Pearl Guide
| QUALITIES | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tahiti Perles/RW grading | Official | Surface quality |
| GEM | A+ | Perfect, Blemish free |
| TOP | A | 90% of the pearls are clean to the eye |
| AAA1 | B | 91- 75% of the pearls are clean, (1spot, 3 spots are allowed but concentrated at the same area) |
| AAA2 | C+ | 76- 55 % of the pearls are clean, (slight spots) |
| AA1 | C & C- | 56 - 25 % of the pearls are clean |
| AA2 | D+ | 26% of the pearls are clean |
| A+ | D | Commercial, spotted, No magnification required |
| SHAPES | ||
|---|---|---|
| Round/Semi Round | RNSR | Sphere shape |
| Button | BU | - Slightly flattened - Symmetrical |
| Oval | OV | - Egg, olive - Symmetrical |
| Drop | DP | - Pear shape - Symmetrical |
| Near round | NR-PR | Appears almost round to the eye. Some might be slightly out of-round |
| Drop2 | DP2 | - Drop shape with 1 - 2 circles forming a cap on 1/4 of the top or bottom of the pearl - Asymetrical |
| Half Drop | DP3 | - light circle around the pearl - Asymmetrical |
| Half Button | HB | - Flat shape - Symmetrical with 1 circle |
| Circled Pearls | CO ; CR ; CBU ; (C)DP | - 0: ( light circle) - 1 ( one-two circles) - 2 ( two to two circles) - 3 ( > three circles) - Asymmetrical |
| Baroque | BQ; BQR; BQD; BQC; BQSTR; BQT1; BD | - Irregular shape - Assymmetrical - BQ ( Baroque) - BQR (Baroque Round & Pebble ) - BQD ( Baroque Drop Oval) - BQC (Baroque Circle) - BQSTR ( Baroque Star) - BQT1 ( Baroque Sea Urshin) - BD (Baroque Design) |
| Keishi | KF; KOD; KR; KL; KI; KC | - KF ( Keshi Flower) - KOD ( Keshi Oval Drop) - KR ( Keshi Round) - KL ( Keshi Long) - KI ( Keshi Irregular) - KC ( Keshi Circle ) |
| COLORS | |
|---|---|
| Peacock | P1 : Iridescence : Intense P2 : Iridescence :Excellent P3 : Iridescence : Good P4 : Iridescence : Fair P5 : Iridescence : Above average P6 : Iridescence : Average P7 : Iridescence : Below average, washed |
| Tahitian silver | White color |
| Multi Color | Body colors + mix all hues |
| Multi dark | Dark body color + mix all hues |
| Dark Blue | Dark body color + blue |
| Multi Light | Grey light, white body colors + Mix of hues |
| Fancy | Light colors with light blue, gold, green reflections |
| FAMILY/ BODY COLOR/ | SECONDARY COLORS / OVERTONE/ HUES |
| Black ( Deep, Medium, Light) | Main Hues: Cherry (Pink), Green, Green Cherry, Neutral Secondary Hues: LB: Light Blue, BW Brown, YA Yellow, YB Yellow brown, YP Yellow Pistashio, YG Yellow Gold |
| Grey ( Deep, Medium, Light ) | Main Hues: Cherry (Pink), Green, Green Cherry, Neutral Secondary Hues: LB: Light Blue, BW Brown, YA Yellow, YB Yellow brown, YP Yellow Pistashio, YG Yellow Gold |
| White (Deep, Medium, Light ) | Main Hues: Cherry (Pink), Green, Green Cherry, Neutral Secondary Hues: LB: Light Blue, BW Brown, YA Yellow, YB Yellow brown, YP Yellow Pistashio, YG Yellow Gold |