Cristina on April 4th, 2009

Made by Mikimoto, this 18-inch pearl strand, took 10 years to gather the 27 perfectly round cultured pearls. The pearls are White South Sea AAA quality and are extremely rare. No wonder it took so long! The expensive strand also has a noval clasp with 11,92 carats of diamonds, but its beauty realy lies in [...]

Continue reading about Million dollar necklace

Cristina on January 24th, 2009

Just like diamonds, pearls also have some essential characteristics in order to differentiate high quality pearls from the rest. GIA introduces these seven factors that help evaluate the quality and beauty of a pearl. Size In this case size does matter. The size of pearls is measured in millimeters. The bigger the pearl, the better. [...]

Continue reading about 7 pearl value factors by GIA

Cristina on January 19th, 2009

The Napoleon pearl, also know as “La Regente Pearl” is the fifth largest natural pearl. Its splendor come from that fact that despite of the big size, it has a uniform shape. It is called the Napoleon pearl because it was the centerpiece of a pearl tiara he had made a present for his queen [...]

Continue reading about La Regente or The Napoleon pearl

Cristina on January 16th, 2009

The items I have chosen are quite random and are not ordered according to price, material or type. Other than that they are lovely pieces of jewelry that women could not say no to. The list contains necessary items as well as trifles. A pair of pearl earrings is a definitely must have. They are [...]

Continue reading about 10 jewelry gift ideas for the perfect present

Cristina on November 29th, 2008

Strand of pearls are known for their elegant beauty & have fascinated women all through the ages. This article throws light on important features that you need to consider while selecting a pearl necklace. Basically there are 4 types of pearls; Tahitian, South Sea, Freshwater & Akoya pearls. Except for freshwater pearls all other type [...]

Continue reading about How to choose that perfect pearl?