Black Akoya Pearls

Black akoya pearls are also dyed but the dye most often selected for these pearls turns the pearls a solid blue black or greenish black color with little to no iridescence the pearls are perfectly round in shape with very little variation from pearl to pearl throughout a strand so to me can end up looking a little plastic y or more like beads rather than pearls but they re still.

Black akoya pearls.

If you have a taste for exotic jewelry the high quality cultured black akoya pearls are the gemstones for you. And up until recently a strand of exotic black pearls could fetch 150 000. These enchanting jewels give you a mysterious look creating an air of mystique. Although slightly more expensive than akoya pearls tahitian pearls are adored for their exotic look and rarity.

Akoya pearls are the specialty of japanese pearl farms. Black akoya pearls treated. Akoya pearls are never naturally black black akoya pearls have undergone either cobalt 60. Black akoya pearls are also popular in the jewelry market due to their colors.

When compared to tahitian akoya presents the luxury of pearls at a lower price. The first pearls to be cultured early in the 1920s their white color and rosé overtone complement a fair complexion. The original japanese cultured pearls known as akoya pearls are produced by a species of small pearl oyster pinctada fucata martensii which is no bigger than 6 to 8 cm 2 4 to 3 1 in in size hence akoya pearls larger than 10 mm in diameter are extremely rare and highly priced. Occasionally akoya pearls are blue with silver and pink overtones but these colors are extremely rare.

Black akoya pearls these are most often dyed. Apart from their unique color tahitian pearls also feature secondary hues called overtones which give them added luster. 18 akoya cultured pearl graduated strand necklace with diamond rondelles 18k white gold clasp. Most pearls are white to grey with pink green or silver overtones.

They redefine beauty creating a stunning yet sophisticated addition to any jewelry collection. However these are not naturally black but have been permanently irradiated or dyed to take on the dark pearl colors. Add to wish list. Their surface colors tend to range from blackish blue to blackish green and are almost always very dark in tone.

For centuries the black pearl has captivated pearl collectors and treasure hunters alike. Thankfully today consumers have several options if they wish to wear these mysterious gems. Technically there are three types of black pearls. Here at the pearl source all of our black gems are high quality cultured pearls.

Black akoya pearl necklaces. Akoya pearls unless color treated have neutral colors and overtones. Today a hybrid mollusk is used in both japan and china in the.