A Lust for Lustre

Our pearl curators comb the seven seas and freshwater regions of the world searching for the very finest. Only a few rare pearls make our grade. And that means our chosen pearls have lustre that will illumine a room and especially the person wearing it.

Beyond the Pale

White's not always right when it comes to pearls. Our pearls offer extraordinary natural colors. Pushing past the classic 'great whites', we embrace the many treasures and artistry of mother nature. The many colors of pearls can be considered a celebration of cultural-and sometimes cultured-diversity.

Our collections glow with lilac, pewter, pistachio, peacock, golden, silver, gray and black pearls-all adding contemporary snap to a formerly conservative sector.

Color is a matter of the wearer's preference. But when choosing colored pearls, the general rule is darker or olive skin tones look best withgolden or cream pearls, while pale complexions are flattered by rosy hues. Black pearls compliment everyone.

A Weighty Subject

We want our pearls to have thick deep coats of lustrous nacre. These bathing beauties have spent many years underwater in their shelled homes developing their thick heavy shimmering skins. And we will have no pearl before its time! And that's what Mother Nature takes-time to create the precious nacre. It can't be hastened. So, we wait for the best. And good pearl farmers are patient people. Let the oyster do its underwater alchemy and reveal its magic!

The Great Pretenders

Cultured pearls that are implanted with large plastic cores deceive the buyer. We won't have them. These pearls give the illusion of being big, but aren't true to nature or to you. A well cultured pearl has a thick skin and weighs heavy. All our best pearls have been X-rayed and we know their inner truth and so will you! We sell no pearl before its time because nature cannot be hurried. Good pearls take over 3 - 5 years to grow their heavy lustrous coats. But they're worth the wait!

Go For Baroque!

The expression 'baroque' was originally meant as an insult, describing an irregular shape of no particular beauty. But over time, the Baroque came to stand for a grandeur, a stylishness, a sense of bravado and improvisation by the best of the symphonic and the operatic of the era. In pearls it meant artistically inclined. Fanciful, freeform and fantastic! European royalty favored the Baroque pearl for whimiscal pendants and jewelry with dramatic flair.

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