Price : $399.00
This exquisite pendant features a large, 10mm black Tahitian pearl paired with a sparkling round .15 carat diamond. The pearl and diamond are secured to an 18 karat white gold double bale that hangs from a delicate 18 karat white gold chain. Pearl and diamond complement each other perfectly in this piece, and the Tahitian pearl, with its deep silvery glow, looks beautiful in the white gold setting. Though the styling is simple and elegant, the size, luster, and shine of the gems make this pendant dramatic, a perfect accessory for evenings and special occasions. Black Tahitian pearls have an exotic beauty that makes them an extraordinary gift. They are also a sign of special devotion. According to Polynesian legend, the god of peace and fertility, Ono, descended to earth on a rainbow and offered to the princess Bora Bora a gift of a black pearl oyster as a sign of his unwavering love for her. The distinctive black color of the Tahitian pearl, which is actually more of a gray- or silvery-black, often with green overtones, comes from its cultivation inside the black-lipped variety of the Pinctata maxima oyster. These large oysters, up to a foot in diameter, are farmed on the volcanic atolls of Tahiti, where warm, nutrient-rich ocean waters create ideal environmental conditions for their growth. The oysters are pampered in the warm lagoons, and the pearls are kept inside them for a long period of time, allowing them to grow to their impressive size and develop multiple layers of lustrous nacre. Because of their sensitivity to the cultivation process, very few of these oysters survive to produce pearls, which is why Tahitian pearls are so rare and valuable.
Jewelry Information- Metal stamp: 18k
- Metal: white-gold
- Material: pearl
- Gem Type: diamond
- Total Diamond Weight: .15 carats
- Setting: prongs
- Length: 18 inches
- Chain: Cable
- Metal stamp: 18k
- Clasp Type: lobster-claw-clasps
- Total metal weight: 1.56 DWT
- Number of stones: 1
- Stone Color: I
- Stone Clarity: VS2
- Stone shape: round-shape
- Stone Weight: .15 carats
- Inscription: No
- Pearl Information
- Number of pearls: 1
- Surface markings and blemishes: Clean
- Shape: Round
- Uniformity: very-good
- Luster: high-luster
- Minimum color: dark-gray
- Size per pearl: 10.0-10.5mm
- Pearl type: tahitian-cultured
Diamond Information- Minimum Individual Carat Weight: .15 carats
- Stone shape: round-shape
- Minimum color: I
- Minimum clarity: VS2
- Inscription: No
- Minimum Total Carat Weight: .15 carats
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