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Tips before making your purchase of jewelry beads

1) The freshwater pearls

The freshwater pearls are considered the entry level of cultured pearls. True, to some extent. However, note that the freshwater pearl industry has made remarkable progress in recent years. They are now offering different varieties which, for the best of them, be compared with Akoya pearls sea.

In its broadest range, the costs of freshwater pearls are very affordable and represent excellent value for money.

Consider the freshwater pearls:

- Their quality and beauty
- Their value on the market
- Their very competitive prices due to the absence of an intermediary.

The freshwater pearls are available in 4 classic colors: White, pink, lavender and black (black is not natural).
How to identify a string of high-quality pearl on a website?

After considering the usual value criteria (size, shape, color, luster, surface), there is another very ingenious and complementary allowing you to appreciate the value of a pearl necklace. This method is offered on the gap diameter beads.

Example: A necklace of freshwater pearls 7-8mm worth less than a pearl necklace 7 to 7.5mm. Why?

For the selection of pearls is much more rigorous. A necklace enjoying a gap of 0.5 mm beads only present a greater harmony and a greater homogeneity. Buy online pearl necklace with a small gap is the assurance to acquire a string of high quality. When the diameter of the beads begin to seriously increase (9mm, 10mm, 11mm … and more), it is increasingly difficult to maintain this gap.

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