8-9 mm Freshwater Knotted Pearl Necklace, 18" in length

 (60 customer reviews)

The deal on this pearl necklace is outstanding. Great value.

As for the size, it's advertised at 8mm to 9mm, but the one I got through this offering was only 7.2mm. That's a big difference, but again the deal is so good that I could not bring myself to deduct a rating star.

Pearls that are 7mm cannot be expected to win random compliments, and my wife reported no comments or compliments received. Larger pearls appear to be much larger, probably due to the magical nature of pearls.

These are freshwater pearls. This kind of pearl is produced from freshwater mussels, almost always in China. Freshwater pearls, required to be called "freshwater cultured pearls" in commerce by the Federal Trade Commission, are known to appear flatter - not truly round. These pearls are par for the course, somewhat flat and not truly round.

The string holding these pearls together is strong, and that counts for a lot. I would have deducted a star if the...Read more

I was rather disappointed in this necklace compared to others I've ordered from Amazon recently. I also ordered the Amour 7-7.5mm Freshwater Pearl necklace, and I actually like it MUCH better. This one (8-9mm 18" Freshwater Knotted Pearl necklace), the pearls are unevenly matched with only about a third of them being 8-8.5mm (none are 9mm), most are the same size as the other Amour 7-7.5mm (less priced) necklace, and there are several very oval-shaped smaller pearls less than 7mm and the smaller pearls are intermixed with the larger ones (i.e. looking down the strand, one or two pearls may be a 8-8.5mm pearl followed by 3-6 7-7.5mm or smaller pearls) and this is very noticeable when wearing. Also, the nacre (mother of pearl) on these pearls is about half what is on the smaller strand of Amour pearls. The luster is good on some of the pearls, mainly the smaller ones, and nearly non-existent on many of the larger pearls and some very small pearls. The aura given by these pearls does not...Read more

They are ivory-cream, not chalk white. They are not perfect on close examination. They may be 7-8mm instead of 8-9mm (I have no way to judge.) But aside from that, these pearls are a steal. They have enough weight to "feel" expensive. They are all uniformly shaped, even if not perfectly round. They are separately knotted. The high-luster designation is accurate --they virtually glow. The string is "tight" which might make them not lie flat at first (one reviewer commented on this), but the string will stretch with time and can be gently "forced" after soaking in warm water. As one reviewer said, don't tell anyone what you paid for these because it looks like a several hundred dollar strand of pearls, and sometimes when people jump to conclusions, you should just let them leap!