The most expensive pearl ever sold was Marie Antoinette's pendant. It sold for $32 million in a 2018 auction. But what is it that makes pearls so expensive? Marie Antoinette's pearl was part of a ...

Pearls are made by marine oysters and freshwater mussels as a natural defence against an irritant such as a parasite entering their shell or damage to their fragile body. The oyster or mussel slowly ...

Only oysters of the Ostreidae family can make pearls, but many other types of mollusks can produce these gems, such as abalone and paua (New Zealand abalone), conchs, freshwater mussels ...

while wild-caught pearl lobsters sell for $99 per kilogram. This makes pearl lobsters more than 6 times more expensive than Maine lobsters, which go for $15 a kilogram. So what makes pearl ...

Now, men are rediscovering the power of pearls to make a statement of their status, just like they use ties, cuff links and watches. “If we look back in time, what has been considered ...

The third launch from the collaborative line honors Pharrell's Virginia Beach roots and explores an inventive diamond setting ...

Diamonds were the preferred choice for most royal houses but pearls came close. A symbol of wisdom, modesty and generosity, pearls are the world's oldest known gemstones - the queen of gemstones ...