Authenticity Certificates

Upon request, we will provide an Authenticity Certificates for all necklaces and bracelets made of Akoya cultured pearl, South Sea cultured pearls and Tahitian black cultured pearls that do not have EGL Certificates. There is no additional cost, but you need to request the certificate in the "comments" section at check out.

We have adopted the cultured pearl value factor standards provided by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) and The Guide for Grading Akoya Cultured Pearls by Gemworld International, Inc. We use the G.I.A. Gem Pearl Master Comparison Set to actually compare with the pearls we grade (to see the set, click here). The G.I.A. Gem Pearl Master Comparison Set is developed by Gemworld International, Inc. and International Cultured Pearls of The Orient, Inc. for G.I.A. and exclusively provided by G.I.A. The grading is done by our G.I.A. trained jewelry designer, Sunny Chen.

The Certificate includes the invoice number, the customer's name, a detailed description of the item along with a picture and the list price (the suggested retail price). You can see a sample below.