Pure Pearls Glossary

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5 terms starting with K, each linked to the pieces we actually have.

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Freshwater, saltwater, South Sea, keshi, and how to tell a real pearl from a coated bead.

Round, baroque, drop, coin and the rest, and what each one is worth paying for.

What AAA actually means, plus lustre, nacre, orient and the claims to be sceptical of.

Millimetres, choker to rope, bangle sizing, and which length suits which neckline.

Jhumka, mangalsutra, kundan, polki, temple work and the rest of the Indian vocabulary.

925 silver, plating thickness, American diamond, coral, hallmarks and karat versus carat.

Clasps, knotting, drilling and settings — the parts that decide whether a piece survives.

Storing pearls, the tooth test, restringing, and the astrological terms buyers ask about.

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Karat measures gold purity out of 24. Carat measures gemstone weight. They sound identical and mean entirely different things.

A pearl that forms by accident with no nucleus at all, so it is solid nacre. Irregular in shape and unusually bright.

1 in stock · from ₹18,200

A knot tied between each pearl on the thread. It stops pearls rubbing and limits a break to a single lost pearl.

A light, corrosion-resistant alloy widely used for fashion jewellery findings. Holds plating well and does not rust.

A setting technique where highly refined gold foil is pressed around stones to hold them, with no prongs or claws.

48 in stock · from ₹2,500

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