Unless you can afford to buy the better quality pearls, don't buy that pearl necklace

Unless you can afford to buy the better quality pearls, don\'t buy that pearl necklace. Here is why. That low priced pearl buy cartier love bracelets may look perfectly fine today, but may lose their luster in a few months. The second thing that can happen is that the nacre (the pearly stuff), may crack and chip, usually right away the nacre will chip around the drilled hole.

Often people will make the decision to buy a larger pearl, rather than buy a smaller, better or higher quality pearl. The same thing holds true for this decision. Don\'t buy a larger pearl just for the size if you decide on a lower quality pearl necklace.

The reasons that the lower priced pearl to chip, crack and lose its luster is that a cheaper pearl will have a thin nacre coating. It takes time to develop thick nacre. The oyster grows this coating of nacre little by little. Some pearls are harvested to meet the demand for cheap pearls that are too new to have thick nacre. Time is money and the longer the pearl grows, the more it costs the pearl farmer. The expenses go up and there is an increase in mortality rates for all kinds of reasons.

Not only do better quality pearls last longer, but they look better. The thicker nacre generally produces a much more beautiful luster and glow. Just as coats of a clear finish on a piece of fine furniture will give that piece its fine glow and look, the thicker the layers of nacre built up will give that pearl its true pearly look, and that is a deep glow from within the pearl and a fine luster and sheen.   Another long range reason for buying a higher quality long lasting pearl is that pearl necklaces have long been an heirloom piece, handed down from generation to generation. A cheap pearl necklace won\'t even last one generation before it will show signs that it is disintegrating.

So even as cheap pearls are not the way to buy pearls, even cheap pearl cartier diamond necklace online store are expensive and you will be throwing away hundreds if not thousands of dollars on a short lived product that you may think will last. When you buy a pearl necklace, the best choice is the highest quality that you can buy, and always chose quality over size.