1.0Pearlescencehttps://www.pearlescence.co.uk/blogWendyGhttps://www.pearlescence.co.uk/blog/author/wendyg/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="NxLFTQPANq"><a href="https://www.pearlescence.co.uk/blog/pearlescence/thing-aaaa-grade-especially-grade-pearls/">There is no such thing as AAAA grade, especially for grade A pearls</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.pearlescence.co.uk/blog/pearlescence/thing-aaaa-grade-especially-grade-pearls/embed/#?secret=NxLFTQPANq" width="600" height="338" title="“There is no such thing as AAAA grade, especially for grade A pearls” — Pearlescence" data-secret="NxLFTQPANq" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> There is no such thing as AAAA grade for pearls and even if there were, these lumpy, ringed, off round pearls would not make the grade. They are being sold by the tv shopping channel The Jewellery Channel.http://www2.pearlescence.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/aaaa2.jpg