It takes marine pearls about two years to develop in their shells. It took Bonnie Fraker about two seconds to declare why she wouldn’t wear them around her neck. “A pearl necklace makes me look dated, ...

For centuries, pearls have been the ocean's most cherished gems, formed organically inside living oysters. But a technological revolution is brewing that could change the pearl industry forever, much ...

The Edinburgh jeweler Hamilton & Inches has created a 10-piece collection with the largest of the almost 200 freshwater pearls it acquired in a private sale. By Jill Newman In the Scottish Highlands, ...