If it weren’t for Kokichi Mikimoto, we might be living in a world without pearls. As a young man growing up in a seaside Japanese village, Mikimoto observed the diminishing supply of natural pearls ...

Meanest of tricks is to tell a wealthy woman that the best way to clean her Oriental pearls is to swish them through boiling water. As the pearls heat they will lose their moonbeam lustre, may crack ...

TOKYO – While her husband chased golf balls with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Japan's premier course, U.S. first lady Melania Trump focused on a more iridescent sort of orb: pearls. Abe's wife, Akie, ...

A piece of fine jewelry or classic investment timepiece is never just an accessory—there’s always a rich story behind it. In W’s new series Rock Stars, we delve into what makes past, present, and ...