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 ...

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.

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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 ...

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 ...

One of the world’s most trusted purveyors of high luxury pearl jewelry ... pink to rich red to apricot. Measuring three inches in length, Assael 'Modernist' earrings feature Tahitian cultured ...

Breaking ground with the world’s first cultured pearls in the late 19th century, Mikimoto has emerged as a superpower in the jewelry market, gifting the world with beguiling pearl confections ...

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