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A trip to Australia reveals the wonder of giant golden pearls

Just before 1900, in a small isolated town called Broome Australia, fishermen came across the rarest oyster-a giant named the Pinctada maxima. This world’s largest oyster contained the voluptuous South Sea Pearl-the most sought after pearl in the world. After this discovery, Broome soon became the dominant pearl trading post in the world and literally 80% of all worldwide pearl trading passed through Broome.

A trip to Broome. We took the long trip to the South Pacific to find the famous white lipped oysters that produced magnificent pearls that are often 11-14mm-about 8 times the size (and 8 times the price!) of a standard pearl. Not only did these oysters produce the rare South Sea pearl but they also produced a tremendous amounts of mother of pearl or nacre. Nacre is the lustrous iridescent substance which is secreted by the oyster to form the shiny inside of their shells. When nacre secretions are deposited around the pearl seed they build up to form a full sized pearl. Our bioscientists went to work to see if we could improve upon Mother Nature’s process a little. We sped up the process in the lab by extracting the seed pearl from young oyster shells.We then coated these natural seed pearls with nacre from the inside of the giant shells, and were able to produce the breathtaking hand-coated Australian Pacific Pearl.

Golden beauties. These golden enhanced pearls are extremely large in size-12mm-but they are much more consistent in shape than ordinary pearls that have to be extracted from 4-5 year old oysters that are dead. They are also less porous so you don’t have to worry about perfumes or cosmetics discoloring these pearls like you do with ordinary pearls. In a more ecologically friendly approach, the Australian Pacific pearl seed is extracted from fresh oyster shells and then organically micro-coated in the laboratory with the same nacre that coats naturally grown pearls.

14 K Yellow Gold O Ring Clasp Weight: 2.3 Oz Byzantine Design Hand Crafted “Give me the luxuries of life…

…and I will willingly do without the necessities,” quipped architect Frank Lloyd Wright. As soon as we touched this 14K Gold Byzantine Pendant Necklace, we realized that he was a wise man indeed. With the soaring price of gold, the prices of some luxuries have likewise climbed to astronomical heights. When we found this 14K Byzantine Circle Pendant, we made sure to attach a price tag that wouldn’t leave our customers with the difficult decision of choosing between wants and needs.

European women have known and appreciated the luxury and glamour of the intricately woven Byzantine design for hundreds of years. We took this classic look and formed a graduated circular pendant. The golden ornament hangs from an 18″ chain and fastens with a lobster claw clasp. The coordinating 14K Byzantine Hoop Earrings also feature the famous interwoven Byzantine links and complete the look. The earrings secure with hinged backs. These weighty gold pieces will remain a favorite wardrobe staple for years to come

14k White Gold Brilliant-cut 1 0.17 Carat 1 0.10 Carat 1 0.35 Carat 50 0.005 Carat I1 Clarity Rolo Link Chain Round Shape 3/4 Carat Weight 1 0.13 Carat 1 0.05 Carat 1 0.25 Carat I+ Color 1 3/8″ Wing Span O Ring Clasp Now your journey of love can take flight

Now your journey of love can take flight on the gossamer wings of a 14k white gold dragonfly, surely the most exquisite member of the Odonata family to ever hover over a neckline! Seven graduated diamonds (I color, I1 clarity) flaunting over 1/2-carat of sparkle form the sweeping curve of the head and and body, while the gracefully spread wings are dewed with a full 50 more (1/4 ctw), pave-set along the top and bottom edges. “Veins” of intricate millgrain work lend yet more sparkle and lifelike detail. Measuring about 1 3/8″ across, our dragonfly pendant clings to an 18″ cable chain secured with spring-ring clasp.

36 Diamonds @ 0.0050 Cts Each I1-i2 Clarity Full Cut Spring Clasp Total Carat Weight: 0.180 I Color 14k Gold 18″ Rope Chain This season there is a trend toward more delicacy and refinement in diamond jewelry

For every woman who thinks bigger is always better when it comes to diamond adornments, there are an equal number who prefer their bling on the subdued side. This season there is a trend toward more delicacy and refinement in diamond jewelry-our micropave settings accomplish with this exquisite perfection! This meticulous art of setting petite diamonds extremely close together results in a tasteful, feminine design that’s more snowy sparkle than blinding flash. Yet it can be just as attention-getting in its own quiet, understated way as a whisper is in a roomful of people shouting to be heard.

The Micropave Entwined Heart Pendant is iced with 36 diamonds (.18 ctw) and dangles from an 18″ chain of 14k gold. The Journey Heart Pendant has 30 micropave-set diamonds (.24 ctw) and clings to an 18″ chain of 14k gold. The ring wraps 34 micropave diamonds (.102 ctw) around a center diamond weighing .15 carats. Whole sizes 5-9. All pieces in this collection are set in two-tone 14k yellow and white gold.

Necklace Is 18″ Long 14k Yellow Gold Lobster Claw Clasp Diamonds In Center - (3) Diamonds, 0.03ctw, Round Cut, Si Color Pendant Is .47″ X .43″ Leaf Design Leaf Veining From Actual Leaf In the fall our leaves turn to 14k gold

Nothing demonstrates the artistry in nature more definitively than summer’s leaves turning to gold each fall. The colorful palette produced as the brisk weather settles in is always startling. Now you can experience Nature’s magical metamorphosis each time you wear our hand hammered 14k gold leaf pendant accented with three fully cut diamonds.

Our artisans emulated the intricate veins in the leaves with a hammered texture that affords a soft golden sheen and lifelike dimension. They began with an actual leaf and replicated the subtle folds and curves. In nature, the leaf transforms sunlight and breathes out healthy oxygen; with our leaf the sunlight will be transformed into a shimmering golden reflection that will take your breath away. Getting back to nature has never been more beautiful. The 14k gold leaf pendant with 3 SI rated diamonds dangles from a 18″ chain. The earrings are dewed with two SI diamonds and have post backs.

Soft Gold Mesh Strands 44 Grams Of 14 K Yellow Gold 1

18″ Long (1) 4mm Round (1) 2.5mm Round (4) 2 MM Round 14k Yellow Gold .75 Carat Total Weight 1″ Long Pendant (1) 3mm Round (2) 2.2mm Round (3) 1.7mm Round Lobster Claw Clasp Scientifically Lab Grown Moissanite By both tradition and reputation,

diamonds are still a girl’s best friend. But Moissanite may very well be her best kept secret! At 9.25 on the Mohs scale, it’s actually harder than rubies, sapphires and emeralds and possesses more fire (0.104) and brilliance (2.65-2.69) than diamonds’ (0.044 and 2.42 respectively)! In fact, most jewelers cannot distinguish lab-grown Moissanite from a fine diamond without the use of special instruments. But even knowing its identity cannot decrease Moissanite’s gasp-inducing visual beauty. Stauer is proud to offer a selection of four Moissanite pieces, all set in gleaming 14K gold and USA-made, that will easily rival anything in your jewelry box for sheer sparkle and enduring appeal.

Natural moissanite, a type of carborundum or silicon carbide, was first discovered in Arizona’s Diablo Canyon by French chemist and Nobel Prize winner Dr. Ferdinand Henri Moissan. However, the supply of natural moissanite has never been large enough to even create a pair of earrings! Only years of research, and a combination of the stonecutter’s art and 21st century science, enabled creators Charles & Colvard? to supply a limited production of lab-grown Moissanite. The result is an ideal fusion of brilliance and fire, hardness and specific gravity-overall properties closer to those of a natural diamond’s than any other simulant.

The high-set split-shank Moissanite ring is available in whole sizes 5-10. The Journey Ribbon pendant depends from an 18″ Venetian box chain. The matching earrings are about 3/4″ long, with post backs.

30 Diamonds @ 0.008 Cts Each I1-i2 Clarity 14k White Gold 18″ Rope Chain Total Carat Weight 0.24 I Color Full Cut Spring Clasp This season there is a trend toward more delicacy and refinement in diamond jewelry

For every woman who thinks bigger is always better when it comes to diamond adornments, there are an equal number who prefer their bling on the subdued side. This season there is a trend toward more delicacy and refinement in diamond jewelry-our micropave settings accomplish with this exquisite perfection! This meticulous art of setting petite diamonds extremely close together results in a tasteful, feminine design that’s more snowy sparkle than blinding flash. Yet it can be just as attention-getting in its own quiet, understated way as a whisper is in a roomful of people shouting to be heard.

The Micropave Entwined Heart Pendant is iced with 36 diamonds (.18 ctw) and dangles from an 18″ chain of 14k gold. The Journey Heart Pendant has 30 micropave-set diamonds (.24 ctw) and clings to an 18″ chain of 14k gold. The ring wraps 34 micropave diamonds (.102 ctw) around a center diamond weighing .15 carats. Whole sizes 5-9. All pieces in this collection are set in two-tone 14k yellow and white gold.

Just say no to too-cutesy white teddy bears and too-provocative red silk teddies.

Ditto the last-minute grab-and-go bouquet of mixed florals from the grocery store, accompanied by a box of chocolate-covered cherries. No, gentlemen, let us make your life simple and your wife ecstatic by suggesting “St. Valentine” order these tasteful “twisted” hoop earrings instead. Timeless, perfectly sized at just under 1 3/4″ diameter, and so light on her lobes they’re a joy to wear. Which she will…with everything. And because they’re fashioned of gold vermeil (18K gold over sterling silver), they’ll leave a lingering glow in her heart for years to come. Unlike the cherry bonbons. They’re more likely to leave a lingering case of heartburn.