Become a Pearl Expert
The Ultimate Guide
We show you how to grade and select pearls like a professional buyer. Learn the truth about the pearl industry and how to avoid paying retail prices.
PurePearls.com specializes in fine cultured Japanese Akoya and Hanadama pearls, exotic Tahitian and South Sea pearls as well as colorful fine Freshwater pearl necklaces. We offer every color of the pearl rainbow: from timeless white pearls, to exotic black hues, gorgeous goldens and even blue! For help selecting the perfect pearl color, we recommend reading The Ultimate Guide to Pearl Colors first, which features an in-depth breakdown of each pearl color by pearl type, as well as our trademark real-life pearl photos to show you what they look like in real life.
Pearl necklaces are a timeless staple of every woman’s jewelry box. Whether you’re starting out with the Classic White Akoya or cultured white Freshwater single strand necklace, or expanding your collection to include daring and exotic black Tahitian pearls, luxurious Golden South Sea Pearl Necklaces, high-end Hanadama Pearl Necklaces and beyond, Pure Pearls offers a continually refreshed collection of all major pearl necklace types to choose from. Are you stuck on that age-old question, which pearl type should I choose? We’ve got you covered. Read our Freshwater vs Akoya Pearls: The Insider’s Guide to Buying the Perfect Pearl Necklace
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Need help deciding on the perfect pearls? Read our Ultimate Guide to Pearl Necklace Lengths for the expert’s take on choosing the best strand length and style, replete with tons of real-life photos of our pearls so you know exactly what to expect. PurePearls.com offers only the highest quality cultured pearls from each yearly harvest and the highest caliber pearl education online today. To learn more about which pearl necklace grade is right for you, we recommend reading our Insider’s Guide to Pearl Grading, which breaks down each pearl grading benchmark, and provides tons of Pure’s real life pearl photography to show you exactly what you can expect in your new pearl necklace.
Our Pearl Necklace Collection features the finest luxury pearls in the world, without the exorbitant brand-name mark-ups. Choose from classic single strand necklaces, or add long, lustrous pearl rope necklaces or double and triple-strand styles to round out your pearl jewelry collection. Our Tahitian Pearl Necklace collection features one of a kind, unique layouts selected by Ashley herself for incredibly saturated colors, or in the case of her Baroque Pearl Necklace selections, whimsical, artistic layouts. Our pearls are sourced direct from the pearl farms overseas, and are individually double-knotted by hand to order, here at our Los Angeles, CA workshop using only the finest cultured pearls from around the world, matching silk and 14K Gold clasps and findings.
We show you how to grade and select pearls like a professional buyer. Learn the truth about the pearl industry and how to avoid paying retail prices.
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