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We're partially through our 2022 harvest with around 2000 pearls already in our US office and Europe and the rest arriving to be exported in mid-May. Our first jewelry pieces using these pearls will be up on the website in early April!Colors and round percentages are exceptional with lots of peacock tones and that flashy chocolate cherry hue we saw last year. We just started the second graft harvest and are hoping for some...

  Choosing a pearl can be a daunting task, especially when given the variety of shapes and colors available with Tahitian pearls. Here is a short guide to deciphering the pearl world. Pearl classification is notoriously arbitrary so for simplicity's sake we'll keep to the official system put into place by the Tahitian government.    The value of pearls is governed by the following factors in order of importance: size, quality and shape. However we...

      Because they are raised, not mined, pearls can be the most ecologically responsible gem you can buy. Not all pearls are 100 percent natural or sustainably produced however so it’s important to know where your pearls come from.      Nearly all pearls on the market nowadays are cultured. In most cases this means a shell nucleus has been introduced into a mollusk by a technician, and nacre...