The colorful Freshwater pearls or black pearls are exotic and mysterious in nature. For judging the choice of perfect pearls and choosing a right dealer, you should first of all have some knowledge about production and quality of pearls. The beautiful pearls virtually complement every fashion trend and have grown in popularity in the past decades.
The pearl market is complex and diverse now than ever before. There is a great demand for Akoya pearls, freshwater pearls or Black pearls. Freshwater pearls originate from freshwater mussels and are located in Japan, China, United States and Scotland. Rarely in a perfect shape, they are found in lakes rivers or streams and depending upon the kinds of mussels, they are available in a range of colors and pastel shades such as pink, lavender, peach, white, black, plum, tangerine and purple.
To buy good quality freshwater pearls or Black Pearls, you need a well reputed pearls dealer. On the internet you can find great bargains of valuable freshwater pearls and black pearls. To choose a trusted pearls dealer, first of all you have to analyze your choice and needs. Reputed dealers process and bleach the pearls to make them shine with uniform and attractive colors. Check the pearls dealer’s experience in the pearl business and enquire about customer service. Know about the return policy of the dealer and always use a secure payment method. To save costs choose the pearls close to source and avoid middlemen at all costs.
As a consumer you should be beware and ever remain vigilant while dealing with pearl dealers, as some dealers may charge you without actually providing handing you the quality product. While buying the pearls, ask for the pearl grading descriptions from your dealer in writing. You should be aware of the meanings of sellers’ descriptive terms. Only reputed dealers will comply with such requests.
Although there are uniform industry wide standards adopted in pearl grading system yet, two main pearl grading systems are commonly used. They are AAA-A system and the Tahitian A-D system. Usually pearls are graded on rising scales of quality from A to the highest grade, AAA, based on various elements such as color, luster, thickness of nacre, shape, size and surface. In French Polynesia, pearls are graded from A to the highest grade D under the essentials followed in Tahitian system.
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