
Quality factors
To evaluate a cultivated pearl´s quality the following must be considered:
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LUSTER: Combination of surface and internal shine. Pearls that are too white or chalk like indicate low quality.
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SURFACE: Cleanness refers to the absence of stains, bulges or indentations. The cleaner the pearl the more valuable.
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SHAPE: It is rare to find pearls that are perfectly spherical. The coles it is to a perfect sphere the higher the quality and value.
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COLOR: Cultivated pearls range from light pink to dark tones.Color quality is determined by customer´s taste.
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SIZE: Pearls are measured by their diameter. They range from 1mm to over 22mm. Size ads value as long as the above parameters remain.
