Seven Seas Pearls — Local services in Los Angeles

George and his wife, Rula — third generation pearl dealers — operate this lush store offering exclusively pearls. They clearly don’t need retail clients since the majority of their business is wholesale — but it seems they love us. It’s enough that they know their business cold — but their willingness to share their wisdom with the curious client is the treasure. You will come away with an honest understanding of where your purchase resides in the market as a whole having had the chance to focus your selection on the qualities that meant the most to you.

At one point George holds up the pearls that I’m falling in love with alongside a similar strand of less perfect shape. He challenges me to discern which is which — clearly willing to relinquish profit to make sure I make the purchase that is right for me.

Returning home, a quick web search on the quantity, size, color and quality of the pearls we purchased made it immediately clear that we would have paid easily three times as much for the same piece elsewhere. Yet I never once got the impression I was buying from a discount store, rather from a...

I just received my necklace and I have to say, it is really stunning.

It is beautifully well matched, with the pearls with the greatest orient and luster, and the largest in the center as it should be. It's a gorgeous depth of color with a nice sharp reflection. Really exciting.

The Luster beats my Hanadama!

I bought two necklaces, and sent them back and had questions and comments about them. I then had a wonderful conversation with George. He wanted to know what I was looking for, then kindly and patiently explained the differences in the necklaces, and sent me some pictures of new ones so I was able to choose the one I liked best. And we are on opposite coasts- I am in Massachusetts.

I received my new necklace in 2 days. My dealings with this company in terms of service, quality of goods and pricing was the best all I have seen, and that includes the ones you find on Amazon.

So I will always purchase from this company now and refer people here. Thank you, George, I love my...

All I can say is WOW, I am so impressed. This shop is beautiful. I love pearls. I love them just as much as I love diamonds. And they have hundreds of all type of pearls. So, with all the great reviews, I called the shop inquiring about the price on restringing my expensive akoya pearls. After all I just can't leave them with anybody. :) The price quoted was VERY reasonable. So I decided to pay them a visit. George, the owner reassured me that my pearls were in good hands. I even decided at the time to have them lengthened from 29 to 33 inches. I didn't hesitate to leave them in his care and 3 days later he called to let me know they were ready. They matched them perfectly-size, color, orient, luster - JUST PERFECT! If you need Pearls (or Pearl repair) this is the place to go. Fantastic shop, fantastic owners! Thank...