Legal battles with Leonard Rosenthal, Mikimoto's global rise, and how post-WWII American soldiers brought cultured pearls to every jewelry box in America.

Mikimoto's first patents, the Mise-Nishikawa method, and how a family marriage settled a patent dispute — the early politics of the cultured pearl industry.

Tahitian pearls span silver-gray to deep black, with overtones of peacock, cherry, lavender, and more. Here’s how color and luster interact — and how they...

Soufflé pearls are hollow, lightweight, and up to 20mm across — a Chinese freshwater innovation from 2010 grown around a clay core. Commercially attractive specimens...

Pearls have fascinated humanity for centuries. Here is why people continue to choose them — and what they are really saying when they do.

Pink, silver, or cream — the overtone of white Akoya pearls changes everything about how they read against your skin. Here's how to choose the...