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They say that diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but jewelry that combines the timeless beauty of diamonds and the simple sophisticated elegance of pearls is more than just having a best friend. A gorgeous pair of drop pearl earrings with diamond accents is great to wear on any occasion, a formal event or a night out with friends, to bring out that radiance many women love.
These precious objects of beauty have gone through a long, delicate process of cultivation. Before you purchase another pair of pearl and diamonds earrings, it’s good to look back on how these timeless gemstones are created.
Many of the pearls sold today in the market are cultured, farmed and harvested by pearl specialists through technologies first developed in Japan. Back in earlier centuries, it was all Nature’s hands that crafted these beautiful stones into form. Pearl lovers would have to rely on deep sea divers just to possess a pearl for making necklaces, bracelets, and other accessories.
Thanks to Mikimoto, who developed the technology that simulates the natural process of forming pearls, the market for pearls has vastly grown.
Pearls come from fresh and saltwater oysters. Pearl farmers place a shell bead into the oyster until it coats the bead with nacre. Until the desired size, shape and color are achieved, pearls are then ready to be harvested. It’s a long and delicate process that may yield errors. Some pearls don’t turn out with thick nacre, which determine the luster and surface quality of pearls. That’s why each beautifully formed pearl is a truly rare and precious possession.
One of the rarest and finest pearls is the Akoya pearl, named after the area in Japan where oysters are found. Because of their high nacre quality and fine white overtones, Akoya pearls are often used for making pearl and diamond earrings. They can also be very rare since Akoya oysters have delicate survival chances.
There are other kinds of pearls available on the market, and some of them are even made into pearl and diamond earrings. The South Sea Pearls are found in the South Seas. French Polynesia is where you’ll find the dark and radiant Tahitian Black Pearls, grown from black-lipped dark-colored oysters.
The Mabe Pearls are cultivated in oysters found in Indonesia, Australia, and Japan. The Keshi Pearl, on the other hand, is made when a nucleus fails to fully coat the nacre and release fragments.
The famous Mother of Pearl is made from the substance coming from the lining of oyster shells. There are also “fake” pearls found in Majorca, an island in the Mediterranean. The mantle of the oyster is coated with paste from fish scales, creating a luster that’s similar to real pearls.
Of course it is important that when you purchase pearl and diamond earrings, you are sure the pearls are authentic and high quality. Nothing beats that radiance of real high grade pearls, such as Akoya pearls. To find the highest quality pearls at the most affordable prices visit www.lagunapearl.com.
