Katherine Sullivan
I've been looking for pearl jewelry with a modern look, and have always found genuine black Tahitian pearls to be so pretty with their iridescent blue, green, gray, and purple flashes. When this necklace went on sale, I decided to give it a shot. I was quite nervous, but when it arrived, was quite happy with what I got. I have a very petite frame and the pearl was perfectly "not too big, not too small." The coloring is beautiful, with a nice luster to it, though it is more of a graphite and not super colorful -- still, definitely not the flat black of cheaper dyed pearls. The chain is a box chain, not the super-cheap type that often gets included with pendants, with a spring ring closure and has a great shine to it (rhodium). On the downside, the pearl does have a few small dimples in it; you'd have to look very closely to see them, but they are there, and not just on one side. But then again, I suppose it shows the pearl is real. The 18k bail is incredibly thin, like tissue paper, and I would genuinely worry about it breaking if it was pulled on in any way. It is stamped 18k on one side so you can only wear the pendant with the other side facing forward (which is kind of a bummer because one of the divots is exactly in the center of the front surface of the pearl). Lastly, the packaging confused me. The necklace came in quite a nice box, but inside the box the necklace wasn't hanging nicely: the chain was all jumbled up in a small plastic bag, the pendant in its own little plastic bag, and then a small velvet pouch was also included . Luckily the chain didn't have any kinks or knots.Overall, for the price, I'm not planning to return it. If I had paid a bit more, I might consider it. But I'm happy with it, feel like the price is fair, and plan to wear it regularly.
