New Year’s Eve

On the biggest party of the year, showcase your pure organic beauty with these exotic Tahitian Black Pearl Earrings. Modern elegance with class, balanced delicately on an 18k white gold and diamond setting.

A Real Pearl Promise

The elegant design of this AAA quality Tahitian Black Pearl promise ring, allows its wearer to admire their pearl’s various hues and inner glow throughout the day, and features a 4mm wide, 14 karat gold band.

The Engagement Ring

Unlike pure Diamond rings, which are not only forever but also everywhere. This Tahitian Black Pearl Engagement Ring screams unique and special to its beholder. A 14K yellow-gold ring set with one 14-15mm semi-round Tahitian Black Pearl, and ninety-six faceted round Diamonds totaling 0.793 carats.

The Tahitian Black Pearl Honeymoon Necklace

Can you imagine any finer luxury than the combination of brilliant pearls and sparkling diamonds? She’ll feel like royalty every time she fastens this graceful necklace around her neck. This exquisite Tahitian pearl necklace is strung with perfectly round, lustrous pearls.

Each beautiful AAA quality pearl is separated by a glittering diamond-encrusted rondelle, and individually knotted on only the finest of black silk. This 9.0 to 10.0mm strand is finished with a 14 karat diamond-encrusted 14 karat white gold ball clasp. The total diamond weight of this magnificent piece is approximately 2.4 carats of VS1-G quality diamonds. The necklace is a standard 18 inches in length, but if a different length is desired, Pearl Paradise will gladly customize the necklace to your exact preference.

Celebrate with Chocolate

These stunning earrings are perfect for holiday celebrations. Crafted from 14K warm pink gold, this lovely pair features stunning chocolate colored Tahitian cultured pearls and exotic brown diamond beads.

Spring Break Bracelets

When she first came into our office several years ago she was wearing several bracelets composed of large drop and baroque Tahitian pearls on elastic. She loved the way they slipped effortlessly onto her wrists and how easily they accessorized any outfit. This is how our Tahitian Baroque Pearl bracelets were inspired by our friend and customer Keely Smith-Brosnan, wife of Pierce Brosnan.

The Tahitian pearl bracelets offered here are composed of large, 8.5-11.0 mm Tahitian pearls in silver drop. Each bracelet is finished with our hallmark ‘P’ which is composed of solid 14k white gold.

The Perfect Pearl Without The Entanglements

Tahitian pearl drop pendant sparkles with luminous beauty in 14K white gold. One 9mm to 10mm black Tahitian pearl gracefully dangles from the white gold drop setting and is accented by a shimmering diamond. A beautiful accent for the night.

For Him, A Perfect Present

A unique unisex gift for him or her, a sporty Tahitian Black Pearl on black leather cord necklace. In support of the Canadian Olympic Foundation. Exclusive to Birks.

Black Pearls 101

The Black Lipped Oyster
Tahitian Black Pearls are born of the giant black-lipped oyster (the Pinctada Margueritafera). Lovingly tended on private Tahitian island atolls, the Black Pearl grows in the shell for two to five years before it is carefully harvested. Black Pearls are prized for their large size, glorious luster, and rainbow of colors.

Luster, Size, Shape, Orient, Color, Surface are the six criteria used for evaluating black pearls for their rarity and perfection, Each is graded on individual basis.

Luster and Shape
Always look for luster first when selecting a Black Pearl. The Luster is the reflective surface shine, the highly mirror-like quality. The better the luster the higher the quality pearl. Next is the size, which is one of the most important criteria for evaluating black pearls. “The largest Black Pearl we have ever seen was 23mm, the size of a small bird egg!” says Petra Halder from e-blackpearl.com.

Black Pearls come in a wide range of natural shapes ranging from pear-shaped, tear-drop, button, mushroom, acorn, barrel, and baroque shapes. All the shapes of black pearls are considered desirable and marketable. Round pearls are harder for the oyster to create and therefore they are more rare and more expensive.

Orient
The Orient is the heart and soul of the pearl. The Orient is defined as the way the pearl reflects and decomposes light through aragonite crystals. The Orient is the play of light penetrating the surface, the depth of color and light that can be observed by looking past the reflective lustrous surface and into the many layers of pearl material or nacre. Each layer reflects light and creates the illuminating glow reflecting light from within the pearl. The best way to observe orient is to hold the pearl in front of a neutral background such as a white shell. As light shines into the pearl, the eye is able to see past the surface color and to the colors of each layer of nacre that surrounds the pearl.

Color
Tahitian Black Pearls come in a rainbow of beautiful natural colors. Each color is special, and each is sought after by collectors. The most important factor in selecting color is to determine which color looks best on the wearer. The colors comes alive on different skin tones and complexions. All pearls have an under-color ranging from pale silver to dark black. Often, there will also be a layering of iridescent hues in addition to the under color. These shimmering colors can be peach, copper, pink, sea green, turquoise blue, peacock green, burgundy and bordeaux, indigo and navy, purple and lavender to canary and cranberry to deep midnight black.

Surface
The outer skin of the pearl may be analyzed for smoothness and perfection to determine the “beauty-marks” or imperfections of the pearl. Every pearl will have some tiny “surface marks” which add to the character and personality of each pearl. Most birthmarks are imperceptible to the naked eye and give the pearl character. The beauty marks help to determine if the pearl is “real”, i.e. a natural color natural shape cultured gem. Simulated pearls, Faux pearls and beads will have a perfectly smooth surface.