Florida's next cash crop might be pea-sized pink pearls grown in the brown bodies of queen conchs. Two scientists at Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute in Fort Pierce ...

FORT PIERCE, Fla. -- Florida's next cash crop might be pea-sized pink pearls grown in the brown bodies of queen conchs. Two scientists at Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic ...

Conch pearls, with their famous pink color, are one of the world’s rarest pearls. They are from the Caribbean’s Queen’s Conch with only 15 to 20 percent suitable for jewelry with large size pearls ...

In 2023, Rebecca Winship discovered a rare conch pearl while eating a fritter in Key West, a find that happens in only one in 10,000 conchs She turned the pearl into a custom baroque-inspired cocktail ...

Newport Beach, California – Lugano Diamonds of Newport Beach, California, presents its gorgeous Conch Pearl and Diamond Necklace, designed by world-renowned jeweler, Moti Ferder. This spectacular ...

From antique-cut diamonds to mixed metals and charms that tell a story, 2026 will be rife with fun riffs on historic style.

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Florida's next cash crop might be pea-sized pink pearls grown in the brown bodies of queen conchs. Two scientists at Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic ...

The queen conch could prove to be a real jewel for Florida Atlantic University. The plan: to use the marine animal to produce cultured pearls, and potentially make a lot of money with both sales and a ...

BOCA RATON, FL (November 4, 2009) – For more than 25 years, all attempts at culturing pearls from the queen conch (Strombus gigas) have been unsuccessful—until now. For the first time, novel and ...

Jean Ghika, Head of Jewelry in the UK and Europe of Bonhams, which sells more jewelry than any other auction house, notes: “Pearls were once seen as a bit dated – perhaps the preserve of an older ...

Where once we treasured pearls for their uniform-sized orbs, flawless lustre and perfect white hue, all politely lined up in double strands, today we are witnessing a sea change – and the weirder and ...