White Pearls

Pearls are underwater gems which beauty rise above all. They are made from one of the most complicated natural processes known to man not to mention one of the most time consuming. But the results are timeless pieces of splendor.

Natural pearls are made from 100 percent nacre. Nacre is a substance produced by oysters. The spectacular phenomenon all happens by chance. It starts when a foreign object enters the oyster by mistake. The oyster being aggravated, releases a substance called nacre to wrap and bind the irritant. This course is significantly slow. It takes years and years of repeated secretion before it produces a pearl. In fact it would need a minimum of two years for it to produce a single piece!

Since its production happens by chance, they are considered one of the rarest gems. Due to insistent demand, human continually find ways to speed up their production where in sometimes they tend to interfere in its natural process. They are commonly known as culturing. Cultured pearls are made by placing beads inside the shell and then the oysters are returned back to the water under controlled conditions.

The most popular exporters of white pearls are Australia. In fact, 95 percent of all commercialized pearls come from them. They are by far the most popular and the most expensive variations of pearls. But what makes them so expensive and unique? It is because of their symmetrically perfect finish not to mention the ideal round and a blemish free surface. Pearls from Australia are the most sought after because they are in silvery-white finish.

Pearls may come in a huge variety of colors cream, grey, pink, black and white pearls to name a few. The most common and is widely used as jewelry are the white pearls. But what you may know is that only a very small percentage of pearls are naturally white. They may come in shades of white and cream though.

To make the pearls look whiter some enhancements may be done especially if they are made into white pearl necklaces where they have to be uniformly colored. Another technique used by most jewelers is to use other gemstones to further accentuate the radiant of the pearls. For example, in a white pearl ruby necklace, the chain of white pearls can be contrasted by a ruby pendant to disperse the glow of both of the gems. It is certainly a gorgeous way to compliment that elegant red dress.

Pearls have long been a gem of luxury, that’s why they have easily become the favorite of most jewelers. Along with their fame comes a very disappointing phenomenon. Due to their rarity and the amount of time that it needs to produce, they too have become the favorite of a lot of counterfeiters. Synthetic and fake pearls are rapidly taking over the market.

You must be careful when buying pearls for you might be one amongst the hundreds who have already been fooled. Always check and verify resources and never hesitate to ask. Only buy pearls to a jeweler where you are confident with.

One quick and easy step to detecting inauthentic pearls is with the use of your teeth. Rub the pearl on the surface of a tooth. Natural and real pearls tend to feel rough just like rubbing sandpaper against wood. However, fake pearls will easily glide along because their surface is merely covered with smoothening bead.

Perfect white pearls do exist, however there are only a very little number of them. Finest Australian pearls may cost up to thousands of dollars, some may say that it may be overrated but some also believe in the worth of its eternal beauty.