Classic Freshwater Pearl Necklace | 5.5–6mm AAAA Round | Adjustable Princess Length
$398
Standard Shipping
3–5 business days within Canada, 5–8 business days to the United States. We ship to Canada and the United States only.
Free in Canada over $300 · United States over $500 CAD
Made in Ontario
Each strand is hand-matched and hand-knotted in our Ontario studio, which takes 2–3 days. Tracking is emailed the moment it ships.
Product Details
This 5.5–6mm AAAA freshwater pearl necklace is hand-matched at our Ontario studio for shape, surface, colour and overtone, then hand-knotted on Japanese silk between every pearl. The pearls are round with mirror-like reflections — Excellent luster on the GIA scale — drawn from the top tier of a two to three year harvest. An adjustable slide clasp sets the strand anywhere from 15.7 in to 17.7 in, so it sits at or just below the collarbone. Finished in Ontario, Canada.
Product Specifications
- Pearl TypeFreshwater
- GradeAAAA
- Pearl Size5.5-6mm
- ShapeRound
- LusterExcellent
- NacreVery Thick
- ColourWhite
- Strand Length40–45cm adjustable / 16–18"
- ClaspAdjustable slide clasp
- MatchingHand-matched
- Cultivation2–3 years
- Made InOntario, Canada
- SKUHC0004
Delivery
Each piece is hand-knotted to order in our Ontario studio. Allow 2–3 days of making, then 3–5 business days in transit within Canada and 5–8 business days to the United States. Tracking is emailed the moment it ships.
Free delivery within Canada on orders over $300, and to the United States over $500 CAD. We ship to Canada and the United States only.
Returns
30 day returns. Send the piece back unworn, in its original packaging, and we cover return postage within Canada. Email hello@hardlycommon.com for return authorisation and we will send the label.
Pearl Care
Pearls go on last and come off first. Keep them away from perfume, hairspray and household cleaners. Wipe with a soft, damp cloth after each wear and store flat in a soft pouch rather than hanging.
Packaging
Every piece arrives in our signature gift-ready box, made from fully recyclable FSC-certified materials.
How We Grade a Pearl
Five qualities separate a good freshwater pearl from a great one, and they are the criteria we grade on ourselves.
Luster. The defining quality. A top-grade pearl returns light almost like a mirror, with crisp reflections rather than a soft haze.
Surface. Smooth, near-flawless nacre. Minor characteristics are natural in any real pearl; on our strands they are minimised, or hidden at the drill holes.
Shape. A truly round pearl rolls across a flat surface without wobbling.
Size. Measured across the pearl's widest point. Larger pearls are considerably rarer, because a pearl grows only as long as the mollusc keeps laying nacre.
Matching. In a strand, consistency matters as much as any single pearl — uniform colour, graduation and luster.
AAAA is the top of the freshwater scale, and it is where we source.
