{"id":36803,"date":"2022-08-17T13:20:19","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T17:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carolinesavoiejoaillerie.com\/?p=36803"},"modified":"2025-09-08T19:42:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T23:42:47","slug":"pearls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carolinesavoiejoaillerie.com\/en\/coups-de-coeur-2\/pearls\/","title":{"rendered":"The timeless beauty of Pearls"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00ab The pearl is the queen of gems and the gem of queens.<\/strong> \u00bb \u2013 Grace Kelly<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pearls are made by pearl oysters. Once obtained by chance, pearls are now cultured. The cultured pearl technique was developed by the Japanese at the beginning of the 20th century. After a period that varies from 2 to 5 years, the pearls can be harvested from the oysters. Pearl oysters can be reused more than once. The more pearls an oyster has produced, the larger the following pearls will be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Pearls have been used in jewelry since ancient times. They were then called Aphrodite’s tears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The value of pearls is determined by their shape (the more perfectly round, the more expensive they are), their brilliance, their size and their color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brilliance (or luster) is the most important criterion for judging the quality of a pearl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The color of each pearl is specific according to the lagoon, the breeding and\/or according to the origin of the graft and the nucleus used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A widely used standard system for grading pearl quality is that of the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). This system evaluates pearls according to criteria of shape, luster, surface, etc. Here are the references:<\/p>\n\n\n\n