The Merman’s teardrop pearl

Since always the sea gives inspiration for legends of marine populations, mysterious and charmer, with the habit of adorn themselves with precious pearls found on the ocean floor: the Merman’s teardrop pearl owns its name to these mystic and supernatural legends, almost giving these very same characteristics to the same pearl’s creation and finding. This […]

Codakia pearls

Vacations at the sea usually stand for relax, sunbathing, swimming, making beautiful strolls on the foreshore and, why not, picking up some shells among the sand. And right from these simple shells some beautiful and rare pearls come to life, the Codakia ones. These pearls are produced by bivalves from the Codakia family (particularly the […]

Bursidae pearls

Even unsuspected mussels like the “sea snails” can become miraculous producers of rare and beautiful pearls: the Bursidae ones, even if they have earned the surname “toad shells” thanks to the bumps on their surfaces, can’t be judged only by their aspect because they could hide a big treasure inside themeselves. Their develope is pretty […]

Pinctada radiata pearls

Many oyster are havested exclusively for the precious treasure they bear inside themselves and the Pinctada radiata ones are an active part of this group of pearl mussels. Commonly called Atlantic pearl oyster or Gulf pearl oyster, this specimen is highly common in the Indo-Pacific ocean area, from the far north in Japan to the […]

The Big Yaqui pearl

Some discoveries are as unexpected as extraordinary to the eyes of the ones who find them and, in the pearl field, these fantastic findings usually correspond to the finding of uncommon pearls with particular features, like the Big Yaqui one. This marvellous pearl, fished in the Gulf of California, has been produced by one of […]

Lou Hill, the pearl’s adventurer

The pearl market is constantly changing, with new varieties, new manufacturers and higher and higher product quality, but we often forget of the main pearls which legitimated these natural gems centuries ago, in other words natural pearls. Retired in New Zealand, Lou Hill practices snorkeling more like an amateur than a true professionist, and his […]

New Zealand: found a 12mm pearl

The greatest discoveries, as everyone knows, may happen in a casual and random way, and this founding, happenend in New Zealand, is no exception: Portia Himsel, a 6-years-old girl, was playing at the Banks Peninsual beach near the Birdings Flat when a big grey seashell captured her attention. The girl, totally unconcious of the great […]

Interview to Adriano Genisi

The pearl. A gem with organic origins and a fascinating yet contrasting nature: at first it may seem a simple thing as far as beautiful it may be, but its own birth is a fascinating and almost miraculous event. Since always considered the quintessence of simplicity, the pearl has fascinated men for ages, from the […]

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