
(0.35-0.5mm) |
Thick to Very Thick
(0.5mm+) |
| Blemishes |
Light |
Slight |
Slight to Clean* |
| Shape |
Slightly off round
to round |
Slightly off round to
mostly round |
Round** |
| Matching |
Good |
Good to Very Good |
Very Good |
Pearl Surface
surface of the pearls is clean that pearl cost is very high. Two pearls are not same because surface of the pearls are different to each one. The pearls buyers will have a degree of surface imperfections on their pearls. Even the good pearls will have irregularities on the surface. We can’t noticeable the characteristics of the pearls even to a pearls export or Gemologists. If a pearl is large, a couple of small imperfections won't effect on its value.
The characteristics of the surface qualities are Abrasions (scratches), Spots (small dots), Bumps (bubbles), Wrinkles (nacre isn’t smooth). If a gem is large it will not effect on the pearls value.
Pearl Color
When comes to color of the pearls, it is doesn’t affect on the price of pearls. It mostly the matter of taste. Light colored skin women likes rose or pink color pearls are best. For dark skin women black or cream overtones look best. Akoya cultured pearls are maximum in the color of white only. Fresh water pearls are available in the color of white, black, pink and so on. Color is does not effect on the price of the pearls
Pearl Size
Pearls size considers in mille meter measured on diameter. Pearls are in the size between 1mm and 22mm. but culture pearls are in between 6mm and 7.5mm. Size of the pearls is effecting on the price. The large pearls are generally high cost. Bigger size pearls are best for buying. Some professionals tell which size is suitable to whom. Normally the akoya pearls size in between 2 and 11mm, freshwater pearls 2 to 15mm. the value of the pearls size really depends on how unusual it is.
Some pearls professionals tell which type of pearls suitable one persons like color, shape, size. | 
