These pearls look nothing like the thin strands you are used to | The Business Standard
Skip to main content
  • Epaper
  • Economy
    • Aviation
    • Banking
    • Bazaar
    • Budget
    • Industry
    • NBR
    • RMG
    • Corporates
  • Stocks
  • Analysis
  • Videos
    • TBS Today
    • TBS Stories
    • TBS World
    • News of the day
    • TBS Programs
    • Podcast
    • Editor's Pick
  • World+Biz
  • Features
    • Panorama
    • The Big Picture
    • Pursuit
    • Habitat
    • Thoughts
    • Splash
    • Mode
    • Tech
    • Explorer
    • Brands
    • In Focus
    • Book Review
    • Earth
    • Food
    • Luxury
    • Wheels
  • Subscribe
    • Epaper
    • GOVT. Ad
  • More
    • Sports
    • TBS Graduates
    • Bangladesh
    • Supplement
    • Infograph
    • Archive
    • Gallery
    • Long Read
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Magazine
    • Climate Change
    • Health
    • Cartoons
  • বাংলা
The Business Standard

Wednesday
May 28, 2025

Sign In
Subscribe
  • Epaper
  • Economy
    • Aviation
    • Banking
    • Bazaar
    • Budget
    • Industry
    • NBR
    • RMG
    • Corporates
  • Stocks
  • Analysis
  • Videos
    • TBS Today
    • TBS Stories
    • TBS World
    • News of the day
    • TBS Programs
    • Podcast
    • Editor's Pick
  • World+Biz
  • Features
    • Panorama
    • The Big Picture
    • Pursuit
    • Habitat
    • Thoughts
    • Splash
    • Mode
    • Tech
    • Explorer
    • Brands
    • In Focus
    • Book Review
    • Earth
    • Food
    • Luxury
    • Wheels
  • Subscribe
    • Epaper
    • GOVT. Ad
  • More
    • Sports
    • TBS Graduates
    • Bangladesh
    • Supplement
    • Infograph
    • Archive
    • Gallery
    • Long Read
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Magazine
    • Climate Change
    • Health
    • Cartoons
  • বাংলা
WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2025
These pearls look nothing like the thin strands you are used to

Mode

Bloomberg
08 August, 2021, 12:00 pm
Last modified: 08 August, 2021, 12:00 pm

Related News

  • Zurhem Dazzles at Cannes 2025 : A proud moment for Bangladesh on the Global Fashion Stage
  • Panchagarh a potential hub for mushroom, pearl farming: Sarjis
  • Lost necklace found in Titanic wreckage 111 years later
  • Pearl farming: Opening new horizons for farmers
  • Your guide to choosing the best jewellery for your outfit

These pearls look nothing like the thin strands you are used to

Asymmetry and bold colour variation rule the day

Bloomberg
08 August, 2021, 12:00 pm
Last modified: 08 August, 2021, 12:00 pm
These pearls look nothing like the thin strands you are used to

Until the early 1900s, pearls were discovered only by chance in oysters, making any pearl exceedingly rare and valuable, typically reserved for royalty and nobility. Today, most pearls are cultured, which means they are farmed, not found, but they are just as real.

Most cultured pearls are judged by how perfect they are: They must be completely round, smooth, and unblemished, and have just the right colour. These kind remain the classic and are the most highly sought after. 

But unique shapes like baroque and Melo Melo pearls are gaining popularity. They come in many colors, whether pure white to vivid gold or deep charcoal, and in a wide range of shapes and sizes. Here are the five types to know.

The Business Standard Google News Keep updated, follow The Business Standard's Google news channel

Akoya necklace

Akoya Necklace
Akoya Necklace

The founder of the Japanese jewellery company K Mikimoto & Co created the first cultured pearl in 1893 using Akoya oysters. 

Akoyas have a very high lustre and are typically white, with pink overtones that distinguish them from other pearls. They are also smaller in size.

Baroque necklace

Baroque Necklace
Baroque Necklace

Baroque pearls can come in all shapes, sizes, and colours. They were once desirable – any pearl was valuable – but after the invention of perfectly round cultured options, baroques were deemed inferior and destroyed. Now many collectors like the edgy look, and brands are using them again. 

Biwa bracelet

Biwa Necklece
Biwa Necklece

First cultured by Mikimoto and found in Japan's Lake Biwa, these non-symmetrical pearls are created in mussels, not oysters, giving them a range of unique colours.  

Golden South Sea necklace

Golden Sea
Golden Sea

Harvested from the warmer waters of Indonesia and the Philippines, golden South Sea pearls vary from a pale champagne colour to a rich gold and have a soft lustre.

Melo Melo necklace

Melo Melo
Melo Melo

Unlike most on the market today, Melo Melo pearls cannot be cultured and are found by chance in a southern Asian sea snail, making them the rarest of all. They take decades to grow and can reach rather large sizes because of the unique shape of the snail's shell—the biggest ever found weighed almost 400 carats. The best versions have a porcelain-like finish and a remarkable flame pattern. 
 

Features

pearl / mode / Bracelet / Necklace

Comments

While most comments will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderation decisions are subjective. Published comments are readers’ own views and The Business Standard does not endorse any of the readers’ comments.

Top Stories

  • Poor documentation, evidence plague stolen asset recovery efforts
    Poor documentation, evidence plague stolen asset recovery efforts
  • Illustration: TBS
    'Where is the transparency in economic activities of this government?' asks Debapriya
  • Infographic: TBS
    Deadlock over key reforms: Is there any solution in sight?

MOST VIEWED

  • Selim RF Hussain. Sketch: TBS
    BRAC Bank MD Selim RF Hussain resigns
  • Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur. TBS Sketch
    Depositors need not worry as govt will take over banks before merger: BB governor
  • Graphics: TBS
    Suspicious banking activities surge by 56% since July: Cenbank
  • Photo: Collected
    DU student assaulted for protesting eve-teasing at Chadni Chowk
  • Illustration: TBS
    Bangladesh sees highest-ever per capita income of $2,820 in FY25, BBS provisional data shows
  • Officials protest inside the Secretariat on Tuesday, 27 May 2025, over a government ordinance amending the Public Service Act, 2018. Photo: Rajib Dhar
    Protest at Secretariat suspended as govt assures decision on ordinance tomorrow

Related News

  • Zurhem Dazzles at Cannes 2025 : A proud moment for Bangladesh on the Global Fashion Stage
  • Panchagarh a potential hub for mushroom, pearl farming: Sarjis
  • Lost necklace found in Titanic wreckage 111 years later
  • Pearl farming: Opening new horizons for farmers
  • Your guide to choosing the best jewellery for your outfit

Features

In recent years, the Gor-e-Shaheed Eidgah has emerged as a strong contender for the crown of the biggest Eid congregation in the country, having hosted 600,000 worshippers in 2017. Photo: TBS

Gor-e-Shaheed Boro Maath: The heart of Dinajpur

1d | Panorama
The Hili Land Port, officially opened in 1997 but with trade roots stretching back to before Partition, has grown into a cornerstone of bilateral commerce.

Dhaka-Delhi tensions ripple across Hili’s markets and livelihoods

2d | Panorama
Photo: Collected

Desk goals: Affordable ways to elevate your study setup

2d | Brands
Built on a diamond-type frame, the Hornet 2.0 is agile but grounded. PHOTO: Asif Chowdhury

Honda Hornet 2.0: Same spirit, upgraded sting

2d | Wheels

More Videos from TBS

Trump delays 50% tariffs on EU goods

Trump delays 50% tariffs on EU goods

8h | Others
Eid may be celebrated in Bangladesh on June 7

Eid may be celebrated in Bangladesh on June 7

8h | TBS Today
TSMC begins construction on US semiconductor plant

TSMC begins construction on US semiconductor plant

8h | Others
Trump's tariff policy shock: US dollar dominance under threat

Trump's tariff policy shock: US dollar dominance under threat

10h | Others
EMAIL US
contact@tbsnews.net
FOLLOW US
WHATSAPP
+880 1847416158
The Business Standard
  • About Us
  • Contact us
  • Sitemap
  • Advertisement
  • Privacy Policy
  • Comment Policy
Copyright © 2025
The Business Standard All rights reserved
Technical Partner: RSI Lab

Contact Us

The Business Standard

Main Office -4/A, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka- 1000

Phone: +8801847 416158 - 59

Send Opinion articles to - oped.tbs@gmail.com

For advertisement- sales@tbsnews.net