Pearl Introduction

Pearls know as the”gem queen”by its beautiful and elegant pure character. Since ancient times diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, lime stones and pearls are considered to be the "Five emperors and a queen" given by the nature. She is not only the symbol of power, but also the only exclusive women wear jewelry. For thousands of years, Pearls have been praised highly and respected by ladies around the world. Pearls are listed as June birthstone by international gemstone industry, and also the 13th and 30th wedding anniversary’s souvenir gifts. It’s symbol of health, purity, rich, happiness, longevity. High-quality pearl ornaments can make women become elegant and charming. Pearls’ color is sundry: white is pure and elegant, pink is fresh and bright, black is mysterious and noble, golden is gorgeous and wealthy.

The generation of pearls

Pearl is one kind in the gem, produced in some specific varieties of oysters. When the oysters open and receive other invaders, and unable to exclude, its cell membrane will secrete pearl liquid and the other invaders will be layered by layered constantly wrapped up, after a long period of time, it grew into a pearl. Because each time the pearl wrapped in a very thin of nacre, it may take 3 to 6 years before it is formed.

In recent years, China has re-cultivated freshwater pearls in rivers and tributaries of the Yangtze River, basin with tempered traditional technology and expertise, and cultivated different shapes: round, oval, button-shaped, drop-shaped and irregular shape etc. Colors are white, orange and pink and so on.

Selection of pearls

Precious pearls are rare in jewelery. After Pearl collection, all the original beads need to be classified. Pearl classification is an extremely difficult and time-consuming job, because there are no two pearls are exactly the same. Each one should be sorted according to its size, shape, color and gloss, afterwards pearls are also processed carefully and fine finished. An inexperienced manipulator or a little negligence will harm the quality of pearls. At last, People carefully designed into a string of necklaces or other jewelry before comparing the size and the suitability. Generally speaking, a 16-inch top pearl necklace needs to be composed of about 50 top pearls, and these 50 top pearls need to be selected by pearl screening equipment from more than 10,000 pearls.

Pearl product maintenance

Pearl jewelry, whether it is worn or preserved, should avoid friction with the rough hardware, so as not to be cut. And also don’t put close to a variety of chemical products, such as acid fruit juice, kitchen spices, perfume and oil contacts. If contaminated, promptly wipe with a wet cotton cloth. Keep jewelry clean, and use water when cleaning.

Pearl necklaces are generally used more than two high-grade wear-resistant nylon thread with a unique knotting method. Even when the necklace buckle is disconnected, pearls would not scatter. The string of pearls will be deformed aging and easily broken after a long time, so it is proposed to re-string once a year.