29.215 Carat (32.46 Ratti) White South Sea Pearl – 16.6mm Oval, AAA Quality

A single white South Sea pearl, weighing 29.215 carats (32.46 ratti) and measuring 16.6mm across. The pearl is oval, with one axis longer than the other. Ovals hang particularly well in a pendant cap and bring a softer, more organic character.

Pearl Information

Type of pearl = White South Sea (saltwater)
Colour = White, natural
Shape = Oval
Size = 16.6mm
Weight = 29.215 carats (32.46 ratti / 5.843 grams)
Quality grade = AAA
Drilling = Undrilled
Product code = LP-SSWH-166-OV-AAA-0064

Natural Colour

The white in this pearl is its own. It came out of the silver-lipped Pinctada maxima this shade, and it will stay with the pearl for life. An untreated pearl keeps a little variation across its surface, softening and brightening as the light moves across it.

Quality Grade

AAA is our top grade. The surface reads clean to the naked eye, the lustre is sharp enough to throw a clear reflection, and the body colour runs evenly across the whole pearl.

Loose pearls are priced on their own carat weight and quality grade, so each pearl carries a price of its own. The weight above is the measured figure for this exact pearl.

What This Pearl Suits

At this size the pearl is a collector's piece. Very few South Sea pearls reach it with a clean surface, so it is best set on its own in a pendant where it has the stage to itself. Expect it to be the largest pearl most people who see it have ever handled.

The pearl is supplied undrilled, whole and unpierced. Your jeweller can half-drill it for a ring post or a pendant cap, or drill it through for stringing. Undrilled is also what most astrologers ask for when a pearl is worn for Moon remedies, since the stone is meant to reach you whole.

Weight in Ratti

Buyers who work in ratti can read this pearl as 32.46 ratti. We convert at 1 ratti = 0.9 carat, so 29.215 carats divided by 0.9 gives 32.46 ratti. The carat weight is the measured figure, and the ratti figure follows from it.

About This Pearl

This is a loose pearl, supplied on its own and ready for your jeweller to set into a ring, a pendant or whatever you have in mind. It is one of a kind: this exact pearl exists once, so it becomes yours alone. Colour, lustre and surface character are natural to the pearl, and it comes alive differently in daylight, in lamplight and on camera.