JEWELRY PEARL

Jewelry is made of various gems, stones and metals. During ancient times women often adorned themselves with all type of wooden, metal, shells and terracotta beads. It is woman passionate desire to look beautiful and with ever changing fashion now, demand for all types of jewelry have pepped up.

Diamonds are forever, so are we told by the industry but other jewelry types are no less inspiring. Gold, silver and platinum are equally bought and sold all over. Among all other gems, pearl is the only true natural gem. Since pearls are always in fashion and jewelry pearl is all the more exciting to wear. Jewelry pearl is very classic and traditional and brides love wearing pearl jewelry. Jewelry pearl is a wonderful gift item and women have now the luxury of wearing many colors. Jewelry pearl can be worn with casual, office or eveningwears and good for all occasions.

Jewelry pearl is designed in various shapes and sizes. Young woman prefer to wear smaller size pearls and most popular sizes are from 6mm to 8mm. Pearls are measured in millimeters through their diameters. Prices for jewelry pearl is determined by the pearl size. Normally higher the size, higher the price but size alone is not enough. Even small size pearl with excellent quality may command higher price than the larger ones with low brilliance and poor quality. Luster is the hallmark for any pearl type.

Most buy single strand pearl necklace but many women may like double strand and long length type jewelry pearl. It gives them the extra unique style. Each type of jewelry pearl is versatile in its own way. It is hard not to find any women now not wearing pearls and jewelry pearl has almost become the permanent part of any jewelry box. One piece of jewelry is not enough for any woman and jewelry pearl is very much affordable now. Quality jewelry pearl is passed on from generation to generation. Jewelry pearl come in various prices range but the most affordable are freshwater pearl jewelry. All jewelry pearl is made with cultured pearls and quality is far better now.

AKOYA PEARL JEWELRY

Akoya Pearl Jewelry - Our Fast Selling Item this season. Akoya Pearls are also known for their very excellent quality. Akoya pearl jewelry is a class of its own for its amazing lustrous appeal. Akoya pearls are grown in sea waters and mostly in Japan and China pearl farms. Pinctada fucata martensii oysters are known to produce akoya pearls. Akoya Pearls normally take longer time to grow and the total quantity comparatively is not very large due to variable seawater climatic conditions. Akoya pearl jewelry typically command higher prices as compare to freshwater pearls but they are excellent choice for many women and have always been very popular ever since Kokochi Mikimoto of Japan had invented and patented the bead-nucleating technology of culturally growing in the sea waters. Akoya pearl jewelry generally comes in nice round shape, their nacre is thick and luster is extra ordinary.

CULTURED PEARLS

Cultured pearls are natural gems. Its natural beauty is unique and used in pearl jewelry. Pearls achieve their most distinctive beauty that comes from the reflection of light through the layers of crystalline nacre. In other words, the unique luster of pearls depends upon the reflection and refraction of light emanating from its translucent layers. The transparent nacre provides the deep shine and the high reflection. The iridescence or opalescence in pearl is caused by the over lapping of successive layers. The luster is the essence of beauty of all pearls types. A high quality lustrous pearl will emit a brilliant and equal reflection with fine radiance.

All pearls sold now in both domestic and international markets are cultured pearls and are known by various names such as cultured pearls, freshwater pearls, akoya pearls or akoya seawater pearls, Tahitian pearls, south seawater pearls. Natural pearls are rarity now. These pearls culturally grown in fresh waters as well as seawaters and their growth and harvesting period vary from region to region and the methods used by the pearl farms. Cultured pearls are real pearls that are formed naturally by a mollusk with the human help. Pearls emanate certain warmth and glow not found in other gems, due to their unique formation inside oysters’ body. These cultured pearls are very good in quality and their lustrous appeal.

Cultured pearls are formed inside the body of oysters. The mollusk deposits layer of nacre, a combination of crystalline and organic substances, when any irritant or parasite enters or placed inside its body. Over a period of time with nacre building up in layers upon layers, the pearl is formed. Akoya pearls are the classic cultured pearls of Japan and known for its best lustrous appeal. The bead-nucleating technology of producing cultured pearls was developed and perfected by Kokichi Mikimoto of Japan in early 20th Century. Now China is the leading source of all cultured pearls - freshwater and akoya pearls.

Difference in cultured and natural pearls can’t be made with naked eyes; however, distinction becomes very prominent when seen through x-rays. Cultured pearls are used in pearl jewelry as well as in cosmetics. Cultured pearls have always been the preferred choice of all women and revered as one of the most beautiful and magical gems on this earth. Cultured pearls are now available in high lustrous quality and much affordable prices than ever before.

Although white color is synonymous with cultured pearls but they do come in various other natural shades link cream, rose overtones, pink, gray, peacock black, golden and lavender etc. Value of these gorgeous cultured pearls vary according to the type of these pearls and again it all depends upon size, color and brilliance of these pearls and pearl jewelry in each category of these types.