A single natural blue pearl of decent size (say, 10mm) can sell for $50,000 or more. A necklace? Add a zero or two. It’s a house on your neck.
Why so much? Because you can’t farm them. Every blue pearl is a one-in-a-million accident. You’re paying for a miracle.
Compare that to a standard white cultured pearl. That costs as much as a nice dinner. The blue one costs as much as a boat.
If You’re Feeling Lucky
Can you find a blue pearl yourself? Yes! But you’ll need to dive deep into the South Pacific. Or buy a lottery ticket and hope the universe is funny.
Some lucky fishermen have cracked open oysters for dinner and found blue treasure. They immediately became oyster millionaires.
But for every one winner, a thousand divers come up empty-handed. It’s the ultimate gamble with a shellfish.
