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Cultured Freshwater pearl · Luxury Collection
Oval Cultured Pearl Charm
June birthstone · no two pearls alike
incl. VAT, plus shipping
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- 925 sterling silver or 14K gold-filled
- With a spring ring for hooking on
- For bracelets and necklaces with open links
- Spring ring is water-resistant, please keep the pearl dry
- June birthstone
Handmade in Germany
Cultured freshwater pearl
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The Cultured Pearl as a Charm: Small, Grown, with a Nacre Glow
A charm is a small pendant that you hook on. It holds onto a bracelet or necklace and can be taken off again at any time. This charm pendant carries a cultured freshwater pearl, an organic gem made of nacre. Inside the mussel, nacre forms from aragonite, a crystal form of calcium carbonate, and the protein conchiolin, which build up layer by layer. These layers create the pearl's soft luster. Its small oval shape grew that way, so no two charms are alike. At 2.5 to 4.5 on the Mohs scale, nacre is fairly soft and should be protected from scratches.
Material and Craftsmanship
You decide between 925 sterling silver and 14K gold-filled. With 14K gold-filled, the gold layer is many times thicker than gold plating and permanently bonded to the core metal, so the charm keeps its warm tone for years. A fine headpin holds the pearl, and I wrap its top end by hand into a loop. Above it sits a small spring ring made of the same metal, either 925 sterling silver or 14K gold-filled. Pull back the lever, hook the ring into a link of your bracelet or necklace, and let go. That way, your charm pendant travels with you from piece to piece.
Meaning of the Pearl
Charms tell stories. Each one is a reminder of a person, a place, or a special moment. By tradition, the pearl is a symbol of purity and connection, and it is a birthstone for June. It works well as the start of a new charm bracelet or as a small gift that means something.
Caring for Your Charm Pendant
The spring ring and loop are water-resistant, but you need to be a little careful with the pearl. Soap, perfume, chlorine, and salt water can attack its nacre and make it dull. So take the charm off before you shower, swim, or work out, especially when it hangs on a bracelet that gets wet when you wash your hands.
Gently wipe the pearl with a damp cloth after wearing it and let it dry before you hook the charm back on. An ultrasonic bath or steam would damage the nacre, and so would strong heat. Store the charm dry and on its own, because among harder pieces of jewelry the pearl easily gets scratched and loses its luster.
Small, made of nacre
A cultured freshwater pearl of grown nacre, formed layer by layer inside the mussel.
With a spring ring
The spring ring opens in one easy move and hooks onto a bracelet or necklace.
Many at once
In pearl farming, a single freshwater mussel often grows more than twenty pearls at the same time.
Charms tell stories, because each one recalls a person, a place or a special moment. By tradition, the pearl is a symbol of purity and connection, and it is one of the birthstones for June.
Cultured freshwater pearl in an oval shape
- 925 sterling silver or 14K gold-filled
- With a spring ring for hooking on
- For bracelets and necklaces with open links
- Spring ring is water-resistant, please keep the pearl dry
- June birthstone
Deutschland
3 bis 6 Werktage
€4.95 · free shipping from €150
Weltweit
5 bis 10 Werktage
from €6.95 · Europe free from €170
- Handmade for you in 2 to 3 working days, then shipped with DHL and tracking
- Carefully packed in the Handmade Art gift box
- USA €35, rest of the world €10 shipping
The charm has a small spring ring clasp. To attach it, push the little lever back with your fingernail, slide the open ring through a link of the chain and let go of the lever. The ring closes on its own. That way you can move the cultured freshwater pearl to another chain whenever you like.
The charm fits necklaces and bracelets whose links leave enough room for the spring ring clasp, for example the cable chain of my oval cultured pearl bracelet. On very tightly made chains, you can also hang the charm from the ring at the clasp.
Yes, and you can see it: its oval shape, the fine irregularities on its surface and a luster that changes with the light all show that it grew inside a mussel as a cultured freshwater pearl.
Yes, that's exactly what charms are made for. On a bracelet, you can combine the cultured freshwater pearl with other charms and build your own bracelet, one piece at a time. As a June birthstone, the pearl is a lovely start for a bracelet with meaning.
Yes, the spring ring clasp and the bail are water-resistant, because both are made of 925 sterling silver or 14K gold-filled. The cultured freshwater pearl needs more care, since chlorine, salt water, soap and perfume wear down the nacre. So take the charm off before showering, swimming and working out, and wipe the pearl clean with a soft cloth afterward.
The Difference
Gold-Filled vs. Gold-Plated
Best choice
Our Choice
14k Gold-Filled
Standard Jewelry
Gold-Plated
Gold layer
Up to 15% of total weight
Ultra-thin layer
Durability
Lasts many years with good care
Often wears off within months
Tarnishing
Rarely tarnishes
Discolours quickly
Wear
Keeps its new look
Flakes and wears off
Skin tolerance
Gentle on the skin
Can irritate the skin
Value
High quality and long-lasting
Cheaper, but less durable
Durability
Top
14k Gold-Filled
Lasts many years with good care
Gold-Plated
Often wears off within months
Tarnishing
Top
14k Gold-Filled
Rarely tarnishes
Gold-Plated
Discolours quickly
Wear
Top
14k Gold-Filled
Keeps its new look
Gold-Plated
Flakes and wears off
Skin tolerance
Top
14k Gold-Filled
Gentle on the skin
Gold-Plated
Can irritate the skin
Value
Top
14k Gold-Filled
High quality and long-lasting
Gold-Plated
Cheaper, but less durable
Herkunft und Handwerk
Schmuck mit reinem Gewissen.
Jedes Stück hat eine Geschichte, und ich will, dass sie fair und transparent ist: vom Material bis zur Handarbeit in meinem Atelier.
Carefully selected
Handcrafted
Long-lasting
Grown layer by layer
Origin · Pearl
Handmade in Germany
I make every charm in my studio in Oberhausen, and even the pearl's loop is wrapped by hand.
Carola
Gründerin · Designerin
Die Frau hinter Handmade Art
Hi, ich bin Carola.
Von Beruf bin ich Biomedizinerin, aus Berufung Künstlerin. In meinem Atelier in Oberhausen fertige ich jede Kette von Hand, Stein für Stein, Perle für Perle.
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