Freely-formed Philippine Gold South Sea Pearl Strand 11.2-14 .6 mm "Nova collection" Accompanying your strand of pearls

Accompanying your strand of pearls is be a uniquely numbered and laminated pearl quality report prepared by the Pearl Science Laboratory of Japan

The posts and backs are composed of solid 14-karat gold in your choice of white or yellow

white gold

which is in the larger size range for akoya pearls

Freely-formed Philippine Gold South Sea Pearl Strand 11.2-14 .6 mm "Nova collection" Accompanying your strand of pearlsPearl farming is as much art as science but farmers never have full control. Mother Nature always decides what happens during the years it takes a pearl to form in the ocean. Most people think of pearls as round, and indeed this is the shape most often desired. But round is only one symmetrical shape, and many others are highly sought and very valuable. The key, however, is symmetry or lack of. When pearls grow, they slowly spin. So even when pearls