Roundish
Recognisably round in outline but visibly imperfect on close inspection.
Roundish sits one step below semi-round. Held up alone it reads as a round pearl; laid beside a true round, the flattening or slight ovality is apparent.
In multi-line necklaces and clustered pieces this is genuinely hard to see, because no single pearl is under isolated scrutiny.
It is the shape that makes large pearls affordable. A 10mm roundish pearl costs a fraction of a 10mm true round.
When you are buying
Choose roundish when you want size. Getting to a big pearl by dropping one shape grade is far better value than getting there by dropping a quality grade.
Roundish pearl pieces
46 pieces in the collection right now, from ₹2,250.
Traditional and Stylish Pearl Drop Hangings - with American Diamonds
Cute pearl bangles strung with golden beads
Adjustable Pearl bangles in white round pearls and kundans
Pretty pearl bangles in AD studded golden frame
4cm Wide Elegant Pearl Maang Tikka in American Diamonds
Pearl Set in Small 3mm White Roundish Pearls and Ruby Pendant
Maang Tikka in American Diamonds and SP Rubies
Dainty White & Pink Pearls Necklace With CZ Spacers
Round
A true sphere. The rarest and most expensive pearl shape, and the benchmark every other shape is priced against.
Semi-Round
Very slightly out of true: round to the eye, measurably not. The best value in the whole shape range.
Pearl Size
The diameter of a pearl in millimetres, measured across its widest point. Price rises steeply, not evenly, with size.