Tips on Selecting Freshwater Pearls
Some of these factors directly affect the beauty of pearls and their value. Understanding the basis they will help you recognize the quality, rarity, and beauty of your pearls.
Size
The size of the pearl depends on the size and health of molluscs in which they grow, the size of the core causes it to grow, and the length of time the pearl is left to grow in molluscs, as well as several other factors. Spherical pearls (round for round near) can range from 2mm to 20mm diameter. larger pearl is more valuable because it is more rare. Fine quality pearls can be small, and low-quality pearls can be large, so the value of pearls depends on how other factors combine with a value of 6.
Form
There are three main categories of form, and they are divided into seven shapes identified.
Round
Round
Near Round
Symmetrical
Oval
Button
Reduction
Baroque
Spring - baroque
Baroque
Round - comes round to the eye.
Close round - comes almost unanimously for the eyes. Maybe a little out-of - round, elongated, or flattened
Oval - symmetrical shapes, round oval
Button - symmetrical, flat or slightly flattened circle
Impairment - shaped symmetrical, rounded pear fruit
Semi - baroque - Non - symmetric, off-round, slightly irregular oval, button, or drop.
Baroque - Non - symmetric shape with an irregular appearance
Other forms are described as they arise, such as "coins", "cross", "bar", "diamonds", etc.
If the grooves extend around the pearls all described as "round" pearls.
Round pearls usually form the most valuable, and partly because of its rarity. A pearl-shaped symmetrical with good will is more valuable than non-symmetrical. However, six other factors must also be considered for the beauty and value of pearls.
COLOR
There are three main characteristics of the color of pearls:
* Bodycolor - Overall Color pearl
* Additional tones - the colors appear during bodycolor translucent pearl.
* ORIENT - This is a colorful, like the colors of the rainbow just below the surface of the pearl 's.
Not all pearls have a tone or orientation. Various colors of the rainbow can be seen in pearls. Pearl cultivation displaying different colors, the subtle colors. They do not have bright colors like ruby red. Pearl colors tend to be more muted. In the past, the color for a particular type is usually within a narrow range. Today different types of pearls can display the same color.
Color and Value
If a rare color for the species, and if it appeals to consumers then the colors will command a higher price.
The presence of tone always increase the attractiveness of pearl and will add value.
Orient is more common in baroque pearls than in round pearls, and usually will add value.
As usual, the color also depends on the value of six other factors.
Scintillation
Luster is the most important of all factors of beauty, and value, of the pearl. Pearl luster is where the magic lies.
Luster is caused by light traveling down through translucent nacre, and reflect back to the eye. There seems to light the inside of the pearl nucleus.
There are four categories of sheen:
* Superior - Reflections on a bright, sharp, and distinct.
* Good - Reflections on the bright but not sharp, and they may be a bit blurred at the edges.
* Fair - Reflections weak, vague, and vague
* Poor - a dim reflection and disseminated.
Akoya pearls tend to display bright, mirror like gloss, while others feature luster, soft satiny, which has its own charm.
Tahitian pearls have almost metallic sheen, while Southsea pearls have more of a soft satiny luster.
Six other factors must be included along with all the sparkle of pearls to assess, but the light remains the most important factor.
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