Black Akoya Pearls

Here at the pearl source all of our black gems are high quality cultured pearls.

Black akoya pearls.

Black south sea 3 items. Thankfully today consumers have several options if they wish to wear these mysterious gems. The dye process saturates the nacre from the outside in and tends to strip away iridescence leaving the surface a uniform color and an almost plastic looking shine. For centuries the black pearl has captivated pearl collectors and treasure hunters alike.

Akoya pearls are the specialty of japanese pearl farms. Although slightly more expensive than akoya pearls tahitian pearls are adored for their exotic look and rarity. When compared to tahitian akoya presents the luxury of pearls at a lower price. Because akoya pearls are a high quality pearl you ll find them set with gold posts and clasps and you ll find they are well matched for size shape and color.

However these are not naturally black but have been permanently irradiated or dyed to take on the dark pearl colors. Today a hybrid mollusk is used in both japan and china in the. 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. If you have a taste for exotic jewelry the high quality cultured black akoya pearls are the gemstones for you.

18 akoya cultured pearl graduated strand necklace with diamond rondelles 18k white gold clasp. Akoya pearls unless color treated have neutral colors and overtones. The first pearls to be cultured early in the 1920s their white color and rosé overtone complement a fair complexion. And up until recently a strand of exotic black pearls could fetch 150 000.

Occasionally akoya pearls are blue with silver and pink overtones but these colors are extremely rare. Black akoya pearls these are most often dyed. They redefine beauty creating a stunning yet sophisticated addition to any jewelry collection. Their surface colors tend to range from blackish blue to blackish green and are almost always very dark in tone.

Black akoya pearl necklaces. Black akoya pearls are also popular in the jewelry market due to their colors. Apart from their unique color tahitian pearls also feature secondary hues called overtones which give them added luster. Add to wish list.

Most pearls are white to grey with pink green or silver overtones. These enchanting jewels give you a mysterious look creating an air of mystique. 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.