Description
Natural Cultured Freshwater Pearl Beads, Edge Plated, Flat Round, Real 18K Gold Plated
Size: about 15~17mm in diameter, 5~7.5mm thick, hole: 0.6mm.
Priced per 5 pcs
Please Note: Slight deviations in colors is allowed due to different display device.
A Comprehensive Guide to Choose Your Favored Freshwater Pearls
A Comprehensive Guide to Choose
Your Favored Freshwater Pearls
A Comprehensive Guide
to Choose Your Favored
Freshwater Pearls
Freshwater pearls mainly range in size from 2 mm to 12 mm, 2 mm ~ 6 mm are often regarded as small pearl size while 7 mm ~ 9 mm are often popular for pearl necklace making. In addition, freshwater pearls over 10 mm will be more valuable, especially in high quality.
Pearl Size Guide
Shape | Size | |||||||||||
Near Round |
3~4mm | 4~5mm | 5~6mm | 6~7mm | 7~8mm | 8~9mm | 9~10mm | 10~11mm | 11~12mm | 12~13mm | 13mm+ | |
Rice | 2~3mm | 3~4mm | 4~5mm | 5~6mm | 6~7mm | 7~8mm | 8~9mm | 9~10mm | 10~11mm | 11~12mm | ||
Potato | 2~3mm | 3~4mm | 4~5mm | 5~6mm | 6~7mm | 7~8mm | 8~9mm | 9~10mm | 10~11mm | 11~12mm | 12~13mm | |
Two Sides Polished |
3~4mm | 4~5mm | 5~6mm | 6~7mm | 7~8mm | 8~9mm | 9~10mm | 10~11mm | 11~12mm | |||
Round Pearls Rice Pearls Potato Pearls Two Sides Polished Pearls |
What is Keshi Pearls?
Reborn Pearls - Keshi pearls on our website are reborn keshi pearls, which means that the pearls are harvested and the mussels are returned to the water with their pearl sacs remained. So they continue to deposit the nacre to form another pearl.
Variety of Shapes - Freshwater keshi pearls, are mostly nuclear pearls. They are grown intentionally. A round keshi pearl can be produced by implanting a round nuclear sheet inside the oyster. So a variety of keshi pearl shapes can be cultured with different shapes of nuclear sheets, such as nuggets, round, flat round, rectangle, cross, rhombus, fish, heart, teardrop, flowers, etc. So many pearl shapes for you to choose.
What is Baroque Pearls?
Baroque pearls often feature irregular shapes and mildly elongated spheres with imperfect surfaces. They come in a variety of imperfect shapes, from minor aberrations to distinctly ovoid, curved, pinched, or lumpy shapes, which add a more unique touch and bring more artistic flair to baroque pairs or strands of pearls.
Real Gold Plated Jewelry Findings
Karat Gold - Understanding Gold Purity
1K Gold = 4.166% pure Gold
"K" stands for karat and indicates the percentage of gold in an alloy.
Gold Plated Information
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Real 18K Gold plated
Base Metal
(Brass or Zinc Alloy
or Stainless Steel)A very thin layer of 18k gold
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Real platinum plated
Base Metal
(Brass or Zinc Alloy
or Stainless Steel)A very thin layer of 75% Gold+ 25% Silver+Nickel+Zinc(Nickel not exceed 0.3%)
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Real Rose Gold plated
Base Metal
(Brass or Zinc Alloy
or Stainless Steel)A very thin layer of 75% Gold+ 25% Copper+Silver+Zinc
Our 18K gold-plated jewelry is not actually made of 18 karat gold, its base metal is usually brass, zinc alloy, sterling silver, or stainless steel. 18K gold-plated jewelry is created through electrochemical plating or chemical processes that deposit a very thin layer of 18K gold onto the base metal, with the gold layer being as thin as about 0.01 to 0.03 micrometers. Despite its thinness, there is real gold on such jewelry, even if it's just a thin layer of it.
The production principle of Real Platinum Plated and Real Rose Gold Plated jewelry is the same as 18K gold-plated jewelry, it is also created through electrochemical plating or the application of chemicals to deposit a very thin layer of karat gold over the base metal. On our website, in comparison to commonly plated products, the color durability of Real Platinum Plated and Real Rose Gold Plated jewelry is superior.
Real 18K Gold Plated VS Golden Plated
We offer two types of gold-plated jewelry: real gold-plated (12K, 14K, 18K, and 24K) and golden-plated. Below is a brief comparison between real 18K gold-plated and golden-plated items, similar to other real gold-plated pieces.
Real 18K Gold plated |
Golden plated |
|
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Color Durability | Usually 6~12 Months | Usually 3~6 Months |
Karat Gold Layer | About 0.01~0.03μm | Without real gold |
Gold Layer Material | 18 Karat Gold | Unknown Golden Material |
Maintenance | Avoid contact with water and sweat | Avoid contact with water and sweat |
Nickel Release Content |
MOST PASS (Please refer to the product description) |
PASS or NO PASS |