Pearls are the perfect example of modern jewelry reinvention. They’ve been a feminine go-to for centuries, and the traditional, mid-20th century “Jackie O” pearl strand is trending again — but now ...

Brides — and grooms — are clamoring to incorporate pearls into their wedding looks in modern ways. By Stephanie Cain Dri Buono Patel already had her wedding jewelry — diamond cluster earrings, to ...

While the jewelry industry pulls its collective hair out over mined versus man-made diamonds and millennials, it is time to change the conversation and talk about another gem perfectly suited to the ...

Jean Ghika, Head of Jewelry in the UK and Europe of Bonhams, which sells more jewelry than any other auction house, notes: “Pearls were once seen as a bit dated – perhaps the preserve of an older ...

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Oysters are the main producers of pearls, but clams and mussels can also create them. Pearls form when oysters secrete layers of nacre around irritants. There are natural and cultured pearls, with ...

A great irony of pearl history is that the least expensive cultured pearl product in the market today rivals the quality of the most expensive natural pearls ever found. The price-value anomaly is ...

By contrast, the pearls sometimes labeled as “Chinese akoyas”, “baby akoyas”, or “freshwater akoyas (AK)” are freshwater ...