Loose Pearl For Ring

Q: Dear PearlParadise, I am trying to source a loose pearl to be mounted on a ring. I have been reading with a lot of attention your website and forums and found that the type of pearl best suited to my needs would be either a freshadama or tahitian pearl. The size I am looking at is around .5mm (this might be too small for a tahitian perle). Could you let me know if you would be selling a pearl on its own. If so would you be able to give me a quote for the following: 1 Freshadama - color white or lavender 1 Tahitian - color silver or green overtone I would welcome any suggestions that would help me make the right decision.

A: I will be happy to give you pricing for loose pearls but need a clarification first. The smallest size of any pearls we have available are 6.0-7.0mm in Freshwater pearls and 8-9mm in the Tahitians. In your message below, you are asking about .5mm pearls which are extremely small and would be a novelty item. Below are the prices for each of those types of pearls in the smallest size we have available. Please let me know if you need any additional information or for any clarification of your request and I will be more than happy to oblige.

6-7mm Lavender or White Freshadama pearl (drilled, unmounted) $25.00 per pearl
8-9mm Tahitian (undrilled, unmounted) $135.00 per pearl

There is a considerable difference in the look of these 2 types of pearls so it really does depend on your personal style. The lavender Freshadama pearls are feminine and pretty, Tahitian pearls have a sophisticated and exotic appearance. Depending on your own personal style, and colour choices for your wardrobe it may be fairly easy to decide which would coordinate best.

If you already have the ring mounting, this would also help determine the size and type of pearl. You have the option of sending us the ring finding so that we can help you determine the size of pearl that can be accommodated on the ring and how it needs to be set. Each finding also requires a slightly different size drill hole for the post to fit inside the pearl, which we would need to know at some point to determine the drill size. Once you choose a type of pearl, and we are certain of the size, we can send you photos of individual pearls for you to select from.