10.0-10.5mm Round Freshwater Cultured Pearl Solitaire Necklace Silver 18" - Pink (AAA Gem)

Simple, elegant, breathtaking. This gorgeous pearl solitaire is handcrafted from a handpicked AAA naturally pink pearl . The large freshwater pearl was selected for its brilliant luster, enchanting natural pink body color, alluring tone and nearly perfectly round shape. We selected the pearl from hundreds of naturally colored pearls to ensure the most enchanting natural pink color available; HinsonGayle pink pearls are not peach in color but rather an alluring pink with hints of the most desirable lavender overtones. This lovely solitaire pearl floats along an 18 inch  shimmering rhodium-coated sterling silver box chain that's finished with a sterling silver lobster claw clasp. At a generous 10.0-10.5mm, the quality of this meticulously handpicked pearl is amazing for a naturally-colored cultured pearl. With their nearly perfectly round shapes and the fact that premium freshwater pearls are 100% solid pearl nacre (unlike Akoya pearls, which are bead nucleated), HinsonGayle's gorgeous handpicked AAA-grade pearls represent the top of the pearl harvest and rival the highest quality Akoya saltwater pearls. Make it a set with a pair of HinsonGayle pink pearl stud earrings! (NOTE: Naturally pink pearls vary in color from pearl to pearl. Unlike dyed pink pearls where the coloring from pearl to pearl is artificially controlled to be uniform, naturally pink pearls are given their gorgeous pink colors as they form and grow in the shell. While the color of each naturally pink pearl is unique, HinsonGayle is proud to offer the most beautiful handpicked specimens of these organically grown pink pearls)

Selecting the Perfect Pearls

SIZE

Freshwater Cultured pearls range in size from 6.0mm up to 12.0mm, with the most popular sizes being 6.0-7.0mm, 7.0-8.0mm and 8.0-9.0mm. Generally, the smaller sized 6.0-7.0mm are perfect for petite ladies, teens and girls over 8 years old, while the 7.0-8.0mm and larger  sizes are an excellent and popular selection for women of all ages.

COLOR/OVERTONE

Freshwater Cultured pearls come in a continuum of natural colors. Ranging from white, pink, peachy-pink, and even rarer, lavender hues. Color-treated black freshwater cultured pearls are dark, multi-colored pearls that exhibit iridescent peacock colors.

LUSTER

The quality and quantity of light that is reflected from the surface, and just under the surface, of a pearl.  Pearls with a high luster have more nacre and are generally more  valuable. Both our AAA Handpicked and AAA Gem quality pearls display luster that is incredibly lustrous and "satiny". Our AAA Gem quality Cultured pearls will reflect light at a higher rate, and feature slightly sharper luster.

SURFACE QUALITY

Surface quality in freshwater cultured pearls is usually graded on an A-AAA grading scale. Our AAA Gem Collection and AAA Handpicked quality will display much less blemishing than the industry accepted norm of 5% blemishing on the surface. HinsonGayle classic round studs and strand surfaces are almost perfectly clean.

SHAPE

Pearls come in an infinite number of shapes. Generally the rounder the pearl the more valuable (assuming all other grading characteristics are the same). Our Classic Collection comes in round, near round, slightly off round, button, and oval shapes. Our Designer Collection showcases free-form baroque, keshi, coin and seed pearls.

MATCHING

Whenever a pearl is sold with other pearls, matching becomes an important value factor. Pearl are matched on color, luster, surface quality, size and shape. The pearls in classic studs and single strands should appear uniform on these value characteristics.

HinsonGayle Quality Grades 

AAA Gem Collection 

AAA Gem Collection Classic jewelry consists of rare, nearly perfectly round, ultra-premium pearls that exude the smoothest and cleanest surfaces with an incredibly high luster, brilliant iridescence, uniform in size, meticulously color-matched, and virtually flawless.

AAA Handpicked Collection

Graded at slightly below our AAA Gem Collection, this particular class still offers meticulous color and size matching, striking iridescence, naturally high luster and smooth surfaces — these round shaped pearls are classified as nearly round/slightly off round.

Handpicked

Exceptional value at HinsonGayle never means sacrificing quality. Our Handpicked Collection pearls are almost equal in luster, size, uniformity, and color matching as our AAA grade collections. Used in many of our fashion-forward designs, these pearls may exhibit very minor surface imperfections and are always stunning. Classic round pearl designs will be slightly off-round.