Cradle Collection 8.0-9.0 mm Tahitian Pearl Pendant featuring a single dark Tahitian pearl set in a rose gold teardrop-shaped frame on a delicate chain
Cradle Collection 8.0-9.0 mm Tahitian Pearl Pendant featuring a lustrous dark Tahitian pearl set in a sleek 14K yellow gold twisted cradle design on a delicate chain.
Cradle Collection 8.0-9.0 mm Tahitian Pearl Pendant featuring a lustrous dark green Tahitian pearl suspended in an elegant 14K white gold teardrop-shaped setting on a delicate chain.
Cradle Collection 8.0-9.0 mm Tahitian Pearl Pendant featuring a lustrous dark Tahitian pearl set in a simple, elegant rose gold twisted loop design on a delicate chain.
Cradle Collection 8.0-9.0 mm Tahitian Pearl Pendant featuring a round dark gray tahitian pearl set in a polished 14K yellow gold teardrop-shaped cradle on a delicate chain.
Cradle Collection 8.0-9.0 mm Tahitian Pearl Pendant featuring a lustrous dark Tahitian pearl set in a sleek white gold cradle design on a delicate chain.
Three different gold chain styles labeled Box Chain, Shimmer Chain, and Rope Chain, displayed as upgrade options for the Cradle Collection 8.0-9.0 mm Tahitian Pearl Pendant.
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Cradle Collection 8.0-9.0 mm Tahitian Pearl Pendant

ItemCradleP-T3ARDW90-P14WG

$905.00

Metal 14K White Gold
Chain Box Chain
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This pendant

One pearl, chosen and set by hand

Pearl size
8.0-9.0 mm
Shape
Round
Grade
AAA
Pearl type
Tahitian
Origin
French Polynesia
Natural color, never treated
Setting
14K White Gold

Tahitian grading

What AAA means on this pendant

Our grades consider luster, shape, surface and matching together, and luster is what they turn on. For surface we describe what the piece actually looks like rather than quoting a clean percentage. At these sizes a piece will almost always carry some marking, and a number cannot tell you whether that marking matters.

  • ALow to medium luster, noticeable variation from the stated shape, and marking readily visible across the piece.
  • AA+Medium to high luster with some variation in shape. More marking, sometimes accepted for the beauty of the piece as a whole.
  • AA+/AAAVery high luster, closely conforming to its stated shape. Most pearls very clean, with a few carrying more. The combined grade describes variation in surface, not mixed luster or an inconsistently matched strand.
  • AAAThis piece. Very high luster, closely conforming to its stated shape, clean overall with any marking minor enough not to draw the eye.

Select Gem A selection that sits outside this scale rather than above it. Not a tier we sort into, but a collection built over time: exceptional natural color, shape and surface at once, with any marking slight or sitting where a setting will cover it. Collected one pearl at a time, then assembled pearl by pearl.

Read the full grading standards

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 new Cradle Collection Tahitian Pearl Pendant is a perfect example of just such a timeless piece.

The pendant is hand-made in our Los Angeles studio to our own exacting specifications We choose a gem-quality 8.0-9.0 mm Tahitian pearl that sits perfectly in the setting, drill it and attach it securely.

For decades our buying team has been making regular trips to French Polynesia to source these incredibly colorful pearls. Because we personally import every Tahitian pearl we offer, we can guarantee your black pearl is 100% natural color and has never been treated in any way.

Before you decide

We can show you the pearl first

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

What you will see

Photographs of the actual pearl we would use for your pendant.

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.

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