Shown at true scale
Shown at true scale AKOYA PEARL
The Pearl Strand
Akoya pearls knotted on silk, clasped with the gem frame in gold.
From $2,400 MADE TO ORDER · 3–4 WEEKS
Stone passport
- Pearl
- Akoya, cultured
- Size
- 7–7.5 mm
- Length
- 18 in
- Clasp
- 18K, gem frame
The mount
- Metal
- 18K yellow gold
- Made
- New York, to order
- Fit
- Balanced and finished by hand
- Hallmark
- MWC gem frame, struck by hand
Order today, at your door by Fri, Sep 12, insured.
Insured delivery30-day returnsLifetime resetting
Asked about this piece
Can I wear this daily?
That is what it is for. Every stone we set is chosen for hardness as well as color, and resetting is included for life if you ever wear it down.
“The color is stranger and better in person. I have worn it every day since.”
A client note, unedited
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Care, plainly
Living With Pearl
- Hardness
- 2.5 to 4.5
- Daily wear
- Last on, first off: perfume, hairspray and sweat all etch nacre.
- Cleaning
- Wipe with a soft damp cloth after wearing. Restring knotted strands every few years.
- Good to know
- Never ultrasonic.
Read the full PEARL guide →On real hands
No retouching of skin, ever. Six hands, six decades, one bench.
How this price is built
Cost plus a fixed margin, never a multiple. Ask and we will send the actual numbers for this work.
The stoneWhat we paid, plus a fixed margin. Not a multiple.55 to 70%
The metalBy weight, at the day’s spot price, refined from recovered gold.10 to 15%
Bench hoursSetting, finishing, and the setter’s time at an hourly rate.15 to 25%
Passport and boxGrading, documentation, the box, insured delivery.3 to 5%
Kept for life
Bring this piece back whenever you like, for as long as you own it.
◆Cleaning and polishing — Whenever you like, for as long as you own it.
◆Prongs tightened and retipped — Checked free at every visit, retipped free for life.
◆White gold re-plated — Rhodium wears off. We put it back, no charge.
◆Resizing — Within two sizes, once a year, free.
◆Resetting into something new — Taste changes. The stone does not. Bench time only.
The unboxing
What arrives when this work leaves the studio
- The dusty-slate box, gold-stamped, cream ribbon
- The stone passport: origin, carat, treatment, certificate
- A care card written for your stone, not a generic one
- Insured, signed-for delivery, tracked to the minute
Chosen in daylightEvery stone bought loose at the window, never from a spotlight.
Passported, alwaysOrigin, carat, and treatment in writing with every work.
One artist, start to finishDrawn, set, and finished by the same hands in New York.
Resetting for lifeWear it down and we set it again. The stone outlives the mount.
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