These freshwater pearls are a nice mix of sizes, shapes and color variations within the strand. If you are looking for an interesting necklace. This is the way to go. The pearls have a nice luster. The pearls are approximately the same size, but there is variation in the strand because that is the joy of Baroque pearls. There is a degree of random! The color is soft silver rather than bright silver. Each strand is 16 inches long and there are approximately 33 pearls on each strand.