{
  "checked_at": "2026-10-21",
  "scope": "20 retailer listings, not hands-on pearl testing or a quality ranking",
  "price_scope": "Dated retailer observations only; different sizes, lengths, grades, metals and currencies are not equivalent. Taxes, shipping and duties are not included. Checkout was not tested.",
  "access_scope": "18 direct official product-page retrievals, including a replacement for one broken URL; 2 indexed official product pages after direct access returned 403. An access-check date does not guarantee price or stock.",
  "retailers": [
    {
      "pearl_type": "akoya",
      "retailer": "The Pearl Source",
      "product_name": "7.0–7.5mm Japanese Akoya White Pearl Necklace",
      "product_url": "https://www.thepearlsource.com/7.0-7.5mm-japanese-akoya-white-pearl-necklace-aaa-quality.html",
      "price_display": "USD 1,380 listed",
      "pearl_details": "7.0–7.5mm Japanese Akoya, white; seller grade AAA",
      "setting": "Lengths 16–36 inches; 14K gold clasp choices",
      "checked_at": "2026-10-21",
      "access_method": "direct-primary-page",
      "construction": "Full strand",
      "configuration": "Listing price; selected length and clasp must be confirmed",
      "availability": "Retailer publishes an in-stock status",
      "source_note": "The listing offers multiple configurations; the extracted price is not a matched 18-inch quote.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Official product page",
          "url": "https://www.thepearlsource.com/7.0-7.5mm-japanese-akoya-white-pearl-necklace-aaa-quality.html"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "pearl_type": "akoya",
      "retailer": "Pure Pearls",
      "product_name": "White Japanese Akoya Pearl Necklace, 7.0–7.5mm",
      "product_url": "https://www.purepearls.com/products/white-akoya-pearl-necklace-7-0-7-5mm?variant=67707310211309",
      "price_display": "USD 2,190",
      "pearl_details": "7.0–7.5mm Japanese Akoya, white; seller grade AAA",
      "setting": "18-inch strand; ball clasp, 14K white gold",
      "checked_at": "2026-10-21",
      "access_method": "direct-primary-page",
      "construction": "Full strand",
      "configuration": "18-inch / ball clasp in 14K white gold",
      "availability": "Retailer lists the selected variant as available",
      "source_note": "Other clasp choices cost more; retailer grade remains a seller claim.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Official product page",
          "url": "https://www.purepearls.com/products/white-akoya-pearl-necklace-7-0-7-5mm"
        },
        {
          "label": "Official variant data",
          "url": "https://www.purepearls.com/products/white-akoya-pearl-necklace-7-0-7-5mm.js"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "pearl_type": "akoya",
      "retailer": "Pearl Paradise",
      "product_name": "6.5–7.0mm AAA White Akoya Pearl Necklace",
      "product_url": "https://www.pearlparadise.com/products/65-70-mm-18-inch-aaa-white-akoya-pearl-necklace",
      "price_display": "Price not reconfirmed",
      "pearl_details": "6.5–7.0mm Japanese Akoya, white; seller grade AAA",
      "setting": "18-inch strand; 14K gold clasp options",
      "checked_at": "2026-10-21",
      "access_method": "indexed-primary-page",
      "construction": "Full strand",
      "configuration": "No current price recovered from indexed official text",
      "availability": "Live stock not confirmed",
      "source_note": "The official page could not be retrieved directly. Indexed official text supports the size and 18-inch construction, not current price or stock.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Official product page",
          "url": "https://www.pearlparadise.com/products/65-70-mm-18-inch-aaa-white-akoya-pearl-necklace"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "pearl_type": "akoya",
      "retailer": "Pearls of Joy",
      "product_name": "White Japanese Akoya Pearl Necklace, 6.5–7.0mm",
      "product_url": "https://www.pearlsofjoy.com/products/akoya-pearl-necklace-6-5-7-0mm?variant=43229914300477",
      "price_display": "USD 1,910",
      "pearl_details": "6.5–7.0mm Japanese Akoya, white; seller grade AAA",
      "setting": "18-inch strand; ball clasp, 14K white gold",
      "checked_at": "2026-10-21",
      "access_method": "direct-primary-page",
      "construction": "Full strand",
      "configuration": "18-inch / ball clasp in 14K white gold",
      "availability": "Retailer lists the selected variant as available",
      "source_note": "Match the pearl diameter before drawing a value conclusion.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Official product page",
          "url": "https://www.pearlsofjoy.com/products/akoya-pearl-necklace-6-5-7-0mm"
        },
        {
          "label": "Official variant data",
          "url": "https://www.pearlsofjoy.com/products/akoya-pearl-necklace-6-5-7-0mm.js"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "pearl_type": "akoya",
      "retailer": "AKWAYA",
      "product_name": "7.0–7.5mm AA White Akoya Necklace — 18-inch, 14K Yellow Gold",
      "product_url": "https://www.akwaya.com/products/14k-yellow-gold-7-0-7-5mm-white-akoya-cultured-pearl-high-luster-necklace-18-length-aa-quality",
      "price_display": "USD 1,289",
      "pearl_details": "7.0–7.5mm Akoya, white; seller grade AA",
      "setting": "18-inch strand; 14K yellow-gold fishhook clasp",
      "checked_at": "2026-10-21",
      "access_method": "direct-primary-page",
      "construction": "Full strand",
      "configuration": "18-inch / 14K yellow gold; redirected current product",
      "availability": "Retailer publishes an in-stock status",
      "source_note": "The former AAA URL now leads to an AA listing. Read its current characteristics; the grade does not establish measured nacre thickness.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Current official product page",
          "url": "https://www.akwaya.com/products/14k-yellow-gold-7-0-7-5mm-white-akoya-cultured-pearl-high-luster-necklace-18-length-aa-quality"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "pearl_type": "akoya",
      "retailer": "House of Pearls",
      "product_name": "7.5–8.0mm Japanese Akoya Pearl Tincup Constellations Necklace",
      "product_url": "https://houseofpearls.com/products/7-5-8-0mm-japanese-akoya-pearl-tincup-constellations-necklace-18k-gold?variant=52544672333956",
      "price_display": "USD 743",
      "pearl_details": "13 Japanese Akoya pearls, 7.5–8.0mm; seller grade AAAA",
      "setting": "43cm chain; 18K yellow gold",
      "checked_at": "2026-10-21",
      "access_method": "direct-primary-page",
      "construction": "Station necklace",
      "configuration": "18K yellow gold / 43cm",
      "availability": "Retailer lists the selected variant as available",
      "source_note": "The 45cm variant is USD 783. Thirteen pearls are not comparable to a full strand on price alone.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Official product page",
          "url": "https://houseofpearls.com/products/7-5-8-0mm-japanese-akoya-pearl-tincup-constellations-necklace-18k-gold"
        },
        {
          "label": "Official variant data",
          "url": "https://houseofpearls.com/products/7-5-8-0mm-japanese-akoya-pearl-tincup-constellations-necklace-18k-gold.js"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "pearl_type": "akoya",
      "retailer": "Premium Pearl",
      "product_name": "6.0–6.5mm White Hanadama Akoya Necklace — 14K Gold",
      "product_url": "https://www.premiumpearl.com/products/akoya-pearl-necklaces-1302",
      "price_display": "USD 1,800 listed",
      "pearl_details": "6.0–6.5mm Japanese Akoya, white; seller designation Hanadama",
      "setting": "17- or 18-inch strand; 14K gold clasp",
      "checked_at": "2026-10-21",
      "access_method": "direct-primary-page",
      "construction": "Full strand",
      "configuration": "Displayed base configuration; confirm size, length and clasp",
      "availability": "Ordering control shown; live stock not independently confirmed",
      "source_note": "The old item 1100 returned 404. Item 1302 is a different product; a seller certificate of authenticity is not by itself a named laboratory Hanadama report.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Replacement official product page",
          "url": "https://www.premiumpearl.com/products/akoya-pearl-necklaces-1302"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "pearl_type": "akoya",
      "retailer": "PearlsOnly",
      "product_name": "6.5–7mm AAA Japanese Akoya Cultured Pearl Necklace in White",
      "product_url": "https://www.pearlsonly.com/6.5-7mm-aaa-quality-japanese-akoya-cultured-pearl-necklace-in-white.html",
      "price_display": "USD 1,369 listed",
      "pearl_details": "6.5–7.0mm Japanese Akoya, white; seller grade AAA",
      "setting": "16-inch base strand; gold-filled round clasp",
      "checked_at": "2026-10-21",
      "access_method": "direct-primary-page",
      "construction": "Full strand",
      "configuration": "16-inch base display; optional clasp upgrades extra",
      "availability": "Retailer page says ships immediately",
      "source_note": "Do not compare its headline price to an 18-inch solid-gold-clasp strand without adjusting the configuration.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Official product page",
          "url": "https://www.pearlsonly.com/6.5-7mm-aaa-quality-japanese-akoya-cultured-pearl-necklace-in-white.html"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "pearl_type": "akoya",
      "retailer": "MIKIMOTO",
      "product_name": "4.0–4.5mm Akoya Necklace — 18K White Gold Clasp",
      "product_url": "https://www.mikimotoamerica.com/us_en/akoya-cultured-pearl-necklace-with-18k-white-gold-clasp",
      "price_display": "USD 3,500 listed",
      "pearl_details": "4.0–4.5mm Akoya cultured pearls",
      "setting": "18K white-gold clasp; length not recovered",
      "checked_at": "2026-10-21",
      "access_method": "direct-primary-page",
      "construction": "Full strand",
      "configuration": "Listed item MZQ10099AXXW; length unconfirmed",
      "availability": "Ordering control shown; stock not independently confirmed",
      "source_note": "The current official item is 4.0–4.5mm, not a size-matched substitute for a 7mm strand. Ask for the length before comparing.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Official product page",
          "url": "https://www.mikimotoamerica.com/us_en/akoya-cultured-pearl-necklace-with-18k-white-gold-clasp"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "pearl_type": "akoya",
      "retailer": "WSP",
      "product_name": "Hanadama Akoya Pearl Necklace 7.0–7.5mm",
      "product_url": "https://wsp-global.jp/products/hana-pnec35?variant=43986630869174",
      "price_display": "JPY 429,000 listed",
      "pearl_details": "7.0–7.5mm Hanadama Akoya; report inclusion is seller-stated",
      "setting": "43cm; seller lists silver 925 or stainless steel clasp",
      "checked_at": "2026-10-21",
      "access_method": "direct-primary-page",
      "construction": "Full strand",
      "configuration": "Japan / JPY storefront; listed out-of-stock variant",
      "availability": "Retailer lists this variant as unavailable",
      "source_note": "Do not convert this JPY price into a USD comparison without a dated exchange rate, shipping and import costs; confirm exact clasp and report issuer if restocked.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Official product page",
          "url": "https://wsp-global.jp/products/hana-pnec35"
        },
        {
          "label": "Official variant data",
          "url": "https://wsp-global.jp/products/hana-pnec35.js"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "pearl_type": "freshwater",
      "retailer": "The Pearl Source",
      "product_name": "7.0–7.5mm AAA White Freshwater Pearl Necklace",
      "product_url": "https://www.thepearlsource.com/7-8mm-white-freshwater-pearl-necklace.html",
      "price_display": "USD 210 listed",
      "pearl_details": "7.0–7.5mm white freshwater; seller grade AAA",
      "setting": "16–20-inch options; sterling-silver base clasp, gold upgrades",
      "checked_at": "2026-10-21",
      "access_method": "direct-primary-page",
      "construction": "Full strand",
      "configuration": "Listing price; selected length and clasp unresolved",
      "availability": "Retailer publishes an in-stock status",
      "source_note": "Official product title and description say 7.0–7.5mm despite the older 7–8mm URL. Confirm the chosen variant.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Official product page",
          "url": "https://www.thepearlsource.com/7-8mm-white-freshwater-pearl-necklace.html"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "pearl_type": "freshwater",
      "retailer": "Pure Pearls",
      "product_name": "White Freshwater Pearl Necklace, 7.0–7.5mm",
      "product_url": "https://www.purepearls.com/products/white-freshwater-pearl-necklace-7-5-8-0mm?variant=50008760025325",
      "price_display": "USD 330",
      "pearl_details": "7.0–7.5mm white freshwater; seller grade AAA",
      "setting": "18-inch strand; sterling-silver filigree clasp",
      "checked_at": "2026-10-21",
      "access_method": "direct-primary-page",
      "construction": "Full strand",
      "configuration": "18-inch / sterling-silver filigree clasp",
      "availability": "Retailer lists the selected variant as available",
      "source_note": "The 14K white-gold variant is USD 540; URL wording alone is not evidence of the current size.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Official product page",
          "url": "https://www.purepearls.com/products/white-freshwater-pearl-necklace-7-5-8-0mm"
        },
        {
          "label": "Official variant data",
          "url": "https://www.purepearls.com/products/white-freshwater-pearl-necklace-7-5-8-0mm.js"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "pearl_type": "freshwater",
      "retailer": "Pearl Paradise",
      "product_name": "7.5–8.0mm AA+ White Freshwater Pearl Necklace",
      "product_url": "https://www.pearlparadise.com/collections/all-products/products/75-80-mm-16-inch-aa-white-freshwater-pearl-necklace",
      "price_display": "Price not reconfirmed",
      "pearl_details": "7.5–8.0mm white freshwater; seller grade AA+",
      "setting": "16- or 18-inch strand; 14K gold clasp options",
      "checked_at": "2026-10-21",
      "access_method": "indexed-primary-page",
      "construction": "Full strand",
      "configuration": "No current price recovered from indexed official text",
      "availability": "Live stock not confirmed",
      "source_note": "The official page could not be retrieved directly. Indexed official text supports size, AA+ grade and construction; price remains unconfirmed.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Official product page",
          "url": "https://www.pearlparadise.com/collections/all-products/products/75-80-mm-16-inch-aa-white-freshwater-pearl-necklace"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "pearl_type": "freshwater",
      "retailer": "Pearls of Joy",
      "product_name": "White Freshwater Pearl Necklace, 7.0–7.5mm",
      "product_url": "https://www.pearlsofjoy.com/products/white-freshwater-pearl-necklace-7-5-8-0mm?variant=43229870719037",
      "price_display": "USD 330",
      "pearl_details": "7.0–7.5mm white freshwater; seller grade AAA",
      "setting": "18-inch strand; sterling-silver filigree clasp",
      "checked_at": "2026-10-21",
      "access_method": "direct-primary-page",
      "construction": "Full strand",
      "configuration": "18-inch / sterling-silver filigree clasp",
      "availability": "Retailer lists the selected variant as available",
      "source_note": "The 14K white-gold variant is USD 540. Compare the seller criteria and actual pearls rather than equating two AAA labels.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Official product page",
          "url": "https://www.pearlsofjoy.com/products/white-freshwater-pearl-necklace-7-5-8-0mm"
        },
        {
          "label": "Official variant data",
          "url": "https://www.pearlsofjoy.com/products/white-freshwater-pearl-necklace-7-5-8-0mm.js"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "pearl_type": "freshwater",
      "retailer": "AKWAYA",
      "product_name": "14K White Gold 8–9mm White Freshwater Cultured Pearl Necklace",
      "product_url": "https://www.akwaya.com/products/14k-white-gold-8-9mm-white-freshwater-cultured-pearl-necklace-18-princess-length?variant=49178157220030",
      "price_display": "USD 99",
      "pearl_details": "8–9mm white semi-round freshwater cultured pearls",
      "setting": "18-inch strand; 14K white-gold fishhook clasp",
      "checked_at": "2026-10-21",
      "access_method": "direct-primary-page",
      "construction": "Full strand",
      "configuration": "18-inch / 14K white-gold clasp",
      "availability": "Retailer lists the selected variant as available",
      "source_note": "Semi-round is a stated shape, not proof of a lower or higher overall quality; no letter grade or measured nacre thickness was recovered.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Official product page",
          "url": "https://www.akwaya.com/products/14k-white-gold-8-9mm-white-freshwater-cultured-pearl-necklace-18-princess-length"
        },
        {
          "label": "Official variant data",
          "url": "https://www.akwaya.com/products/14k-white-gold-8-9mm-white-freshwater-cultured-pearl-necklace-18-princess-length.js"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "pearl_type": "freshwater",
      "retailer": "House of Pearls",
      "product_name": "7.5–8mm White Freshwater Pearl Necklace",
      "product_url": "https://houseofpearls.com/products/7-5-8mm-white-freshwater-pearl-necklace-1?variant=39757675790468",
      "price_display": "USD 375",
      "pearl_details": "7.5–8.0mm white freshwater; selected seller grade AAA",
      "setting": "16-inch strand; 14K white-gold clasp",
      "checked_at": "2026-10-21",
      "access_method": "direct-primary-page",
      "construction": "Full strand",
      "configuration": "AAA / 16-inch / 14K white gold",
      "availability": "Retailer lists the selected variant as available",
      "source_note": "The 18-inch AAA / white-gold variant is USD 383; AAAA is a separate seller option.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Official product page",
          "url": "https://houseofpearls.com/products/7-5-8mm-white-freshwater-pearl-necklace-1"
        },
        {
          "label": "Official variant data",
          "url": "https://houseofpearls.com/products/7-5-8mm-white-freshwater-pearl-necklace-1.js"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "pearl_type": "freshwater",
      "retailer": "Premium Pearl",
      "product_name": "White Freshwater Pearl Necklace 5.5–6mm",
      "product_url": "https://www.premiumpearl.com/products/freshwater-pearl-necklace-1902?variant=54713487753582",
      "price_display": "USD 150",
      "pearl_details": "5.5–6.0mm white freshwater; seller grade AAA",
      "setting": "16-inch silk-knotted strand; sterling-silver clasp",
      "checked_at": "2026-10-21",
      "access_method": "direct-primary-page",
      "construction": "Full strand",
      "configuration": "16-inch / standard sterling-silver clasp",
      "availability": "Retailer lists the selected variant as available",
      "source_note": "Changing to the standard white-gold clasp raises this listed 16-inch variant to USD 210.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Official product page",
          "url": "https://www.premiumpearl.com/products/freshwater-pearl-necklace-1902"
        },
        {
          "label": "Official variant data",
          "url": "https://www.premiumpearl.com/products/freshwater-pearl-necklace-1902.js"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "pearl_type": "freshwater",
      "retailer": "The Freshwater Pearl Company",
      "product_name": "Sierra Seed Bead and Freshwater Pearl Necklace",
      "product_url": "https://thefreshwaterpearlcompany.com/products/sierra?variant=32129268940911",
      "price_display": "USD 45",
      "pearl_details": "One oval 9mm freshwater pearl; white selected",
      "setting": "17-inch silver-color seed beads; magnetic clasp",
      "checked_at": "2026-10-21",
      "access_method": "direct-primary-page",
      "construction": "Single-pearl necklace",
      "configuration": "17-inch / silver-color beads / white pearl",
      "availability": "Retailer lists the selected variant as available; confirm at checkout",
      "source_note": "Availability depends on the selected length, bead color and pearl color; confirm before ordering. Silver-color beads do not establish sterling-silver metal.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Official product page",
          "url": "https://thefreshwaterpearlcompany.com/products/sierra"
        },
        {
          "label": "Official variant data",
          "url": "https://thefreshwaterpearlcompany.com/products/sierra.js"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "pearl_type": "freshwater",
      "retailer": "PEARL-LANG",
      "product_name": "Luxury 18k Gold Freshwater Pearl Necklace",
      "product_url": "https://www.pearl-lang.com/products/luxury-multi-coloured-freshwater-pearl-necklace?variant=1137094872",
      "price_display": "USD 1,548",
      "pearl_details": "7.5–8.5mm multicolor freshwater; round/near-round",
      "setting": "18-inch knotted strand; 18K yellow-gold ball clasp",
      "checked_at": "2026-10-21",
      "access_method": "direct-primary-page",
      "construction": "Full strand",
      "configuration": "Multicolor variant; USD storefront",
      "availability": "Retailer lists the variant as available",
      "source_note": "Color palette, size range and 18K metal differ from the white, silver-clasp comparisons.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Official product page",
          "url": "https://www.pearl-lang.com/products/luxury-multi-coloured-freshwater-pearl-necklace"
        },
        {
          "label": "Official variant data",
          "url": "https://www.pearl-lang.com/products/luxury-multi-coloured-freshwater-pearl-necklace.js"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "pearl_type": "freshwater",
      "retailer": "MMK Pearls",
      "product_name": "4.0–5.0mm White Freshwater Pearl Strand — Adjustable 14K Yellow Gold",
      "product_url": "https://mmkpearls.com/products/freshwater-cultured-pearl-double-strands-with-14k-yellow-gold-4-0-5-0mm?variant=1310986305582",
      "price_display": "USD 399",
      "pearl_details": "4.0–5.0mm white freshwater; seller grade AAAAA",
      "setting": "18-inch strand plus 6-inch adjustment chain; 14K yellow gold",
      "checked_at": "2026-10-21",
      "access_method": "direct-primary-page",
      "construction": "Full strand",
      "configuration": "Default variant; current official single-strand description",
      "availability": "Retailer lists the selected variant as available; confirm at checkout",
      "source_note": "The legacy URL says double strands, but the current title and description describe a strand. Confirm construction with the seller if essential; AAAAA is not an industry-wide grade.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Official product page",
          "url": "https://mmkpearls.com/products/freshwater-cultured-pearl-double-strands-with-14k-yellow-gold-4-0-5-0mm"
        },
        {
          "label": "Official variant data",
          "url": "https://mmkpearls.com/products/freshwater-cultured-pearl-double-strands-with-14k-yellow-gold-4-0-5-0mm.js"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}