OYSTERS and pearls are highly prized by gourmands and the wealthy alike but finding one inside the mollusc is a rarity. While it’s well-known oysters are needed to make pearls we look at why they are ...

I am a “Pearl Girl.” If you offer me expensive fine jewels, I will always choose simple pearls. Perhaps it’s the influence of Coco Chanel or the 24 first ladies who made pearls an official part of ...

Carlsbad, Sept. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Technology developed by Hong Kong-based Fukui Shell Nucleus Factory creates opportunities for tracing cultured pearls through the supply chain. GIA ...

AS it is revealed a clueless fisherman kept a gigantic pearl, worth an estimated £76million, in a wooden shack for a decade we ask how are the gems formed. The average pearl is about seven millimetres ...