Cultured Pearl

The term cultured pearl is the description for a special kind of gemstone. Although pearls do not belong in principle to the stones and minerals, they are nevertheless known as gemstone in the production of high-quality jewellery. Pearls are obtained in different ways, whereby the cultured pearl represents a possibility. Natural, genuine pearls grow without the intervention of humans, are accordingly rare and represent the most expensive pearl variation. Cultured pearls are all those pearls that are produced by human hand and only thanks to humans can be produced in the desired number and quality, the pearls that can be used for jewellery refinement. Cultured pearls can be cultivated in salt waters but also in fresh water, whereby there are different methods. In saltwater cultured pearls, a nucleus is usually added to the pearl-forming shell, around which the mother-of-pearl is then pulled. In freshwater pearls, the mussels are implanted with small pieces of tissue from other mussels, up to 50 times per mussel, so that many pearls can be harvested. It takes between two and six years for the pearls to reach the right size.