White 10-11mm Baroque Freshwater Cultured Pearl Stud Earrings 14K White Gold (AAA Gem)

Purposely created for the woman who never wants to be seen in jewelry that someone else is wearing! These unique, one-of-a-kind pearl stud earrings are crafted from premium AAA free-form baroque pearls mounted on solid 14K gold posts. The gorgeous pearls were hand selected for their mirror-like luster and blemish-free surfaces. The naturally shaped free-form baroque pearls have a stunningly intense pearl iridescence (aka orient); their deeply reflective surfaces casts hints of aubergine, rose and green hues as they are turned when viewed under natural sunlight. Free-form baroque pearls are 100% pearl nacre and do not have a bead nucleus at their core. Their irregular shapes formed naturally in the shell, thus they are called free-form baroque. Each pearl is completely unique in shape and form. No two pearls are alike, creating an aura of sophistication for each of these one-of-a-kind pearl pairs. Even though each pearl is completely different, they are painstakingly hand paired to complement each other. HinsonGayle's Gem Collection AAA-grade pearls represent the very top of the free-form baroque pearl harvest and are unmatched in all pearl characteristics. NOTE: Since no two pearls are alike, that means that no two pairs are alike; the pair you receive will not look like any of the pairs shown in the images, but it is guaranteed to be an exceptional one-of-a-kind pair of pearls! These pearls are very large for genuine pearls and range from 9-10mm wide and up to over 13mm long. They are appropriate for women and older teenagers, but generally considered too large for young girls.

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.