NZ PAUA BLUE PEARLS

Paua Pearl Pendants

Paua shellfish is a variety of abalone and is indigenous to New Zealand's coastal waters.  The fish is edible and considered an international delicacy and the shell has traditionally been used for adornment and embellishment in local craft and art work.

A process is used to insert blisters onto the shell of the Paua to grow their distinctive pearls.  The nacre is the layer which grows over the blisters to produce the beautiful variety of colours.  The pearls are harvested after several years of growth.

Paua pearls are sometimes referred to as Blue Pearls, but as you will see, there is a large variety of colours available ranging from soft to vibrant greens, pastel lilacs to violet blues and sometimes the pearls can show a stunning pink orient.

As each paua pearl has an individual colour variation, please indicate your colour preferences, i.e. green, blue/green or blue.  Upon receipt of your order we will contact you with the colour options available at the time.

Our gold pearl pendants are set in either 9ct or 18ct gold and are sold with a 14ct GF (Gold filled) chain.  Gold filled chain is manufactured by creating a gold tube filled with alloy, with a durability and appearance equivalent to solid gold.  

We fit parrot clasps to our rolo chains and bolt ring clasps to our curb chains.  All chains are supplied 45cm in length, unless otherwise requested.

We are independent paua pearl buyers and source our pearls from several farms within New Zealand to bring you the best value paua pearls New Zealand has to offer.

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Paua Pearl Earrings

Paua shellfish is a variety of abalone and is indigenous to New Zealand's coastal waters.  The fish is edible and considered an international delicacy and the shell has traditionally been used for adornment and embellishment in local craft and art work.

A process is used to insert blisters onto the shell of the Paua to grow their distinctive pearls.  The nacre is the layer which grows over the blisters to produce the beautiful variety of colours.  The pearls are harvested after several years of growth.

Paua Pearls are sometimes referred to as Blue Pearls, but as you will see, there is a large variety of colours available ranging from soft to vibrant greens, pastel lilacs to violet blues and sometimes the pearls can show a stunning pink orient.

As each paua pearl has an individual colour vaiation, please indicate your colour preferences, i.e. blue, green/blue or green.

Upon receipt of your order we will contact you with the colour options available at the time.

For our earring settings, we use 9 and 18 carat yellow gold and sterling silver.

We are independent pearl buyers and source our paua pearls from several farms within New Zealand to bring you the best value paua pearls New Zealand has to offer.
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Paua shellfish is a variety of abalone and is indigenous to New Zealand's coastal waters. The fish is edible and considered an international delicacy and the shell has traditionally been used for adornment and embellishment in local craft and art work.

A special process is used to insert blisters onto the shell of the Paua to grow  their  distinctive pearls. The nacre  is the layer which grows over the blisters to produce the beautiful variety of colours. The pearls are harvested after several years of growth.

Paua pearls are sometimes  referred to as Blue Pearls, but as you will see, there is a large variety of colours  available ranging from soft to vibrant greens, pastel lilacs to violet blues and sometimes the pearls can show a stunning pink orient.

It is important when you are ordering a Paua Pearl to indicate your colour preference.

We are independent pearl buyers and source our pearls from several farms within New Zealand to bring you the best value Paua Pearls New Zealand has to offer.