The Pearl Drops
AKOYA PEARL · ROUND · 18K YELLOW · 9 MM AKOYA
$1,240At the bench 3 to 4 weeks
Round south sea pearl earrings
The largest cultured pearls, silver to deep honey gold. Every piece shown is a real work in the studio today. · 1 WORKS
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Before you choose
How to choose earrings
Weight decides comfort
Anything over 5 grams a side pulls by evening. Our drops are hollow-fabricated to stay light; studs sit under 2 grams.
Match the stone to your skin, in daylight
Warm stones, citrine, garnet, morganite, flatter warm undertones; blues and greys cool ones. Every pair ships with a 30-day daylight trial.
Studs first, drops second
If it is a first fine pair, studs get worn ten times more often. Drops earn their place after.
Check the back, not just the front
Friction posts loosen; ours are threaded or locking French wire. Ask how a pair closes before you buy it.
The short answer
Round south sea pearl earrings at Made With Color: one one of a kind work at $1,240, each built around a stone chosen loose, in daylight, in New York. The largest cultured pearls, silver to deep honey gold. Every stone ships with a passport naming origin, carat, cut, and any treatment in plain words. Maximum light return, the cut every other cut is measured against.
About south sea pearl
The largest cultured pearls, silver to deep honey gold. We choose every stone loose, in daylight, and every work above carries a passport that says exactly what it is.
READING THE CUT
On the cut
In colored stones, round costs the most rough and shows the most brilliance. Buy it when sparkle leads.
Start with hardness
South Sea pearl is 3 / 10 on the Mohs scale. For daily rings, choose a bezel or low prongs; for earrings and pendants, wear it freely.
Fit before beauty
Studs sit close and suit every day; drops move and suit evenings; hoops split the difference.
Then the look
Match the scale to the wearer. A 5 mm stone reads quiet, 8 mm reads deliberate.
Is round the best cut for gemstones?
Best at brilliance, not at color depth. Saturated stones sometimes read richer in cushion or oval, which hold color longer in the eye.
Is south sea pearl good for earrings?
South Sea pearl is 3 / 10 on the Mohs scale. Earrings live the easiest life of any jewel, so softer stones like opal and pearl are safe here.
Which birthstone is south sea pearl?
South Sea pearl is the Jun birthstone and the traditional stone of the 30th anniversary. We set it for both, and for no occasion at all.
Are these stones treated?
Untreated unless the passport says otherwise. When a stone of ours is heated or grown in a lab, the passport says so in that word, in the same type size as everything else, and the price reflects it.
How much do round south sea pearl earrings cost?
Today, one work at $1,240. Each is one of a kind, so the page moves as stones sell and new ones are set.
How long until it arrives?
Ready-now works leave the studio within two business days, insured and signed for. Made to order pieces state their bench time on the page, most within three to four weeks.
◆Stones chosen loose, in daylight, one at a time
◆A passport with every stone, treatment named plainly
◆One artist, one bench, in New York
◆Lifetime resetting and free ring resizing
Current works & prices
The Pearl Drops$1,240
PRICES AS OF 16 AUG 2026Kept for life
◆Cleaning and polishing◆Prongs tightened and retipped◆White gold re-plated◆Resizing◆Resetting into something newThe whole catalog
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“They talked me out of a bigger stone and into a better one. Who does that?”M. CHEN, SEATTLE · COMMISSION No. 114
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