Pearl Education
Tahitian Pearls
Tahitian cultured pearls offer a dramatic touch. The natural black color of
these pearls comes from the color of the oyster's black lips.
These pearls are traditionally called "black," but their color can range
from a metallic silver, to the color of graphite. And within this range
of colors they can have bluish, purplish, or greenish overtones.
Tahitian cultured pearls are cultivated from the black-lipped variety of the pinctada maxima oyster
which reaches a foot or more in diameter, and produces very large pearls. This oyster is very sensitive to
the pearl culturing process, which makes the pearls very costly to produce. A gift of Tahitian cultured
pearls makes an extraordinary, unique gift.
Our beautiful Tahitian cultured pearls are available as stud earrings, fashion
earrings, strands, necklaces, pendants, and bracelets.
Blue Nile Tahitian Cultured Pearls
