A striking, handcrafted long necklace made of white, oval and round natural Fresh Water Pearls, approximately 8–9 mm. It is 140 cm long, and the pearls are hand-knotted one by one for added security.
Fresh Water Pearls are genuine freshwater pearls cultivated in enclosed lagoons, river estuaries and lakes.
The necklace can be worn in many ways: doubled, tripled, like a tie, knotted, or wrapped around the neck as a choker, with the remaining length hanging down. A timeless piece of jewelry for any occasion that will elevate your look. It pairs beautifully with pearl stud earrings and a matching ring. If you prefer a different length, you can contact us.
How are pearls formed?
When a grain of sand or a parasite enters an oyster’s shell, the oyster becomes irritated and, unable to expel the “intruder,” produces a smooth, hard, crystalline substance around it—nacre (calcium carbonate)—to protect itself. The shell continues to produce spherical layers of this substance until, after a few years—usually 2–4—a lustrous pearl forms where the foreign body originally was.
Today, when we refer to natural pearls in the jewelry trade, we mean pearls cultivated by humans, as pearls formed naturally by chance are extremely rare.
How are pearls cultivated?
Pearl farmers deliberately place the foreign body inside the pearl oyster’s shell, initiating the process described above. This produces cultivated freshwater pearls (Fresh Water Pearls) and saltwater pearls (Akoya, South Sea, Tahitian). At Jt, when we refer to natural pearls, we mean Fresh Water Pearls.
