| It helps you to learn whether it is really worth the | | | | the above facts. |
| dollars you spend, while you are buying pearl | | | | Precious metals such silver, gold and platinum are |
| jewelry? | | | | often used to set with pearls jewelry. The unique |
| Generally, evaluating a pearl jewelry starts with a | | | | make or exquisite fabrication of metal let a pearl |
| idea that how much the components are worth | | | | jewelry be not only more valuable, but also more |
| and how to combine them. Thus the widely-used | | | | fashionable. However, metal itself is of great |
| components that should be taken into | | | | value. It is well known that platinum can bid higher |
| consideration are pearls, metal work, decorations, | | | | than gold in price. And gold is also worth much |
| crafts and brands. | | | | more than silver. |
| Pearls are firstly identified by quality standards | | | | More specifically, gold is divided into 14K, 18K and |
| from A to AAA grades (although description or | | | | 24K. The bigger K number is, the more expensive |
| definition of GIA grades may be a little different | | | | gold is. Sometimes, the weight of precious metal |
| from one company to another). For instance, all | | | | piece is concerned for price. All the clasps we |
| are of AA+ grade in quality, south sea pearls are | | | | provide are in 14k gold with all the post in 18k |
| as valuable as Tahitian pearls, then Akoya pearls | | | | gold. |
| are worth less, and other saltwater pearls and | | | | Frequently, other gemstones like diamonds, jades, |
| freshwaters are the most affordable to people. In | | | | crystal-rocks, even and kinds of pearl imitations |
| size, the larger a pearl is, the higher its price can | | | | and decorations are hired to have pearl jewelry |
| be. Also, a round pearl is better than an off-round | | | | decorated, well matched and interspersed. These |
| or a drop pearl. Lastly, white, pink, golden and | | | | precious gemstones push the price of pearl |
| black are dominating pearl body colors; but the | | | | jewelry up, while they are enhancing pearl jewelry |
| rarer overtone really make a pearl be more | | | | charm. Some jewellers place zircon as a replacer |
| expensive. In short, a 10-12mm, AAA, pink | | | | of real diamond, but actually, it has great |
| freshwater pearl may be very close to an | | | | difference on values when compared with |
| 7-8mm, AA, white Akoya pearl in price in spite of | | | | diamonds. |