11mm South sea pearl

[Lux]

Hi All,

I was looking to get my future wife something for the day after the wedding(which is tradition in Sweden). I found a pair 11mm stud's for 589euro on their webpage.

http://www.thepearlsource.com/_28_collection_115.htm

But after screening the reviews on this page I'm not going to order from them. Do you have ant sites you can recommend preferably in Europe?

As always I’m a bit late so fast replay’s are much appreciated.

Thank you

Regards

Carl

[jshepherd]

11 mm white, round South Sea pearl earrings?
http://edelkontor.de/suedsee-perlenohrringe-1.html

These are about the same price given that the link above grades A-AAAA, not A-AAA.

[Lux]

Hi,

Again, can you tell a big difference between these and freshwater ones ? ( Is it wort spending the extra money for these(south sea)?)

Thanks angain.

regards
Carl

[jshepherd]

They are definitely going to have a different look. There are freshwater pearls that look similar to South Sea pearls, but they are different. Freshwater pearls are a good, inexpensive alternative. The South Sea, especially a perfect round pair with high luster and a blemish-free surface will be more "lux." In the larger sizes, round (non-beaded) freshwater don't usually have as sharp of luster, at least in the whites.