Conch pearl and diamond necklace. Set with an oval natural conch pearl, approximately 7.3 x 9.0 mm, suspended from five round old cut diamonds in open back grain and rubover settings with a combined approximate weight of 0.15 carats, further set with ten round rose cut diamonds in closed back grain settings with a combined weight of 0.15 carats. The total approximate diamond weight is 0.30 carats, to an elegant necklace flowing with movement, with scalloped surmount to the conch pearl, millegrain edges and fitted to top with a fine trace link chain, approximately 16" in length with secure C-clasp. Pendant tested platinum and yellow gold, chain marked platinum, circa 1905, accompanied by Gem and Pearl Laboratory report #23034.

Known for their attractive pink colour, the conch pearl is one of the rarest types of pearls, with only one out of every ten thousand Queen conch mollusc’s containing a pearl, of which only twenty percent are gem quality.

Found exclusively in the tropical waters of the Caribbean, these pearls a true collectors gem. Today, as a result of rising sea temperatures and overfishing and the impact this has on marine ecosystems, what was once regarded as a rare gem is rapidly becoming an extremely rare gem.

This necklace features an extraordinary natural conch pearl with a soft pink hue, and a smooth shiny porcelain lustre. This pearl features the exquisite silky looking flame structure, characteristic of the finest conch pearls.

This necklace is in excellent condition.