HOW TO BUY FRESHWATER CULTURED PEARLS Cultured Freshwater pearls are colorful and budget-friendly pearls from China. SIZE- Freshwater Cultured pearls range in size from 6.0mm up to 12.0mm, with the most popular sizes being 6.0-7.0mm, 7.0-8.0mm and 8.0-9.0mm. The smaller sizes are perfect for petite ladies or teen girls, while the 7.0-8.0mm and 8.0-9.0mm sizes are an excellent and popular choice for women of all ages. COLOR/OVERTONE- Freshwater Cultured pearls come in a rainbow of natural colors. Choose from white, pink, peach or lavender hues for a fun look. Black Freshwater Cultured pearls are color-treated and display iridescent Peacock colors. LUSTER- Both AA+ and AAA quality Freshwater Cultured pearls display luster that is slightly "satiny" or soft. Reflected light sources will appear slightly blurred on the edges, however you should still get a fair degree of reflectivity. AAA quality Cultured pearls will reflect light at a higher rate, and feature slightly sharper luster. SURFACE QUALITY- Freshwater Cultured pearl surface quality is graded on the A- AAA grading scale. AAA quality will display less than 5% blemishing on the surface- they are clean to the eye with near-perfect matching for color, luster and almost perfectly round shape. AA+ quality Cultured pearls have less than 10% blemishing with very high luster, and perfect matching for color, luster and shape. SHAPE- Freshwater Cultured pearls can be round or button-shaped. Our AAA quality Cultured pearls will be near true round with slight variations visible upon up-close inspection of 6-inches or less. AA+ quality Cultured pearl earrings will be button shaped, while AA+ quality necklaces are slightly off-round to oval-ish in shape.
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