![]() If, however, you’re after the real deal, we think it’s best to shell out a bit more money (if necessary) and opt for genuine pearls. ![]() If you’re after fashionable, prestigious jewelry, then Majorica pearls might be right up your alley. Just paying for the pearls but for the brand name and the jewelry design too. However, as with all types of jewelry, you’re not Majorica pearls are quite pricey, you could find genuine pearls at about the ![]() May look the same, but a closer look will reveal that they’re not real pearls. Metallic shine than real pearls, which have a softer iridescence that comesįrom the interaction of light with the layers of nacre. Overall appearance of Majorica pearls tends to have a more artificial color and Whereas Majorica pearls would feel glassier. If it feels grainy and scratchy, it’s probably a real pearl, Tooth test, where you rub the pearl against your teeth, is a good way to tell a Look for imperfections and little irregularities which Pearls always have ridges and bumps, which will be present under a microscope Hold a Majorica pearl in your hand, what’ll strike you is its perfection. To tell Majorica pearls apart from real pearls: In sound to Majorica, but these don’t have the same quality so be aware of this Majorica pearl imitators selling low-quality pearls under brand names similar Their jewelry is high end and pricey for simulated pearls. Popular today among high-end jewelry lovers and is well-known in the jewelry Man-made pearls that look real, unlike other glass or plastic ‘pearls’. Mark in fashion jewelry for well over a 100 years. In the Spanish Mediterranean island, Majorca, in 1890 and has been making their Of the company that creates these high-end synthetic pearls. Of excellent, gem-like quality and are much more valuable than artificial Requiring large farms and millions of mollusks. The process is laborious and time-consuming, Other hand, take several months if not years to form in either freshwater Pearls, are ‘too perfect’, with each pearl looking exactly like the other. And while they are beautiful and anĮxcellent alternative to real pearls, Majorica pearls, like all artificial It only takes a few weeks for Majorica pearls to go fromĬonception to end product set in jewelry. Pearls different from pearls grown in oysters and mussels?ĭifference is that Majorica pearls are manufactured in factories using a You will find the typical pearl strand necklace or double layer chokerĪmong their collections, but you’ll also come across some unique, modernĭesigns incorporating their pearls. Uses silver and vermeil for their metals. Now, with pearls of irregular shapes which look very real. In keeping with the fashions, the company also produces baroque pearls Majorica pearls today come in a range of colors such as white, gold, rose and gray as well as various They’re guaranteed against flaking, peeling or chipping.Ħ- The pearls are then set into jewelry. The build-up of the finish gives the balls their outstanding look.ĥ- The pearls are tested to ensure that they withstand damage from exposure and have good durability for wear. Not every pearl makes it through the process and only the perfect ones are selected for the next step.Ĥ- This process is repeated up to 30 times or more, until the surfaces of the glass balls begin to look like real pearls, in terms of color, texture and density. Glass balls after the pearly liquid bathe.ģ- The pearls are then polished by hand and buffed, to remove any irregularities or imperfections and to bring out the pearl’s illumination. The recipe for this ‘pearl essence’ is a closely guarded secret. It’s this that gives the pearl their iridescent luster that looks so like genuine pearls. The paste is made of oil and the powder of either mother-of-pearl of fish scales. This is what gives Majorica pearls their natural-like weight and smooth feel.Ģ- The glass nucleus is then dipped into hemage, which is a specially formulated gluey paste that coats the outer layer of the glass sphere. ![]() Crafting the nucleus requires great skill, precision and expertise. Here’s how itġ- At its core, the Majorica pearl contains a solid-glass nucleus. Made using solid glass spheres and a pigment known as hemage. That, while this is a man-made type of pearl, there’s a touch of pearliness to These are artificial pearls created using an innovative and closely guarded Questions we frequently get asked is, are Majorica pearls real? Very natural, that it’s easy to forget they’re not real. Brand that produces high-end pearl jewelry.
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