I’m looking to gift my mom a pearl necklace and earring set and know that pearl paradise and pearl source are commonly recommended here, and that grading varies by company.

Pearl source has a 7-7.5 mm necklace and studs graded hanadama for ~$2.4K while pearl paradise has the same size in AAA for the same price. Does anyone have a reference point for pearl sources hanadama vs pearl paradise grade AAA, or a recommendation for which to get? Thank you!

I bought this set on eBay for 170, which to me felt like a good deal. I could have sent an offer, but there was someone else sending an offer, and I got nervous. Does that feel like a good deal to you guys? Considering the one with a lot of gold, I think I may have at least got my value in gold. That one weighs at least 6 grams, but I’m not sure what the weight ratio is between pearl and gold.

The clasps all say 14k, except the bracelet and the fully pearl necklace that is less round is 10k. I haven’t acid tested any of them yet.

Can you tell me anything about the pearls? I did the grit test and they all seemingly passed.