anotherpearlnovice
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Hi there,
I am new to the forum and to everything about pearls. I appreciate all of the information I have read in this forum and would really love any comments and suggestions you might have. I am contemplating on getting Mikimoto pearl stud earrings for my sister as her wedding gift. She might not be wearing this at the wedding, but I figure that she could use it as her everyday earrings. Her style is classic and feminine. If it matters, she is 5'4" and weights about 100 lbs.
I have narrowed it down to the the 7.5-8 mm Grade AA (priced at a low $1k) and the 8-8.5 mm Grade A+ (a few hundreds more than the former). Anything beyond this range is out of my budget. I read from this forum that I should get the best quality pearl as opposed to the bigger size, but I am still unsure of certain specifics. I don't live in the city, so I am unable to go check out the earrings in person and could only make an online purchase, which I am a little nervous about. My questions are:
- How do these two pearl grades, A+ and AA, fare in comparison? Is there a distinct difference?
- Given the two pearl sizes above, are they much different on the ears?
I was also considering the other two styles (see the attached pictures) but just thought that the simple pearl stud might be more timeless. I saw a few pictures of the stud with diamonds on the ears, and I actually really like it. Just not sure if the pearls are a little too small (7mm with Grade A+, priced almost the same as the AA 7.5-8 mm stud).
Thank you in advance for your time and advice.
I am new to the forum and to everything about pearls. I appreciate all of the information I have read in this forum and would really love any comments and suggestions you might have. I am contemplating on getting Mikimoto pearl stud earrings for my sister as her wedding gift. She might not be wearing this at the wedding, but I figure that she could use it as her everyday earrings. Her style is classic and feminine. If it matters, she is 5'4" and weights about 100 lbs.
I have narrowed it down to the the 7.5-8 mm Grade AA (priced at a low $1k) and the 8-8.5 mm Grade A+ (a few hundreds more than the former). Anything beyond this range is out of my budget. I read from this forum that I should get the best quality pearl as opposed to the bigger size, but I am still unsure of certain specifics. I don't live in the city, so I am unable to go check out the earrings in person and could only make an online purchase, which I am a little nervous about. My questions are:
- How do these two pearl grades, A+ and AA, fare in comparison? Is there a distinct difference?
- Given the two pearl sizes above, are they much different on the ears?
I was also considering the other two styles (see the attached pictures) but just thought that the simple pearl stud might be more timeless. I saw a few pictures of the stud with diamonds on the ears, and I actually really like it. Just not sure if the pearls are a little too small (7mm with Grade A+, priced almost the same as the AA 7.5-8 mm stud).
Thank you in advance for your time and advice.
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