ADDURN 8mm x 9mm Grey Cultured Freshwater Pearl Sterling Silver Station Necklace and Matching Earring Set, 18" with 2" Extender

For centuries, pearls have been a symbol of beauty and purity. Today they are regarded as both classic and contemporary, coming in many more fashionable styles than your mother's traditional strand of pearls. Cultured pearls are grown in special pearl farms. The mollusks are raised until they are old enough to accept the mother-of-pearl bead nucleus. Through a delicate surgical procedure, the technician implants the bead, then the mollusks are returned to the water and cared for while the pearl forms. Not all produce a pearl and not all pearls produced are high quality. Over 10,000 pearls may be sorted before a 16-inch single strand of beautifully matched pearls is assembled.