Pearl Jewellery Guide: Freshwater vs Saltwater, Care, and What to Actually Buy
Pearls are the only gem grown inside a living animal, and most of what gets sold under the word "pearl" is one of four very different things. If you're buying for yourself or a gift, the difference matters — both for what you pay and for how the piece looks twenty years from now. Here's how we think about pearls at our bench in Coquitlam, and what we tell customers who come in deciding between a $180 freshwater strand and a $4,000 Akoya one. The four pearls you'll actually be choosing between Cultured pearls — meaning a human-inserted bead or...