Pearls
grading system - in Plain English
Instead
of trying to impress you with all certification
or jargons to intimidate laymen, we are
trying to use as plain English as possible
to give our general public a basic idea
for the pearls quality that they can expect
when the make the purchase. After all, we
are in the business of cultivating and producing
pearls instead of certifying which is a
totally different profession that belongs
to the field for people who stay in a lab
instead of on a pearl farm.
We divided
our pearls into 4 grades, ranging from Grade
A to AAAA since we are wholesaling our pearls
directly to jewelers and store owners domestically
and internationally around the world, we
need to clearly define our pearls' grades
so that our customers can be sure of the
quality and make their intelligent choices
when they compare prices.
Unlike other websites
that sell pearl jewelry to their retail
customers with a thin nacre and low standards,
all of our pearls have very thick nacre
to meet jewelry standards internationally.
We guarantee - when you drop our pearls
onto hard cement, it will never chip because
of its thick nacre. Otherwise no jewelers
or store owners will come back to buy from
us again and again since we are doing repeating
businesses with these customers, which is
different from other sites who serve their
retail customers only on a one-time basis.
Grade A - beautiful lustrous
pearls with semi round shape. Some pearls
in this category may have small spots, markings
or imperfections on their surfaces, however
the imperfections are difficult to spot
from distance when the jewelry is worn.
The luster of the A pearl is very good.
A lot of people love the natural look of
pearls in this category, they look great
when the pearls are being worn, which will
be showing they are real pearls instead
of plastics or imitations.
Grade AA - High lustrous
pearls with round shape. The surface of
the pearl is clean without any significant
imperfections. Pearls in this category represent
very good value since their cost are low
and the look is similar to the higher (AAA
and AAAA) grades which both demand much
higher prices.
Grade AAA - Excellent
blusterous pearls with very round shape.
The surface of the pearl is very clean with
hardly any visible markings or imperfections.
The luster of pearl is very high and they
are the highest quality of pearls that you
can buy for pearls on loose strands.
Grade AAAA - Be aware
jewelers who are claiming their pearl necklaces
are made of AAAA because it is not usually
the case. The major difference between Grade
AAA and Grade AAAA are in its roundness.
These are the highest grade for freshwater
pearls, which are very very rare, therefore,
they are usually only used for pendants
or rings. The pearls at this grade have
not only very high luster and sparkle but
also have excellent roundness shape. The
surface of the pearl is extremely clean
without any spots, surface markings or imperfections.
Because of its rareness, the pearls in the
AAAA category are often sold by pieces instead
on strands, and they are more available
for smaller sized pearls instead of larger
ones. If you are interested in pearls in
this category, especially for bigger sized
pearls you need to give us enough time for
notice since their quantity is usually limited.
Because larger sized pearls usually have
to stay inside of oysters in water for much
longer time period as everything is made
of nature, i. e. humans, the longer we live,
the more likely we will have imperfections
in terms of our skin or shape.
When shopping for pearls,
you need to look for clear definition of
grades, such as the ones above, to be your
guide in comparing quality between each
store. Without clearly defined grades you
will have no idea what quality of pearls
you are buying. One store's "AAA"
quality could be equivalent to our "A"
quality.
At OrientalPearls.net,
we guarantee the quality of our pearls with
a 100% Quality
Guarantee. We encourage you to get our
strand of pearls and go to any jewelry store,
be it on line or off line, and put our pearls
side by side with theirs and see it yourself.
You will be very glad when they tell you
what they will be charging you for the equivalent
or even much lower quality pearls.
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