Pearl lovers always desire perfect pearls without any flaws, while making perfection is obviously not the goal of the Mother Nature. She wants to make this beautiful gift unique. In fact, the longer a pearl is in its oyster, the more possible it grows to be irregular and get blemish. Flaws on a sea pearl is also more often happened than in a fresh water pearl.
Flaws are not merely negative features of pearls and jewels, as a matter of fact, they help us identify each pearl and prove that this pearl is a real one but not a imitation. Pearls with flaws don't affect their overall beauty and durability, and the lower price are much more worthy of your having. Therefore, what we should own arenot those flawless ones, we just need to know what kinds of imperfections need to pay attention to when .purchasing pearls.
Take care of the following surface imperfections when choosing your pearls
a. Cracks throughout the pearls
b. Patches of missing nacre
c. Prominent flaws on a single pearl
d. Obvious discolorations throughout the pearls
e. Blemishes which cover the majority of the surface of the pearl
