Black Butterfly pearls

[heartofawareness]

Has anyone ever heard of a Black Butterfly Pearl. O'Hara pearls (Japan) is selling some. They look like black Tahitians. When I asked I was told they are Black Butterfly pearls...Are these legite? Not buying, just trying to be an informed consumer

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[CortezPearls]

These look like normal Tahitian pearls. I believe the name "Black Butterflies" is just there for marketing reasons. I would have used "Les Noir Papillons" just for oomph

 

[heartofawareness]

These look like normal Tahitian pearls. I believe the name "Black Butterflies" is just there for marketing reasons. I would have used "Les Noir Papillons" just for oomph

Douglas! I asked if they were black akoyas, they said 'no'...they are black butterfly pearls...I've noticed with O'Hara...they seem to have their own lingo going on with their jewelry (Japan based seller). They are just over $1000 USD for the strand plus shipping...

 

[MotherOfPearlTrumpet]

Mikimoto has them...

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[heartofawareness]

Mikimoto has them...

MIKIMOTO South Sea Black Butterfly Pearl Diamond K18 WG Necklace With Case | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for MIKIMOTO South Sea Black Butterfly Pearl Diamond K18 WG Necklace With Case at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

www.ebay.com

So then, it IS a tahitian pearl...why didn't O'hara just say that? a little suspect if you ask me....

 

[pearlescence]

Translation issue.

 

[heartofawareness]

Translation issue.

Yes, didn't think about that...good point @pearlescence

 

[Celonmaril]

I looked it up out of curiosity (Japanese minor in college). The black-lipped pearl oyster in Japanese is 黒蝶貝 (kurochougai). The three characters literally mean "black butterfly shellfish". So yes, it's a translation issue.

 

[heartofawareness]

I looked it up out of curiosity (Japanese minor in college). The black-lipped pearl oyster in Japanese is 黒蝶貝 (kurochougai). The three characters literally mean "black butterfly shellfish". So yes, it's a translation issue.

Thanks for the looking that up @Celonmaril

 

[eolian pearls]

Thank you for clarifying this @Celonmaril ! I was often wondering about the “butterfly“ name when I was checking Tahitian listings on Rakuten ;-)