Become a Pearl Expert
The Ultimate Guide
We show you how to grade and select pearls like a professional buyer. Learn the truth about the pearl industry and how to avoid paying retail prices.
Our Elite Collection Freshwater Pearl Necklaces feature only the finest, most lustrous and perfectly matched Gem Quality Freshwater pearls, bar none. These gorgeous pearls are sure to be passed down from mother to daughter, generation to generation. Our Elite Collection pearl necklaces are a treasure to cherish, and at nearly half of what you'd pay for comparable Akoya pearls are a deal not to be missed.
Pure’s Gem Quality Elite Collection Freshwater Pearl Necklaces offer durable beauty at unheard-off affordable prices. We offer an extensive selection of Necklaces in every color and all popular sizes. Visit the Expert’s Guide to Pearl Colors to read more about these colorful, beautiful pearls. For guidance on selecting out the perfect necklace, read our Guide to Pearl Necklace Lengths and Pure’s Guide to Pearl Sizes. Both articles should be incredibly helpful in helping you figure out which necklace you should buy. We create all of our pearl necklaces by hand, to order, here at our Los Angeles California production office using the very finest Gem Quality Freshwater pearls, matching silk and 14K Gold Clasps. Tailor your necklace to any length and style you can dream of – only at PurePearls.com.
Glowing with a subtle, gorgeous luster, an Elite Collection Freshwater Pearl Necklace is a treasure to cherish. Sourced directly from the pearl farms of China, our Elite Collection pearls represent the top 1% of each yearly harvest, and are set aside during sorting for use in Pendants, Earrings and Rings due to their near-perfect roundness of shape and fine, Akoya-like luster. Pure buys these loose pearls and has them matched into full strands for use in our Elite Collection Pearl Necklaces, Bracelets and perfectly matched Elite Collection Freshwater Pearl Sets. To learn more about what makes these pearls so very special read our Expert’s Guide to Freshwater Pearl Grading – this article (written by Ashley herself!) features a complete breakdown AAA Grading Scale for Freshwater pearls, and has tons of Pure’s famous un-retouched pearl pictures so you can see for yourself how these pearls look in real life, and why they’re among the very best in the world.
We show you how to grade and select pearls like a professional buyer. Learn the truth about the pearl industry and how to avoid paying retail prices.
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