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.
The term "Hanadama" loosely translates to "Flower Pearl". These spectacular pearls have been named after the famous cherry blossoms that bloom every Spring in Japan. Traditional Hanadama Akoya pearls are famous for their intensely bright, mirror-like luster and shimmering light to deep rose overtones. A necklace from Pure Pearls is guaranteed to take her breath away ...
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Gleaming with mirror-bright beauty and iridescent Orient, a Japanese Hanadama Akoya Pearl Necklace sets the standard when it comes to luxury quality white pearl necklaces. Cultured in Japan, the birthplace of Akoya pearls, Hanadama pearls are set aside during harvest for having the highest luster, cleanest surfaces and thickest crystalline nacre layers. They are then sent to the Pearl Science Laboratory of Tokyo, Japan to be officially certified as “Hanadama”. Each Hanadama Necklace – both our Traditional and Natural Color, Untreated pearls – are guaranteed to be the best of each yearly harvest, at a fraction of the price you would normally pay at Mikimoto’s or Tiffany’s. Discover more about these lustrous pearls by reading the Ultimate Akoya Pearl Buyer’s Guide.
Using the finest certified Hanadama pearls with unrivaled nacre thickness, luxury-quality silk and 14K Gold clasps and mountings, each piece of jewellery is hand-crafted to surpass your expectations here at our Los Angeles, California workshop. Each Hanadama Necklace or pair of certified Hanadama Pearl Earrings arrives secured in our Signature Little Black Gift Box, and is accompanied by a certification from the Pearl Science Lab, a GIA Graduate Prepared Retail Appraisal and Pearl Care Instructions to keep your certified pearls looking gorgeous for a lifetime.
View our Insider’s Guide to Akoya Pearl Grading to see for yourself why our cultured pearls are at the top of their class. Our enduring commitment to quality craftsmanship guarantees that a luxury quality Hanadama Pearl Necklace from PurePearls.com will be an heirloom worthy piece featuring the finest pearls and meant to bring joy for decades to come.
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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