CARE: To ensure longevity of your item we suggest you do not wear in water and remove before

sleeping.

WHAT ARE KESHI PEARLS?

Keshi Pearls are known for their unique shapes and incredible lustre, each one is a unique

individual pearl, no two are the same, and are the closest thing to a “natural” pearl.

Keshi pearls are a type of non-nucleated pearl formed in both saltwater and freshwater oysters.

Unlike traditional pearls, which develop around an implanted nucleus (often a piece of shell or

another foreign substance), Keshi pearls are formed when an irritation naturally occurs in the

oyster. This can happen during the pearl cultivation process. Keshi pearls are by-products or an

accident of the culturing process and are not created on purpose, technically they are not

cultured pearls and consist of pure solid nacre, because they are without any nucleus made of

foreign matter the interplay of light as it penetrates through the nacre and refracts gives the

highly sought-after iridescent lustre.

Keshi pearls can form in diverse ways when an irritation naturally occurs in the oyster, for

example.

- after the oyster has been nucleated, a piece of the already forming pearl chips or fractures

inside the mollusc. As the piece irritates the mollusc it begins to secrete nacre over it, creating

a second, unique pearl.

- the mollusc rejects the implanted nucleus before the pearl has begun to form properly and

continues to secrete nacre over the formed pearl sac.