Cradle Collection Akoya Pearl Earrings rose gold front
Cradle Collection Akoya Pearl Earrings white gold front
Cradle Collection Akoya Pearl Earrings yellow gold front
Cradle Collection 8.0-8.5 mm Akoya Pearl Earrings featuring elegant white akoya pearls set in a modern, sleek gold frame for a sophisticated and timeless look.
Cradle Collection 8.0-8.5 mm Akoya Pearl Earrings featuring lustrous white akoya pearls set in elegant, polished 14K white gold drop-shaped settings for a timeless and sophisticated look.
A perfect pair of akoya pearls set in our cradle collection earring style
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Cradle Collection 8.0-8.5 mm Akoya Pearl Earrings

ItemCradleE-A3ARDW85-E14YG

$1,565.00

Metal 14K Yellow Gold
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This pair

Matched as a pair, then made for you

Pearl size
8.0-8.5 mm
Shape
Round
Grade
AAA
Pearl type
Akoya
Origin
Japan
Setting
14K Yellow Gold

Akoya grading

What AAA means on this pair

Our akoya grades consider luster, shape, surface, nacre and matching together, and luster is what they turn on. There is no universal akoya standard, so AAA means different things at different companies and the letters alone are not worth much. Ours is an internal standard.

  • ABright luster that goes hazy at the edges. Round to near round, 75 to 85% clean, with thin nacre.
  • AA+Bright, with the edge of a reflection nearly sharp. Round, 85 to 95% clean, with medium nacre.
  • AAAThis piece. Bright and sharp. Round, 95% clean or better, with visibly thick nacre and close matching.
  • HanadamaCertified in Japan by an independent laboratory, then selected by us from the upper end of that range. Hanadama is a quality range rather than a single level, so two certified strands can differ considerably.

A timeless piece of jewelry should always straddle an edge: it should have one foot in the past and the other firmly rooted in the present. Our Cradle Collection Akoya Pearl Earrings are a perfect example of just such a timeless piece.

These earrings have a sleek, minimalist design which nods to a jewelry past where nothing was superfluous, where every part of the design had a function; while the streaking extended tear-drop shape is a forward-looking interpretation on a present where what was once out of reach is now more accessible than ever. Set with a pair of classically matched 8.0-8.5 mm Akoya Pearls, our Cradle Collection Akoya Pearl Earrings are just the balance needed to round-out any look.

Before you decide

We can show you the pearls first

The pearls are here in our Los Angeles office. Before you buy anything, we will photograph the exact pair we would use for your earrings and send them to you.

What you will see

Photographs of the actual pearls we would use for your earrings.

We hold the exact pearls we photograph for you for 24 hours while you decide.

We usually reply within one business day, Monday through Friday.

The same on everything we sell

What you can count on before you look at a single pearl

We do our own buying

We do not outsource our buying, and we do not pick from someone else's catalog. Every pearl we sell is sourced, inspected and bought by us, from the growers, producers and dealers we have worked with for decades.

Made in Los Angeles

Matched and finished by our own team rather than pulled off a shelf, and still out the door within one business day.

Graded to our own standard

There is no universal pearl grading standard. Ours is internal, applied the same way across everything we sell, and luster is what it turns on.

Included with purchase

It arrives ready to give, or to keep

  • Certificate of authenticity

    Individually prepared, stating the origin, quality and characteristics of your purchase.

  • Presentation box and pouch

    For presenting it and for keeping it safe between wearings.

  • Care kit

    A polishing cloth and instructions for keeping the nacre bright.