The World of Pearls

The World of Pearls

Understand, appreciate and choose your pearls

French Polynesia

Tahitian Pearls

Mysterious and captivating, Tahitian pearls are the only naturally dark pearls in the world. Their green, blue, aubergine, or peacock reflections tell the magic of the Polynesian lagoons and have fascinated for generations.

Tahitian Pearls

Size

8-18 mm

Colors

Black, Green, Blue, Eggplant, Peacock

Shape

Round, semi-round, baroque

Lustre

Metallic, iridescent

Born from the lagoons

Tahitian pearls are born in the turquoise lagoons of French Polynesia, in the heart of the South Pacific. They are cultivated in the Pinctada margaritifera, a black-lipped oyster whose dark nacre gives the pearl its unique color.

Tahitian pearl farming, developed from the 1960s, has become a pillar of the Polynesian economy—and a recognized expertise worldwide.

The Play of Reflections

Contrary to popular belief, Tahitian pearls are never truly black: they reveal subtle, shifting shades—forest green, abyssal blue, silvery grey, deep aubergine, or that famous "peacock" sheen with intertwining greens and violets.

It is this deep orient and unpredictable color palette that makes each Tahitian pearl absolutely unique.

Porchet’s exacting standards

We work directly with Tahitian producers from the Tuamotu and Gambier archipelagos, who practice pearl farming that respects their lagoon.

Each pearl is graded according to official Tahitian criteria (shape, luster, surface, size), and only the most beautiful are selected for our creations — in strands, as pendants, or as exceptional pieces.