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.
Our Elite Collection Freshwater pearl earrings feature only the finest, most lustrous and perfectly matched Freshwater pearls in the world. These solid-nacre pearls are perfect for everyday luxury and affordable elegance. Each pearl in this collection represents the top 3% of the world's Freshwater pearl harvests every year, and are guaranteed to feature less than 0.5% deviance from a perfectly round shape. From fashionable diamond dangles to stately studs, our collection of glamorous designs is always growing, and we're always looking for new styles that everyone can love.
Lustrous and elegant, our Gem Quality Elite Collection Freshwater Pearl Earrings offers the durability and affordability of solid-nacre Freshwater pearls, combined with the beauty and shine of more expensive saltwater Akoya Pearl Earrings. Our Elite Collection Earrings Collections features a delectable rainbow of colorful options, ranging from romantic Lavender pearl earrings to romantic Pinks and classic White pearl studs. Which pearl color is right for you? Read our Expert’s Guide to Pearl Colors to find out more, and see the dazzling variety of natural hues of our Gem Quality pearls. Our Ultimate Guide to Pearl Sizes is our #1 ranked guide dedicated to pearl sizes, and features every popular size of pearl earring modeled for you so you can figure out which pearl size is best before you buy them.
Our Elite Collection Freshwater Pearls are sourced directly from the distant pearl farms of China, skipping out on all those middleman mark-ups that make our competitors so much more expensive for similar or even lower quality than you can buy here at PurePearls.com. We hand match every pair of Pearl Earrings by hand to order, for size, color, overtone and luster – so you are guaranteed a perfect match. Using only the finest cultured Freshwater pearls, 14K Gold, VS1 Diamond accents and precious gemstones, each pair of Elite Collection Pearl Earrings is tailored to your specifications here at our Los Angeles, California workshop. Visit our Expert’s Guide to Freshwater Pearl Grading to see a detailed breakdown of the A-AAA Freshwater Pearl Grading Scales, and find out why our Elite Collection Freshwater pearls are among the very best in the world.
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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Luxury Grade Pearls. Lower Prices.
Luxury Grade Pearls.
Lower Prices.
The true value of pearls lies in their quality. We sell true luxury grade pearls without traditional luxury store markups.
We source the worlds finest pearls and sell direct to customers like you. You can expect to save about 1/2 the cost of traditional retail.
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