Now there are also cultured pearls ... drop, button, baroque and ringed. When you buy a piece of pearl jewelry, price — and value — depends on how well the pearls are matched and on their ...

Pearls are the only precious gems that are produced by a living creature. Most pearls on the market today are cultured ... pearls are the most coveted. Baroque or semi-baroque shaped pearls ...

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 ...

Designs for pearl jewels are ... to the creative use of baroque pearls. Unlike round pearls, baroques have an irregular non-spherical shape. The source is largely cultured freshwater pearls ...

Today, most pearls are cultured, which means they are farmed, not found, but they are just as real. Most cultured pearls are judged by how perfect they are: They must be completely round ...

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 ...

Baroque pearls become tantalising talismans in pearl charm pendants from MoonTree Baby. Founders and sisters Pacharee Sophie and Kunthalee Vera draw on their family’s gemological experience for ...

It’s no secret pearls are having a moment ... gold ($20,150); Mikimoto Akoya cultured pearl and diamond bracelet in 18-karat white gold ($13,500); Mateo baroque pearl and diamond ring in ...

Pearls can be white, black, grey, red, blue, or green, with black pearls being native to the South Pacific. Pearls that are not perfectly round are called baroque pearls, often forming when nacre ...