September 15, 2017 The World’s Rarest Pearls (and How to Wear Them) A rundown of the planet’s rarest pearls, from dramatic Tahitian South Seas to vibrant melo melos and beyond.

Tahitian pearls are unique in their inky, iridescent color, which is derived from the black-lipped mantels of mollusks and from donor tissue imbued by trained technicians.

Tahitian black-lipped pearls can be darker if they develop closer to the lips, and can also be a silvery gray color if they get wedged in a lighter portion of the oyster. If an oyster that ...

Manolo? – it’s been her double-digit millimeter South Seas and Tahitian pearls that have garnered the most attention. Especially the mixed-color strand of marble-sized spheres she favors with ...