Description of JEWELRY By Birth Date

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Birthday Stones. Pearl

Pearl is the birthstone for June and is also the recommended gift for couples celebrating their third and 30th wedding anniversaries. Pearl is among the most timeless, classic and treasured of all gems.

Throughout history, Pearls have been associated with wisdom, wealth, purity, romance and mystery. The ancient Egyptians were buried with them. In Rome, pearls were considered the ultimate symbol of wealth and status. The Greeks prized them for their beauty and association with love and marriage. Medieval knights wore them in battle as a talisman against injury. And during the Renaissance, some European countries banned all but nobility from the right to wear them.

Pearls are organic gems, created when an oyster covers a foreign object with beautiful layers of nacre. The quality of pearls is judged by the orient, which is the soft iridescence caused by the refraction of light by the layers of nacre, and luster, the reflectivity and shine of the surface. Pearls vary in color from white to those with a hint of color, often pink, to brown or black.

Duplex Pearl

Sophisticated Pearl

Elegant Pearl