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The first three in the article are the conchs, so I cut this off before the melo pearls which are nice, but they're not my color. All three of these pieces are fabulous, but the bracelet in the first pic is the one that stole my heart.
The Rare, Beautiful Pearls Of Mikimoto
By Brittany Siminitz | October 06, 2021
"Mikimoto is, without question, an authority on pearls. When one thinks of a cool, crisp strand of white pearls, it would be nearly impossible to not picture that signature clasp to fasten that lustrous line around the neck.
But the brand, whose founder Kokichi Mikimoto created the first cultured pearls in 1893, has become so much more than the classic vision described. It has since expanded to a wide range of colors and types, designed for all styles and genders. From a collaboration with the famed Comme des Garçons to high jewelry decorated with rich colored gemstones, Mikimoto offers a world of design that puts pearls at its center. And there’s one kind of pearl it offers in a handful of designs that can’t be cultured at all—the conch pearl.
Double-strand necklace in 18k white gold with conch pearl, akoya pearls, and diamonds, $76,000
“There is no method for culturing these gems, thus each one is natural and extraordinary,” it is written on the brand’s website.
Its offering of jewels reflects that rarity, honoring the conch pearl in true Mikimoto style. Its high jewelry collection, Jardin Mystérieux, sees the gem dazzling alongside stones such as multicolor diamonds, sapphires, emeralds, and cultured pearls, in enchanting garden-like displays that aptly demonstrate the collection’s name.
Jardin Mystérieux brooch in 18k white gold with conch pearls, akoya cultured pearls, 0.32 ct. t.w. sapphires, and 2.77 cts. t.w. diamonds, price on request
The more classic of its offerings—and the ones that put a stronger focus on the conch pearl at their core—feature diamonds in floral,
Edwardian-style settings that feel incredibly impactful and relevant. Imagine the suite in its entirety—bracelet, earrings, and ring—worn to a star-studded event. Just the sort of thing to make headlines among jewelry lovers everywhere. ... "
https://www.jckonline.com/editorial-art ... -mikimoto/
