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Secret Date Semiprecious & Pearl Necklace - 50cm

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Secret Date Semiprecious & Pearl Necklace. 18K Rose or Yellow Gold.  Colorful gemstones of Lemon Quartz, Green Amethyst, and Purple Amethyst. 9 -10 mm South Sea Pearl in White, Black, or Mixed.  Lobster Claw Clasp. Length =  50cm. 
Product Care Information

Pearls that are carefully looked after can last for hundreds of years. Here are some tips on how to care for your pearls correctly:

Drying and Cracking: As pearls originate from calcium carbonate, they are sensitive to atmospheric agents. Pearls may dry out or crack in intense heat.

Impairments: It is essential to avoid direct contact with chemicals of any kind including chlorine, deodorants, sweats, and acids. This also includes fragrances.  A pearl necklace should always be worn after applying perfume of any kind.

Cleaning & Keeping Pearls: Pearl jewelry needs to be cleaned regularly using a soft, slightly moistened cloth. Each pearl should be cleaned individually and thoroughly. Store your pearl jewelry in its own case or wrap it in a soft cloth to prevent contact with other gems.

Warranty Information

1 year Limited Warranty

Should any manufacturing fault appear on your Alessandra Donà product within twelve months of purchase, please contact us immediately with proof of purchase. Depending on the damage, we will attempt to repair it or replace it for you.

Ring Sizing Information

Rings can be ordered in ring sizes from 4.5 to 11 USA. For "very small" or "very large" ring sizes there may be a price fluctuation - please contact us for quote.

Visit our Ring Sizing page for charts and additional details.

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Alessandra Donà

Alessandra Donà creates precious jewels for the self-assured woman – elegant, modern, and fashion forward. No longer interested in conventional pearls, Alessandra Donà opens up a new attitude of pearl jewelry.

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Discover Alessandra Donà's Take on the World's only Organic Gemstone - the Pearl!

When was the brand founded?

2009 by Alessandra Donà

Where is the jewelry produced?

Designed in Vicenza, Italy and produced in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Silvari can special order with Alessandra Donà to make your dream piece come to life. Please submit request for specific size/length/color combination to contactus@silvari.com or go to https://www.silvari.com/pages/contact-us to submit your request . Prices may vary.

How will my item be packaged?

All Alessandra Donà pieces are packaged in an Alessandra Donà branded Pouch and come with a warranty card.

Cultured Pearls

Pearls that are carefully looked after can last for several hundred years. Here are some tips on how to wear and look after your pearls correctly.

DRYING AND CRACKING

As they originate from calcium carbonate, pearls are sensitive to atmospheric agents. They may dry out or crack, in intense heat.

IMPAIRMENTS

Anything that impairs limestone and organic material can also affect pearls. For this reason it is essential to avoid direct contact with fragrances (a pearl necklace should always be worn after spraying perfume on your neck, never before), sweat, detergents or chemicals of any kind, especially chlorine, deodorants or acids.

CLEANING AND KEEPING PEARLS

Pearl jewelry needs to be cleaned regularly using a soft, slightly-moistened cloth. Each pearl should be cleaned individually and thoroughly, including the hard to reach corners. Store your pearl jewelry in its own case, or wrap it in a soft cloth to prevent it from coming into contact with other gems.

ORIGIN

THICKNESS OF NACRE

Nacre is the very essence of a pearl.


As it has a direct influence on the luster, the nacre is an essential criterion when classifying pearls: the thicker the nacre, the more resistant the pearl.

CLASSIFICATION METHOD

There are no universally-recognized criteria for cataloguing and classifying pearls, as is the case for diamonds. This lack of a universal standard is one reason why there is little knowledge of pearls. There can sometimes be confusion about the difference in price between one pearl and another, as the differences may appear unjustified in some cases. Gemologists deem that small differences in quality can lead to big differences in price.

SOUTH SEA PEARLS

South Sea pearls are easy to recognize thanks to their large size. In general, they range in diameter from 9 mm to 15 mm, but in rare cases can be even larger (16-20 mm).

South Sea pearls do not need to be artificially dyed or treated before being sold. Thanks to their beauty and distinctive qualities, South Sea pearls are known as “the Queens of Pearls and the Pearls of Queens”.

CULTIVATION

The first step is culturing the oyster. It takes approximately two years to culture a South Sea pearl. A single nucleus is implanted in each oyster. After the first harvest, the oyster is returned to the water (at a depth of around 10 m) in the hope that a new harvest can take place, two years later. In rare cases, this process can be repeated a third time, depending on the age and health of the oyster.

SHAPE

Only a small part of the harvested pearls are round. Most of them have different shapes: semi-round, teardrop, button, circle-shaped or baroque. This diversity of shape, together with the unlimited variety of natural colors, is what makes each pearl unique.

VALUE

South Sea pearls usually have a higher value than other varieties, for various reasons: their limited availability, large size, the length of the cultivation process, the thickness of the nacre (nacre, or motherof-pearl, is a substance that the mollusk or oyster secretes to form the inside of the shell), and the variety of natural colors.

GEOGRAPHICAL ORIGINS

There are two types of South Sea pearls.

WHITE SOUTH SEA PEARLS

These pearls are cultivated inside the Pinctada Maxima, a mollusk whose shell can reach a diameter of 25-30 cm.

The color varies from silver white to dark gold, enriched with nuances of pink, cream, yellow, green and blue. Australia is the main producer of this type of pearl, followed by Indonesia and the Philippines.

BLACK SOUTH SEA PEARLS 

These pearls are cultivated inside the Pinctada Margaritifera, which has a diameter of 12-15 cm. Black South Sea pearls are the only naturally occurring black pearls and are found in a huge range of shades. The colors range from black to peacock green, grey to blue and brown. This type of pearl is cultured in the Southern Pacific, which stretches eastwards from the Cook Islands towards Tahiti (the main producer), the Tuamoto Archipelago and the Gambier Islands in French Polynesia.

AKOYA PEARLS

Akoya pearls are cultured inside a bivalve mollusk, the Pinctada Fucata Martensii.
As this oyster is smaller in size (approximately 7-8 cm), the diameter of these pearls is between 2 and 9 mm, and they rarely reach 10 mm.
Originating from Japan, the Akoya is cultured according to a tradition that dates back more than a century.

CULTIVATION

The Akoya oyster can be implanted with 3 to 5 nuclei, depending on the size and condition of the shell and the diameter of each nucleus.
As Akoya pearls spend less time in the sea than South Sea pearls, the mother-of-pearl around the nucleus is thinner.

SHAPE

Generally, the percentage of round or semi-round Akoya pearls is significantly higher than the pearls cultivated in the South Seas.

COLORS

The main colors of Akoya pearls are white, silver grey, pink and champagne.

VALUE

As with other pearls, the price of Akoya pearls is based on their availability, size and quality. Their quality depends on the shape, color, luster,
surface and thickness of the nacre.

GEOGRAPHICAL ORIGINS

Japan, China and Vietnam are the major producers of Akoya pearls.

FRESHWATER PEARLS

Freshwater pearls come in an almost infinite variety of shapes, colors and sizes.
They range in diameter from 2-3 mm to more than 10 mm.
The mollusks used to culture them come from the Unionidi family. They can be found in many rivers, lakes and ponds.
Externally, they are generally brown in color and oval in shape, reaching lengths of up to 30 cm, and widths of up to 20 cm.

CULTIVATION

Unlike sea-cultured pearls, most freshwater pearls do not have a nucleus. Depending on age, the size of the shell and the size of the pearls, growers can inject between 20 and 60 mantle fragments from another mollusk, under the oyster’s mantle.
The more time that passes, the larger the pearl becomes. After harvesting, the shells can be returned to the water, to yield new pearls a few years later.

FRESHWATER PEARLS SHAPE

Freshwater pearls come in an infinite number of shapes, although the most popular are the semiround, oval, egg, button and teardrop shapes.

COLORS

The range of colors is vast, incorporating different shades: white, champagne, cream, pink, orange, purple, lilac, blue and brown.

VALUE

Despite their quality, beautiful colors, shapes and sizes, freshwater pearls do not have a very high value. This is due to the large quantity of pearls produced, which makes them less rare, and therefore less sought after.

GEOGRAPHICAL ORIGINS

Today, China is the world’s primary producer of freshwater pearls, followed by Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.