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Preciosa Nacre Pearls Contain a Crystal Core Coated in Several Layers of Nacre Which Gives Them Their Signature Silky-Smooth Finish

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Preciosa Nacre Pearls Contain a Crystal Core Coated in Several Layers of Nacre Which Gives Them Their Signature Silky-Smooth Finish Nacre Pearls NACRE PEARLS NACRE Created to look and feel like the real thing, Preciosa Nacre Pearls contain a crystal core coated in several layers of nacre which gives them their signature silky-smooth finish. This assortment comes in a myriad of shapes, sizes and colors for various application possibilities. 125 Colors Pearl Eff ects Pearlescent Colors Numerical Order Alphabetical Order 70000 . Pearl Effect White A . Crystal Aqua Blue . 76345 Pearl Effect White Pearlescent White 70103 . Pearlescent White B Pearl Effect Blue . 73300 70000 70103 71000 . Pearl Effect Cream Pearlescent Blue . 73203 71103 . Pearlescent Cream Pearl Effect Bordeaux . 79900 Pearl Effect Cream Pearlescent Grey 71455 . Crystal Ceramic Grey Pearl Effect Bronze . 78800 71000 74203 71600 . Pearl Effect Vanilla C Crystal Ceramic Grey . 71455 72000 . Pearl Effect Lavender Crystal Cranberry . 79158 Pearl Effect Light Creamrose Pearlescent Cream 72203 . Pearlescent Violet Pearl Effect Cream . 71000 77000 71103 72398 . Crystal Magic Black Pearlescent Cream . 71103 72597 . Crystal Sage Pearl Effect Creamrose . 77500 Pearl Effect Creamrose Pearlescent Yellow 73000 . Pearl Effect Light Blue D Pearl Effect Dark Blue . 73500 77500 78203 73203 . Pearlescent Blue Pearl Effect Dark Copper . 78900 73300 . Pearl Effect Blue Pearl Effect Dark Green . 75800 Pearl Effect Rosaline Pearlescent Pink 73500 . Pearl Effect Dark Blue Pearl Effect Dark Grey . 74500 77800 77203 74000 . Pearl Effect Light Grey G Pearl Effect Gold . 78600 74203 . Pearlescent Grey Pearlescent Green . 75203 Pearl Effect Peach Pearlescent Red 79000 79503 74500 . Pearl Effect Dark Grey Pearlescent Grey . 74203 75103 . Pearlescent Khaki L Pearl Effect Lavender . 72000 Pearl Effect Vanilla Pearlescent Violet 75203 . Pearlescent Green Pearl Effect Light Blue . 73000 71600 72203 75503 . Pearlescent Peacock Green Pearl Effect Light Burgundy . 79300 75695 . Crystal Malachite Pearl Effect Light Creamrose . 77000 Pearl Effect Gold Pearlescent Blue 75700 . Pearl Effect Light Green Pearl Effect Light Green . 75700 78600 73203 75800 . Pearl Effect Dark Green Pearl Effect Light Grey . 74000 76345 . Crystal Aqua Blue K Pearlescent Khaki . 75103 Pearl Effect Bronze Pearlescent Khaki 76375 . Crystal Navy Blue M Crystal Magic Black . 72398 78800 75103 77000 . Pearl Effect Light Creamrose Crystal Malachite . 75695 77175 . Crystal Salmon Rose N Crystal Navy Blue . 76375 Pearl Effect Light Green Pearlescent Green 77203 . Pearlescent Pink P Pearl Effect Peach . 79000 75700 75203 77500 . Pearl Effect Creamrose Pearlescent Peacock Green . 75503 77800 . Pearl Effect Rosaline Pearlescent Pink . 77203 Pearl Effect Dark Green Pearlescent Peacock Green 78203 . Pearlescent Yellow R Pearl Effect Red . 79500 75800 75503 78600 . Pearl Effect Gold Pearlescent Red . 79503 78800 . Pearl Effect Bronze Pearl Effect Rosaline . 77800 PEARLS NACRE Pearl Effect Lavender 78900 . Pearl Effect Dark Copper S Crystal Sage . 72597 72000 79000 . Pearl Effect Peach Crystal Salmon Rose . 77175 79158 . Crystal Cranberry V Pearl Effect Vanilla . 71600 Pearl Effect Light Burgundy Gem Colors 79300 . Pearl Effect Light Burgundy Pearlescent Violet . 72203 79300 79500 . Pearl Effect Red W Pearl Effect White . 70000 79503 . Pearlescent Red Pearlescent White . 70103 Pearl Effect Bordeaux Crystal Sage 79900 . Pearl Effect Bordeaux Y Pearlescent Yellow . 78203 79900 72597 Pearl Effect Red Crystal Malachite 79500 75695 Pearl Effect Dark Copper Crystal Salmon Rose 78900 77175 Pearl Effect Light Blue Crystal Cranberry 73000 79158 Pearl Effect Blue Crystal Aqua Blue 73300 76345 Pearl Effect Dark Blue Crystal Navy Blue 73500 76375 Pearl Effect Light Grey Crystal Ceramic Grey 74000 71455 Pearl Effect Dark Grey Crystal Magic Black 74500 72398 126 127 Nacre Pearls Round Pearl MAXIMA 1H | art. 131 10 011 mm 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12 Round Pearl MAXIMA ½H | art. 131 10 012 mm 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12 Button Pearl ½H | art. 131 80 012 mm 6, 8, 10, 16 Elliptic Pearl 1H | art. 131 50 021 mm 11 × 9.5, 16 × 14 Pearshape Pearl 1H | art. 131 50 011 mm 10 × 6, 15 × 8 NACRE PEARLS NACRE Nacre Cabochon | art. 131 80 030 mm 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 128 129 KEY: Nacre Pearls Standard portfolio item Minimum order quantity required Round Pearl MAXIMA 1H | art. 131 10 011 SIZE: mm 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12 art. 131 10 011 (cont.) COLORS mm 4 5 6 8 10 12 COLORS mm 4 5 6 8 10 12 Pearl Effect White | 70000 Crystal Sage | 72597 Pearl Effect Cream | 71000 Crystal Malachite | 75695 Pearl Effect Light Creamrose | 77000 Crystal Salmon Rose | 77175 Pearl Effect Creamrose | 77500 Crystal Cranberry | 79158 Pearl Effect Rosaline | 77800 Crystal Aqua Blue | 76345 Pearl Effect Peach | 79000 Crystal Navy Blue | 76375 Pearl Effect Vanilla | 71600 Crystal Ceramic Grey | 71455 Pearl Effect Gold | 78600 Crystal Magic Black | 72398 Pearl Effect Bronze | 78800 Pearl Effect Light Green | 75700 Pearl Effect Dark Green | 75800 Packaging and Weight Pearl Effect Lavender | 72000 Round Pearl MAXIMA 1H | art. 131 10 011 Pearl Effect Light Burgundy | 79300 Size Packg. Number of Number of Average Pearl Effect Bordeaux | 79900 Unit stones in stones in weight of packg. unit standard box standard box PEARLS NACRE Pearl Effect Red | 79500 MM TYPE PIECES PIECES GRAMS Pearl Effect Dark Copper | 78900 4 ENVELOPE 600 27,000 2,650 5 ENVELOPE 500 15,000 2,630 Pearl Effect Light Blue | 73000 6 ENVELOPE 200 5,000 1,640 Pearl Effect Blue | 73300 8 ENVELOPE 100 2,000 1,970 Pearl Effect Dark Blue | 73500 10 ENVELOPE 50 1,000 1,510 12 ENVELOPE 30 600 1,590 Pearl Effect Light Grey | 74000 Pearl Effect Dark Grey | 74500 Pearlescent White | 70103 Pearlescent Grey | 74203 Pearlescent Cream | 71103 Pearlescent Yellow | 78203 Pearlescent Pink | 77203 Pearlescent Red | 79503 Pearlescent Violet | 72203 Pearlescent Blue | 73203 Pearlescent Khaki | 75103 Pearlescent Green | 75203 Pearlescent Peacock Green | 75503 >>> 130 131 Nacre Pearls KEY: Standard portfolio item Minimum order quantity required Round Pearl MAXIMA ½H | art. 131 10 012 SIZE: mm 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12 art. 131 10 012 (cont.) COLORS mm 4 5 6 8 10 12 COLORS mm 4 5 6 8 10 12 Pearl Effect White | 70000 Crystal Sage | 72597 Pearl Effect Cream | 71000 Crystal Malachite | 75695 Pearl Effect Light Creamrose | 77000 Crystal Salmon Rose | 77175 Pearl Effect Creamrose | 77500 Crystal Cranberry | 79158 Pearl Effect Rosaline | 77800 Crystal Aqua Blue | 76345 Pearl Effect Peach | 79000 Crystal Navy Blue | 76375 Pearl Effect Vanilla | 71600 Crystal Ceramic Grey | 71455 Pearl Effect Gold | 78600 Crystal Magic Black | 72398 Pearl Effect Bronze | 78800 Pearl Effect Light Green | 75700 Pearl Effect Dark Green | 75800 Packaging and Weight Pearl Effect Lavender | 72000 Round Pearl MAXIMA ½H | art. 131 80 012 Pearl Effect Light Burgundy | 79300 Size Packg. Number of Number of Average Pearl Effect Bordeaux | 79900 Unit stones in stones in weight of packg. unit standard box standard box PEARLS NACRE Pearl Effect Red | 79500 MM TYPE PIECES PIECES GRAMS Pearl Effect Dark Copper | 78900 4 ENVELOPE 600 36,000 3,650 5 ENVELOPE 500 20,000 3,450 Pearl Effect Light Blue | 73000 6 ENVELOPE 300 7,500 2,400 Pearl Effect Blue | 73300 8 ENVELOPE 150 3,000 2,250 Pearl Effect Dark Blue | 73500 10 ENVELOPE 50 1,500 2,250 12 ENVELOPE 45 1,080 2,600 Pearl Effect Light Grey | 74000 Pearl Effect Dark Grey | 74500 Pearlescent White | 70103 Pearlescent Grey | 74203 Pearlescent Cream | 71103 Pearlescent Yellow | 78203 Pearlescent Pink | 77203 Pearlescent Red | 79503 Pearlescent Violet | 72203 Pearlescent Blue | 73203 Pearlescent Khaki | 75103 Pearlescent Green | 75203 Pearlescent Peacock Green | 75503 >>> 132 133 KEY: Nacre Pearls Standard portfolio item Minimum order quantity required Button Pearl ½H | art. 131 80 012 Elliptic Pearl ½H | art. 131 50 021 SIZE: mm 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12 SIZE: mm 11 × 9.5, 16 × 14 Packaging and Weight Packaging and Weight COLORS mm 6 8 10 16 COLORS mm 11 × 9.5 16 × 14 Button Pearl ½H | art. 131 80 012 Elliptic Pearl ½H | art. 131 50 021 Pearl Effect White | 70000 Size Packg. Number of Number of Average Pearl Effect White | 70000 Size Packg. Number of Number of Average Unit stones in stones in weight of Unit stones in stones in weight of packg. unit standard box standard box packg. unit standard box standard box Pearl Effect Cream | 71000 Pearl Effect Cream | 71000 MM TYPE PIECES PIECES GRAMS MM TYPE PIECES PIECES GRAMS Pearl Effect Light Creamrose | 77000 Pearl Effect Light Creamrose | 77000 6 ENVELOPE 300 13,500 2,650 11 × 9.5 ENVELOPE 50 1,500 2,200 Pearl Effect Creamrose | 77500 Pearl Effect Creamrose | 77500 8 ENVELOPE 150 6,000 2,450 16 × 14 ENVELOPE 35 840 2,450 Pearl Effect Rosaline | 77800 10 ENVELOPE 50 1,600 1,500 Pearl Effect Rosaline | 77800 16 ENVELOPE 35 840 2,450 Pearl Effect Peach | 79000 Pearl Effect Peach | 79000 Pearl Effect Vanilla | 71600 Pearl Effect Vanilla | 71600 Pearl Effect Gold | 78600 Pearl Effect Gold | 78600 Pearl Effect Bronze | 78800 Pearl Effect Bronze | 78800 Pearl Effect Light Green | 75700 Pearl Effect Light Green | 75700 Pearl Effect Dark Green | 75800 Pearl Effect Dark Green | 75800 Pearl Effect Lavender | 72000 Pearl Effect Lavender | 72000 Pearl Effect Light Burgundy | 79300 Pearl Effect Light Burgundy | 79300 Pearl Effect Bordeaux | 79900 Pearl Effect Bordeaux | 79900 NACRE PEARLS NACRE Pearl Effect Red | 79500 Pearl Effect Red | 79500 Pearl Effect Dark Copper | 78900 Pearl Effect Dark Copper | 78900 Pearl Effect Light Blue | 73000 Pearl Effect Light Blue | 73000 Pearl Effect Blue | 73300 Pearl Effect Blue | 73300 Pearl Effect Dark Blue | 73500 Pearl Effect Dark Blue | 73500 Pearl Effect Light Grey | 74000 Pearl Effect Light Grey | 74000 Pearl Effect Dark Grey | 74500 Pearl Effect Dark Grey | 74500 Crystal Sage | 72597 Crystal Sage | 72597 Crystal Malachite | 75695 Crystal Malachite | 75695 Crystal Salmon Rose | 77175 Crystal Salmon Rose | 77175 Crystal Cranberry | 79158 Crystal Cranberry | 79158 Crystal Aqua Blue | 76345 Crystal Aqua Blue | 76345 Crystal Navy Blue | 76375 Crystal Navy Blue | 76375 Crystal Ceramic Grey | 71455 Crystal Ceramic Grey | 71455 Crystal Magic Black | 72398 Crystal Magic Black | 72398 134 135 KEY: Nacre Pearls Standard portfolio item Minimum order quantity required Pearshape Pearl 1H | art.
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