When it comes to Pearl Jewellery, the first thing comes to our mind is a beautiful collar length pearl necklace covering the neck of a beautiful lady.  Second thing that we think of is obviously the price. But whatever the price tag a pearl jewellery bears, it is an ornament indicating the feminine elegance. Pearl jewelleries are available in the market with different expense tags depending upon the pearl used and the design. You will find them from a very low range of about £20 to a very expensive range of about £5000. Different types of pearl jewelleries like earrings, necklaces, bracelets, pendants, ear studs, are easy to find in the market. You can choose any one of them with any design of your choice according to your budget.

If you are going to buy that lovely pair of Tahitian pearled earrings then don’t forget to check your wallet well. Because Tahitian pearl is the only pearl in the world which is totally black. And black pearl is an extremely rare species. Both the naturally produced and the cultured black pearls are rare. Pinctada margaritifera, the oyster that bears the black pearl is very sensitive to the oceanic movements and climate changes. And the culturing technique available for black pearl is again not very yielding in comparison to other pearls. So, whether you prefer black pearl jewellery or a single piece of black pearl it would cost you a little more than other pearls available.

But the most expensive pearl available is the South Sea Pearl. It is available in different colors like pink, silver, golden, beige and white. Apart from these colors south sea pearl is also found in combinations of these basic colors. The most beautiful South Sea pearl is produced by Pictada maxima pearl oyster. The pinctada maxima is found in deep oceanic beds. Because of this, south sea pearl is very expensive. So, next time if your retailer tries to convince you to purchase a pearl jewellery of south sea pearls, be ready either to break your darling’s heart or to lessen the weight of your wallet.

Pearl jewellery, whether it is a necklace, a pendant, a bracelet, earrings or ear studs, is always tagged a price depending on its quality, shape and size of the pearls used for it. Size factor simply states that bigger the pearl is bigger the price of the pearl is. Pearl comes in eight different shapes. These are round, semi-round, and button, and drop, pear, oval, baroque and circled. The rarest among all these is the perfectly round one and so it costs much dearer than other shapes. The perfectly round ones are usually used in pearl pendants where the requirement for shape is very high.

While discussing the price tag differences we must mention another very important factor, which is the origin of a pearl. A natural pearl is more expensive than a cultured one, and cultured pearl is more valuable than an imitation pearl (shell pearls). Natural pearls and cultured pearls are what we refer to as ‘authentic pearls’ whereas the most affordable imitation pearls are also called ‘faux pearls’.