Aveline Yellow Gold Pendant – Cultured Pearl and Diamonds

Our 14K Gold jewelry is crafted to last a lifetime. Gold jewelry does not oxidize and does not change color, even when worn daily, year after year.

Diamond is the hardest known natural material—the only gemstone that hits the top score, 10, on the hardness scale. It is made of pure, crystallized carbon.

A diamond you wear today likely formed over a billion years ago, about 150 km deep in Earth's mantle, under unimaginable pressures.

The rarest diamonds, blue ones, rose from depths of hundreds of kilometers and owe their color to traces of boron.

It was brought to the surface by ancient volcanic eruptions, through rocks called kimberlite—nature's true "elevators" from the deep.

The diamond’s unmistakable brilliance comes from the way it refracts and disperses light—an effect called "fire." Its quality is graded by the 4Cs: cut, color, clarity, and carat.

The notion that a diamond is a must for engagements isn’t nearly as old as it seems: it was born from a 1947 ad slogan, "A Diamond Is Forever," written by copywriter Frances Gerety for De Beers and later named the greatest slogan of the 20th century.

Some famous diamonds, like the blue Hope Diamond, carry the notoriety of a "curse"—a captivating tale, but just a tale, fueled by their tumultuous histories.

The Koh-i-Noor diamond passed through the hands of Mughal, Persian, and Afghan emperors before it reached the British Crown, where it remains today.

The most prized is the colorless diamond, but there are also fancy-colored diamonds—from yellow to pink and blue—some rarer and more valuable than colorless stones.

A symbol of eternal love, purity, and strength, the diamond remains the classic choice for engagement rings and is the birthstone for April.

Practically indestructible in everyday wear—but it does have cleavage directions, so a sharp blow to an edge can chip it; it’s worth protecting from heavy impacts.

It cleans easily with a microfiber cloth. Its brilliance pairs beautifully with 925 silver, white gold, or yellow gold.

The pearl is the only gemstone created by a living organism.

When a tiny irritant slips into an oyster, it coats it, year after year, in delicate layers of nacre.

A fine pearl can take several years to form; it's made of calcium carbonate, which is why it's also very delicate.

Natural pearls were once more expensive than diamonds; today, most are cultured, carefully grown on marine farms.

There's just one difference between them: a natural pearl forms without any human intervention and is so rare that almost all existing examples come from historical sources. A cultured pearl also grows in a living oyster, through exactly the same process, except the nucleus is introduced by people.

Both are genuine pearls. Imitations are something else entirely: glass or plastic beads coated with a glossy layer, with no connection to the oyster.

One of the most famous pearls, La Peregrina, belonged to Queen Mary I of England in the 16th century, and in 1969 Richard Burton bought it for Elizabeth Taylor; it later sold at auction for nearly 12 million dollars.

Coco Chanel made pearls chic in the 1920s, wearing mixed strands, real and faux, in broad daylight.

Jackie Kennedy's famous pearls were, in fact, faux (glass), by Kenneth Jay Lane — proof that elegance isn't about price.

Colors range from white and cream to pink, golden, or gray, each pearl with a unique luster and shape.

The most coveted cultured pearls come from Japan (Akoya), the South Seas, Tahiti, and China (freshwater pearls).

At Indira, we work exclusively with genuine cultured pearls, hand-selected one by one and set in 925 silver and 14K gold. No imitations, in any collection.

A symbol of purity, elegance, and femininity, the pearl is one of June's birthstones.

With a hardness of just 2,5–4,5, it's highly sensitive to perfume, sweat, and chemicals.

Golden rule: put it on last, after makeup and perfume, and wipe it gently with a soft cloth after wearing. It looks beautiful in 925 silver and gold.