| As a formal function draws close, you may begin to | | | | beautiful as natural pearls, and they are more |
| worry about which dress to wear. Even after picking | | | | affordable. Cultured here means that the pearls are |
| on your ideal evening dress, you probably still have to | | | | produced with human intervention. They are usually |
| worry about the type of jewelry that will matches your | | | | produced in pearl oyster farms that are found in China |
| ideal dress. | | | | or Japan. |
| Hey, we are talking about evening gowns here. So I | | | | China produces the most pearls of the world, |
| know it's a special occasion for you, which is important | | | | accounting about 80% of the world's harvest. Japan |
| and really means something to you. Let me guess. It's | | | | comes the next. Pearls from China are much less |
| a prom? Classmates reunion? Going together in the | | | | expensive than Japanese pearls. Note however, they |
| church? Or a company new year party? Doesn't | | | | are cheaper not because they are of lower quality, |
| matter. The most important is that you want to look | | | | instead, it's because its larger quantity. Also China has |
| nice and elegant. Diamond is always an option, dazzling | | | | much lower labor cost. In addition, they focus on |
| and luxury. But when it comes to a diamond jewelry | | | | wholesale and the pearls are not that selectively |
| piece that catches others' eyes a dozen feet away, | | | | picked. I personally actually prefer China pearls. If you |
| not everyone can afford it. | | | | spend the same amount of money, you actually get |
| In this situation, perhaps you may want to consider | | | | better quality, or size, or both from Chinese pearl |
| wearing pearl jewelry. This is because pearls have a | | | | farmers. |
| natural radiance on the surface that makes them look | | | | Pearls can come in many different shapes, sizes, and |
| classy and elegant. The most precious pearls are | | | | colors. A dye can be applied to cultured pearls to |
| those that are found in a natural environment. These | | | | achieve the desired colors. Colors can be white, black, |
| pearls are very rare, hence they are more costly. | | | | gold, silver, cream, and so on. And because they are |
| There are quite a few factors that together decide | | | | available in many different sizes, they can fit into |
| the value of a pearl: luster, thickness of the luster, | | | | almost any type of chain or ring to become a piece of |
| cleanness of the surface, and size. The bigger the | | | | pearl jewelry. Hence, you will be able to find pearl |
| pearl, the more valuable it is. Also, the shape of the | | | | necklaces, pearl bracelets, pearl ear rings, and almost |
| pearl matters as well. High quality pearls are perfectly | | | | any kind of jewelry you can think of. |
| round. Pearls with almost perfect surfaces are hard to | | | | Pearl pieces are the kind of jewelry that make you |
| find and thus valuable. A perfect surface is extremely | | | | look elegant and gracious while keeping a low profile. |
| smooth, you can actually use it as a mirror! A real fine | | | | And pearl necklaces that are usually hand beaded with |
| and top quality pearl has very thick shine surface as | | | | top quality pearls, in selected consistent sizes really |
| well. | | | | shines. Luxury, elegant, feminine, and yet at usually a |
| There are natural pearls and naturally cultured pearls. | | | | fraction of the price of an alternative diamond piece. |
| Cultured pearls are alternatives to natural pearls. | | | | Pearl necklaces almost goes extremely well along with |
| Actually wild natural pearls has only less than 0.5% | | | | any formal dress, for any special occasion. That is |
| market share today. Cultured pearls, which are actually | | | | probably why pearl jewelry is always a must in |
| naturally planted in the waters, may look just as | | | | woman's jewelry boxes all over the world. |