Natural versus cultured. Natural pearls are hard to find. They're rare, and this makes them worth more money. But let's rewind for a second. What is a natural pearl, and how are they formed?

Before the creation of cultured pearls in the early 1900s, natural pearls were so rare and expensive that they were reserved almost exclusively for the noble and very rich. A jewelry item that ...

But hey, I get it. Nobody has the time, nor the bank, to wear a completely new look every time they go out, and that's where ...

A mom who found a rare pearl inside a bowl of mussels at her birthday dinner has had it made into a "beautiful" piece of ...

In 2000, jewelry company Le Vian capitalized ... The larger size makes South Sea pearls and black pearls more valued. This strand of South Sea cultured pearls is selling for $32,000.

Black pearls showcased in Mikimoto Passionnoir ... taste and budget,” concluded a study on the pearl jewelry market by MVEye and the Cultured Pearl Association. MVEye founder Marty Hurwitz ...

Black pearls from the South Pacific also come in a range of colors. China's Cultured Pearl Revolution Now China is in what I call its Third Pearl Wave. Starting in the 1990s, China surprised the ...

Saltwater, damp salt air, and chlorine can also be harmful to cultured pearls ... whereas pairing brown, blue, or black pearls with copper or steel metal jewelry creates an unusual industrial combo.

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Pearl jewelry is considered by many to be something of a classic—so much so that at one time, a strand of pearls was the quintessential everyday piece of jewelry for many middle class American women.

The only pearls Assael never supplies or sells, she commented, are cultured freshwater pearls. Regarding the company’s reputation for creating pearl jewelry ... earrings in black jade with ...