Pearls: The Sea's Gift to Jewelry
In one of life's great wonders, Pearls are created by certain mollusks as a reaction to an irritant, like sand, which got trapped in their shell. Left to nature, perhaps one in every 20,000 mollusk will contain a pearl—which made it a highly sought-after gem.
Now most pearls are specially cultivated to grow in a farm-like, controlled atmosphere. A pearl farm increases the odds of gathering an acceptable pearl rises to 20 percent. And as the demand for pearls remains strong, those odds will both keep pearls in the marketplace and at a price to make the tedious process of cultivation worthwhile.
Pearl jewelry has been en vogue since they sprang into popularity in the ancient Middle East. The pearl's rarity made them a highly valued prize worth the risk it took to find them.
With the development of techniques to stimulate the growth of pearls in mollusks, there are more pearls being put into the market than ever before. This allows the production of jewelry that would have never been possible even fifty years ago.
Pearls typically are rating between A and AAA. An A pearl is barely acceptable for jewelry. A necklace with A pearls will be the cheapest-made necklace. AA quality sea pearls have some imperfections, but are solid gems for most customers and presentations. AAA pearls are perfect, or as nearly as possible. They are the high end pearl.
A multi strand pearl necklace is, as implied by the name, a pearl necklace which has more than one strand. The strands may lay at different heights on the neck or chest, be twisted or braided, or lay in a bunch. Often the white pearls are off-set by some other color or design.
A long pearl necklace is one long strand which can be looped multiple times around the neck. Frequently the long necklace is just pearls, creating a necklace solid in color. The effect is dazzling and classy.
Pearls aren't only white in color. Freshwater pearls have a variety of colors and shades, though the most frequent is peach colored. An 8-9mm peach freshwater pearl necklace has a pinkish tint to it, which can really make the pearl strand eye catching.
The rarest and most sought-after pearls are the black pearls. Black pearl jewelry evokes a sense of smokey mystery. Only a certain kind of mollusk creates black pearls, and even the black coloration depends on where the irritant is located.
Pearls aren't only for adults. Children's pearl earrings capture the elegance of pearls into a piece of jewelry perfect for a girl's first performance or award acceptance.
Now most pearls are specially cultivated to grow in a farm-like, controlled atmosphere. A pearl farm increases the odds of gathering an acceptable pearl rises to 20 percent. And as the demand for pearls remains strong, those odds will both keep pearls in the marketplace and at a price to make the tedious process of cultivation worthwhile.
Pearl jewelry has been en vogue since they sprang into popularity in the ancient Middle East. The pearl's rarity made them a highly valued prize worth the risk it took to find them.
With the development of techniques to stimulate the growth of pearls in mollusks, there are more pearls being put into the market than ever before. This allows the production of jewelry that would have never been possible even fifty years ago.
Pearls typically are rating between A and AAA. An A pearl is barely acceptable for jewelry. A necklace with A pearls will be the cheapest-made necklace. AA quality sea pearls have some imperfections, but are solid gems for most customers and presentations. AAA pearls are perfect, or as nearly as possible. They are the high end pearl.
A multi strand pearl necklace is, as implied by the name, a pearl necklace which has more than one strand. The strands may lay at different heights on the neck or chest, be twisted or braided, or lay in a bunch. Often the white pearls are off-set by some other color or design.
A long pearl necklace is one long strand which can be looped multiple times around the neck. Frequently the long necklace is just pearls, creating a necklace solid in color. The effect is dazzling and classy.
Pearls aren't only white in color. Freshwater pearls have a variety of colors and shades, though the most frequent is peach colored. An 8-9mm peach freshwater pearl necklace has a pinkish tint to it, which can really make the pearl strand eye catching.
The rarest and most sought-after pearls are the black pearls. Black pearl jewelry evokes a sense of smokey mystery. Only a certain kind of mollusk creates black pearls, and even the black coloration depends on where the irritant is located.
Pearls aren't only for adults. Children's pearl earrings capture the elegance of pearls into a piece of jewelry perfect for a girl's first performance or award acceptance.