Information |
Low-Grade South Sea pearls representing the bottom 40% of pearl harvest.
(Not Sold at Pasha Pearls) |
Medium-Grade South Sea pearls representing the top 60% of Harvest. Commonly found at jewelry stores and major department stores.
(Not Sold at Pasha Pearls) |
High-Grade South Sea pearls representing the top 5-10% of a pearl harvest. Found in Fine Jewelry Stores. |
High-Grade South Sea pearls representing the top 2% of a pearl harvest. |
Surface |
Pearls having flaws on at least 60% of the pearl surface, with 20% containing deep imperfections. |
Flawless pearl on 40% if its surface, with the remaining 50% having minor imperfections and 10% containing deep flaws. |
Flawless pearl on at least 80-85% of its surface, with the remaining 15-20% containing only minor imperfections with one or two deep imperfections. |
Flawless pearl on at least 95% of the pearl surface, with 5% having slight concentrated imperfections. |
Luster |
Poor |
Medium |
High |
Very High |