Explore the limited-edition Chrome Hearts x Mikimoto collection featuring baroque-style pearl jewelry with a punk rock flair, ...

After Mikimoto founder Kokichi Mikimoto invented cultured pearl technology, it made pearls accessible to the masses. Mikimoto’s goal was “to adorn the necks of all women around the world with ...

which brings us to one quality that determines a pearl's value. 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 ...

Throughout much of recorded history, a natural pearl necklace comprised of matched spheres was a treasure of almost incomparable value ... Mikimoto single-handedly launched the cultured-pearl ...

Japan's akoya oysters have been preëminent among cultured pearls ever since Kokichi Mikimoto first established the industry in the early part of this century. But since 1994, something has been ...

From one industry disruptor to another, it is only fitting that Mikimoto was the natural partner to usher pearls into Chrome Hearts’s milieu. Breaking ground with the world’s first cultured ...

I think that's something very impressive. It's a metal component that's about 1 meter wide, with a boxy shape.

An curved arrow pointing right. South Sea pearls are the largest cultured-pearl variety, sometimes reaching over 20 millimeters in diameter. The Pinctada maxima oyster can take up to five years to ...

Mikimoto and Chrome Hearts are joining forces to bring together their distinct design aesthetics for a limited-edition jewelry collection highlighting pearls. The Japanese fine jewelry brand and ...

Ancient civilizations prized natural pearls as symbols of divine power. In 1893 Kokichi Mikimoto saved these gems from ...

From one industry disruptor to another, it is only fitting that Mikimoto was the natural partner to usher pearls into Chrome Hearts’s milieu. Breaking ground with the world’s first cultured ...