How do pearl sorters work

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We value building long-term relationships while increasing your profitability through efficiency and reliability. From the classic True Round shapes, to Buttons and Baroques, the luxurious South Sea pearl type offers a unique beauty that pearl lovers of all stripes are bound to appreciate.

For all pearl farmers, the mission to produce as many perfect "True Round" pearls is of the utmost importance. Despite that, "True Round" pearls still only account for a small percentage of each year's harvests This often means that building a South Sea Necklace layout of perfectly round pearls, matched for body color, overtone, luster and surface quality can take years to accomplish, while the appropriate pearls are located and slowly added to the building necklace layout.

Keshi pearls pictured above are a little-heard-of "Collector's Item" that are quite lovely and unique in their own right. Keshi pearls are not strictly considered "Cultured pearls" Occasionally, a tiny piece of nacre will break away from the main body of the pearl while it's forming, and begin acquiring its own pearl sac.

When this happens, the irritant begins to become an independent pearl on its own. South Sea pearls display natural colors of White or varying shades of Gold. For White South Sea Pearls. For Golden South Sea Pearls. There are many Primary Body Color and Overtone combinations when it comes to White and Golden South Sea pearls — this will just be a short list of the most common.

The intensity of the primary color and saturation of Overtone does vary from pearl to pearl - this is where a skilled eye for color matching become very important. Pearls with pronounced iridescence and saturated colors are considered more valuable , all other factors like Luster, Shape, Surface Quality and Size being equal.

The photo above features one of my favorite, most colorful overtones for Golden South Sea pearls: Champagne. The South Sea pearl oyster, p.

This allows the oyster to be nucleated with large mother-of-pearl beads, producing the largest pearls in the world. Size ranges for South Sea pearls range from 8. The pearls ranging from 9. At their largest, pearls measuring up to So a This means that the pearls will begin near the clasp at their smallest size, and gradually increase throughout the layout, culminating in nice large center section.

Traditionally, these graduation rates span 2. These layouts would read The pearl sorters at the farms have a narrower range of pearls to work with while creating a "Non-Graduated" layout, and a full strand of perfectly matched South Sea pearls can take years to create.

Our Pearl-Necklace-on-Model pictures are sure to be a helpful visual guide for anyone who wants to see how these larger pearl necklaces look when worn. These are:. Surface Quality blemishing. Symmetry of Shape. To dive deeper into South Sea pearl grading, and learn about the detailed benchmarks for each pearl grade, examine examples of common surface inclusions and more, visit: Pure Pearl's Ultimate South Sea Pearl Grading Guide.

Great question! The answer is that you'll want to balance beauty with budget. Very High to Excellent Luster. Excellent Matching Throughout. Beautiful, Even Color Saturation and Overtones. Fine Presentation When Worn. Ashley herself selects each necklace in this highly curated collection.

Pearl necklaces are hand-picked for stunning colors or overtones, particularly bright luster or an artistically arranged layout.

Our South Sea Pearl Necklace collections are continually updated, and we do our very best to provide new pearls for everyone to admire at a range of price points for every budget. While shopping for a pearl necklace, it's helpful to keep in mind that cultured pearls are the result of a natural, biological process. As such, pearls can never be completely, flawlessly perfect. The goal is not to find perfectly characterless round beads - that's what Swarovsky crystal pearls are for!

With pearls, we aim to bring you precious gemstones that sparkles with character and personality that will become yours and yours alone. Our standing recommendation is to always look to find pearl Luster and Colors that you can fall in love with first, then consider other factors like Size or Surface Quality. If you'd like help finding the perfect Pearl Necklace , feel free to Contact Us anytime - our pearl experts are always happy to help.

Luxurious South Sea pearls have been used to create some of the most beautiful and impressive pearl jewelry designs the pearl world has ever laid eyes on. Our South Sea pearl jewelry collections include styles from the traditional classics like pearl stud earrings to more couture designs sparkling with diamonds and precious colored gemstones.

Every design is created by hand, to order here in our Los Angeles, CA production offices. High quality South Sea pearl jewelry should all be matched to near-perfection with very little to slight variation in size, shape, body color and overtone Multi-color layouts are excepted here , luster and surface quality. Pure Pearls has curated a stunning collection of White and Golden South Sea pearls to suit every desire and price point. We truly do have something for everyone to fall in love with. All strands are individually double-knotted between each pearl using fine matching silk thread, and we finish all of our strands with matching 14K Gold clasps and 14K french wire-wrapping to ensure the ends withstand daily handling.

South Sea Pearl Pendants will never go out of style! From simple, classic Solitaire pendants to more ornate designs sparkling with VS1 diamond accents, Pure Pearls offers a pendant design for everyone to love. Bigger is usually better with South Sea Pearl Pendants, so don't be afraid to go for some glamour! These pearls balance beautifully against the expanse of chest and the body as a whole. This is done by spreading them on tarps on the floor and putting electric fans on them.

Size can be sorted with pans containing holes in the bottom, like a sieve. Shaking the pan repeatedly causes the pearls smaller than the holes to fall through. Girls at the pearl factory line tables with bright florescent lights sorting almost quicker than my eye could see. It was fun to see some smiles creep on their faces when they were photographed. They dressed like any young lady would be in the west in blue jeans and colorful sweaters or shirts.

The owner graciously granted us "roaming rights" to snoop in the many sacks and even take samples and photos of the pearl factory. We kept thinking this was too generous and only took a few while the workers always encouraged to take more. I think our conservative amounts surprised them. I was especially thrilled to have samples of undrilled pearls.

Several hole drilling machines attached to tables waited for another day when they'd be used to drill a tiny hole in each pearl. Anyone who loves pearls can greater appreciate a necklace after realizing all the steps one single pearl goes through before becoming a piece of jewelry. For very tiny pearls, and some are very, very small, no bigger than an end of a pen, it would take a keen eye to drill a hole in these or string them.

Read about historic pearl drills here. After being drilled, the pearl factory workers string them on temporary strings. Pearls that are identical are grouped together in bundles of strands.