Diamond and Conch Pearl Tassel Necklace: 11 large pink oval conch pearls with 480 rose cut diamonds (36.18 carats), 15 briolette diamonds (2.27 carats) and 181 round diamonds.

About 1 in 10,000 queen conch sea snails produces a conch pearl, and just one in 100 is of gem quality. Accordingly, good-quality conch pearls have a probable occurrence of one in a million.

In the center is conch pearl, which Chao has expressed a special fondness. “Conch pearls have their own very special character and color. It is a natural pearl so very precious too,” she said.

Someone somewhere someday may ultimately step forward to purchase the rare necklace currently on display at AF Jewelers, located at 1220 Adams St. in St. Helena. But until then, just ...

Suspending a conch pearl measuring approximately 24.91 x 12.09 x 10.15mm, to the necklace set with forty-four graduating conch pearls measuring approximately 14.56 x 11.17 x 10.54 to 7.09 x 5.53 x ...

With rich colors ranging from white to pink to orange, natural conch pearls long have appealed to jewelry buffs, especially collectors in Europe and Asia. The best of the gems can fetch $1,500 to ...

With rich colors ranging from white to pink to orange, natural conch pearls long have appealed to jewelry buffs, especially collectors in Europe and Asia. The best of the gems can fetch $1,500 to ...

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 ...