Before you make the decision to buy pearl jewelry, it is advisable to figure out how much you should expect to spend on the pearl jewelry you want. Considering pearls do not go out of style and can be worn with any style, we believe you should not compromise the quality of your pearl purchase! We believe you should purchase the best quality pearls you can afford within your budget. You need not spend a fortune on fine quality pearls. The price of pearl increases sharply as the pearl gets larger, but size is by no means the only factor. Unlike the catchy "4 C's" principle with diamonds, there's no easy way to remember everything that goes into making a great pearl. NLC-Triple S might not be catchy, but here's what it means.Nacre is the compound also known as mother of pearl.

Natural pearls are accidents of nature in free-living saltwater oysters. They are rare, difficult to match, and extremely expensive. Cultured pearls are pearls cultivated by inserting a nucleus into a mollusc living in either freshwater or saltwater. Modern farming techniques have made it relatively easy to get many pearls of similar size and color for use in jewelry. Freshwater pearls are any pearls from freshwater molluscs. Cultured freshwater pearls are solid nacre, while only natural saltwater pearls are entirely nacre. Cultured saltwater pearls have a nucleus and then many layers of nacre; the number of layers and the thickness of those layers are what influence the quality of the pearl. Solid nacre is not necessarily better; freshwater pearls are still inexpensive despite being solid nacre since they are easy to cultivate en masse and are often baroque instead of round.