This estate Tahitian pearl necklace with an 18k white gold and diamond clasp closure weighs 91.7g and measures 18 inches long, 14.5mm wide and 14.5mm deep. Classically elegant and sophisticated in style, this estate Tahitian pearl necklace comprises a single strand of 35 perfectly-matched, silk-strung, luminescent round Tahitian pearls measuring between 11 and 14.5mm in diameter, graded an enchanting 'silver-gray' color. The well-constructed 18k white gold slide-in tongue and clasp stamped '18k 750' is veiled by an elaborately pierced, highly decorative white gold bead, measuring 13.5mm in diameter, embellished with geometrically inspired lozenge, hexagonal and triangular open profiles. The intriguing lozenge profiles are cumulatively adorned with 0.24cts of full-cut diamonds, graded J-K color and SI clarity range, enhanced entirely by delicately mille grained contours.
In broad terms, pearls fall into the two general categories, namely freshwater and saltwater pearls. Tahitian pearls are one of the three types of salt-water pearls besides Akoya and South Sea pearls. Although traditionally called 'black' pearls, the color of Tahitian pearls can range from a metallic silver to the color of graphite, and within this range of colors, subsidiaries include bluish, purplish or greenish overtones. Tahitian pearls are cultivated from the black-lipped variety of the 'Pinctada Maxima' oyster whose size can reach a foot or more in diameter, producing considerably larger pearls. The oyster's excessive sensitivity to the culturing process renders the production of Tahitian pearls extremely difficult and costly resulting in their relatively high prices.
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