Pearl jewelry, a lost Treasure

Pearl, since ages has been a symbol of royal ecstasy, purity and tolerance, ecstasy because jewelry in pearl were used by the rich and royal kings and queens across the globe and were treasured by them, they added it to their wealth. Purity because, a pearl is generally supposed to be pure, it takes birth miles underneath the sea and thus is considered to be as pure as the water droplet that is now a glittering and a shiny white pearl. Tolerance because under extreme pressures and sealed in the tender oyster a droplet of water undergoes changes and hardens and gets luster and shine to be able to get place in a jewelry.

But over the years, it has been noticed that craze for pearl jewelry has diminished drastically and people now usually do not prefer wearing pearls, the reason is very obvious, it’s the degradation in the quality and duplication that has affected the pearl industry majorly, now duplicate pearls or coated pearl jewelry(In Danish perle smykker) is very easily available in the market and at lower rates, which look as pretty as the original pearl, instead unpolished real pearl have a slight yellowish tinge which a lot of people do not prefer these days and thus they are attracted to the jewelry(In Danish smykker) with artificial pearls used in them instead of original, certified pearls.

With technological advancements, newer methods are available to culture pearl but even then the originality and quantity goes missing, and one major set back that the pearl industry id facing is the lack of skilled labor and divers to get them, most of the labor in the coastal areas of the world from where pearl was extracted are facing a shortage of labor, since most of these men are migrating to urban areas in search of better jobs.

Then other than duplication, which is a major issue, the pearl industry is also facing a stiff competition from peoples inclination towards wearing jewelry made from other precious stone and corals that are easily available and more attractive, hence pearl jewelry made from real, original and 100% pure pearl is a rare sight across the globe and has been taken over by its counterpart either or its duplicate otherwise.

But whatever may be the seen, pearl s were and shall stand for what they signify, and the pearl industry now needs to make a comeback!