Natural Color Tahitian South Sea Cultured Pearl Necklace

American Pearl | The World's Finest Pearls

This natural color black Tahitian South Sea Cultured pearl Tin Cup or station necklace is affixed with white gold. The necklace measures 16 inches in length and contains nine perfectly round flawless black Tahitian cultured pearls. Tahitian black pearls are the most exotic and mystical of all pearls harvested in the world. Adding to this mystic is the broad array of colors that this peculiar Silver Lipped oyster from French Polynesia delivers. The lip of the oyster is not unlike a rainbow displaying the full color spectrum in a narrow stripe bordering the oysters rim. All of the pearls on this necklace are "A Quality." American Pearl uses the industry standard grading system for black Tahitian South Sea cultured pearls. The nomenclature for this grading system is A, B, C and D, unlike the A, A+, AA and AAA grading system for white Japanese Akoya cultured pearls. This grading system is used by pearl farmers when they sell their pearls and is the industry standard. As such, it is the only grading system that fully describes the quality of black Tahitian south sea pearls. An "A Quality" pearl is one of superior quality comprising no surface defects. Chain is available in a heavier 14K Gold chain as shown.