Pink Akoya Cultured Pearl Row on a 14 Carat White Gold Clasp

This beautiful pearl row is made up of 37 slightly graduated round pink Akoya cultured pearls, threaded on a 14 carat white gold ridged design ball pearl clasp.
 
Specifications
Pearl size - 10.3mm to 11.3mm 
Number of pearls - 37 
Fasten metal - 14 carat white gold 
Threading style - Knotted - Silk-Nylon blend 
Row length - 18 inches 
Colour origin - Natural - Enhanced 
 
Care & Cleaning
Pearls are one of the few organic gemstones used in jewellery. Akoya pearls are saltwater pearls and come form the mollusk Pinctada Fucata 
 
Today, pearls are cultured in mollusks on farms rather than caught in the wild like they were in the past. The term 'natural pearl' refers to pearls that have been produced by a mollusk without human intervention, whereas 'cultured pearls' are produced with the help of humans. 
 
Pearls are delicate gems, they can scratch easily so care should always be taken when wearing and storing your pearl jewellery.
We do not recommend that pearl jewellery be worn everyday. 
 
Avoid high temperatures when wearing pearls as exposure to heat can burn cultured pearls, cause discolouration, splitting or cracking and dehydration. 
Most pearls are fixed to posts by an adhesive, rather than held in place by claws, and prolonged exposure to heat can dissolve the adhesive. 
 
You should avoid chemicals when wearing pearls. Hair spray, perfume, make-up, lotions even acidic perspiration can damage the pearl nacre. Always put your pearl jewellery on after applying any of the above products and take your jewellery off before going swimming, doing any kind of cleaning or washing and during exercise. 
 
Pearls are commonly treated to enhance their apparent colour and surface quality. Bleaching will lighten any dark surface spots and is considered more of a standard process rather than a testament. This is a stable and undetectable enhancement. 
Dying is another very common treatment, especially in freshwater pearls. This is usually a stable (permanent) treatment, but some colours may fade is exposed to direct sunlight or heat from too long. 
Irradiation is another pearl treatment but this is less common. It produces black, grey and blue - grey colours from white pearls and is a stable treatment. 
 
Pearls should never be ultrasonic or steam cleaned and should never be submerged in gold or silver dips. 
The best way to clean your pearls at home is with warm water and a very soft brush. If your pearls are strung make sure they dry completely before being worn again and avoid getting them wet on a regular basis, use a soft cloth to wipe down your pearls after wear instead of dipping them.
 
If you would like to learn more about gemstone treatments, what these treatments are and what they do, as well as which treatments are stable and how to look after gemstones with unstable treatments, please visit our 'gemstone Guide' page.