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Graded Freshwater Pearl Necklace Program |
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MASTOLONI GRADED FRESHWATER PEARLS
Cultivated in China, Japan and the U.S.
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Today freshwater pearls are easily cultivated in massive quanities from freshwater mussels rather than saltwater oysters. A great irony of pearl history is that today's freshwater pearls, the least expensive cultured pearl product in the market, comes close to rivaling the quality of the most expensive NATURAL pearls ever found. The price-value anomaly is obvious to consumers as they hasten to buy Chinese freshwater bargains.
Since freshwater pearls are produced in great abundance, they are generally the most inexpensively priced of all cultured pearl varieties.
Just like the Graded Akoya Program, Mastoloni also maintains its high quality standards with freshwater pearls. Mastoloni now offers three quality standards which our pearl experts strictly watchover.
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Mastoloni Freshwater Cultured Pearl Grade
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Description
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AA
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Almost perfectly round to the eye. Excellent luster. Surface free from any visable defect. Excellent Matching. |
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A+
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Visibly Round; Excellent Luster; 95% of the surface free from any defects; Excellent Matching.
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A
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Slightly off round; good luster; few surface blemishes; Good Matching |
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