Graduated Necklace

A graduated necklace is comprised of beads – or round gemstones, such as pearls – that vary in size. The larger beads are displayed in the center, and they get gradually smaller towards the back.
The making of a graduated pearl necklace is labor intensive, because the gems need to matched two by two in size on each side of the necklace.
A tennis necklace can be classified as a graduated necklace if the size of the diamonds or cubic zirconia increases towards the center of the neckpiece.