Baia Design Story
This captivating line blends the clean lines of modern pearl jewellery design with the ancient art of black enameling on sterling silver. Each piece in the"Baia" collection is a unique...
Pearl Education
Profiles in Pearling // Robert Wan
Perhaps the most famous figure in Tahitian pearling, Robert Wan was born to French Polynesians Chinese immigrants in the early 1930s.
Profiles in Pearling // Kokichi Mikimoto
If you're a cultured pearl aficionado, you know this name instantly: Mikimoto. Both the name of the pearl jewellery house as well as the man himself, Kokichi Mikimoto was born in the seaside coasts...
What is a Akoya Pearl?
Akoya Pearls are a specific type of cultured pearl grown by the Pinctada fucata martensii species of Saltwater, pearl bearing oysters. These oysters are cultivated on pearl farms predominately in Japan and to a lesser...
What is a South Sea Pearl?
South Sea Pearls are a specific type of cultured pearl grown by the Pinctada maxima and margaritifera species of Saltwater pearl bearing oysters. These oysters are cultivated on pearl farms found through South East Asia and the...
What is a Cultured Pearl?
The Cultured Question. At Oceana, we work with pearl farms to directly source Cultured Pearls, and more specifically the saltwater variety. So, one of the questions we asked get time and time again is,...
Quality Factors: Pearl Shapes
What type of shapes do pearls come in? Although pearls are thought of as typically round, in actual fact there a wide variety of shapes, including ovals, buttons, drops, baroques and...
Quality Factors: Pearl Size
Whats size got to do with quality? As with all gems, the a larger size of a gem usually indicates greater rarity. With depending on the oyster type that produced it. Japanese...
Quality Factors: Pearl Color
Why are pearls different colors? A pearls natural color is highly determinant on the type of oyster species and the color of the "lip" of the type of oyster from which it was borne....