Throughout most of this century, the Japanese dominated the cultured-pearl industry. The Chinese were the first to culture a product from freshwater mussels, though their centuries-old Buddhas are ...

Pliny, the world's first gemologist, writes in his famous ... Kokichi Mikimoto single-handedly launched the cultured-pearl industry. Kokichi Mikimoto, the son of a noodle maker, had a dream ...

That's how Jesse Jo Stark, the creative director of L.A.-based jewelry label Chrome Hearts, describes her new collaboration ...

Ancient civilizations prized natural pearls as symbols of divine power. In 1893 Kokichi Mikimoto saved these gems from ...

After Mikimoto founder Kokichi Mikimoto invented cultured pearl technology ... market retailer answering the call. “Pearls are probably one of the first jewelry categories that we see men ...

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?

An curved arrow pointing right. South Sea pearls are the largest cultured-pearl variety, sometimes reaching over 20 millimeters in diameter. The Pinctada maxima oyster can take up to five years to ...

"My first attempt was a disaster," he admits ... Indian oysters are small but China has hybrid oysters which produce large pearls. "Cultured South Sea pearls are the most valuable type of cultured ...

We offer cultured varieties of Akoya ... and seductive beauty, Assael became the first pearl dealer to make South Sea Pearls available in North America. He popularized them and quickly became ...

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Your mom has been around for a lot: your first steps, school and career struggles ... this hand-strung bracelet features tiny cultured pearls and a 14-karat yellow gold closure.