Freshwater Pearls

Monday, August 10th, 2009

Freshwater Pearls in the Mollusk

Welcome to the Freshwater Pearls section of our blog.  Honora has been a leader in Freshwater Cultured Pearls since they first arrived on the market over 20 years ago.  Today we are the largest importer of these pearls and focus on the top 2 to 3% of the pearl harvest.

Freshwater Pearls are often misunderstood, so we plan to make this section of our site the most up-to-date and thorough resource for Freshwater information.  In addition to the simple facts, we will offer insight into how these revolutionary pearls are changing the face of the pearl jewelry market.

In addition to educational information on Freshwater Pearls, we will also have updates from Joel and Ralph’s pearl buying trips, explanations on the latest pearl shapes as well as comparisons between Freshwater Pearls and several other varieties of Cultured Pearls.

At Honora we believe that Freshwater Pearls are the future of pearl jewelry.  The affordable, yet gem quality nature of these Cultured Pearls have opened up high-quality pearls up to the largest audience in history.

Be sure to let us know you have any questions or comments on Freshwater Pearls and we will be sure to get back to you here or in a future blog post.



  Honora Has Hope For Haiti

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Flag of Haiti

The need for aid in Haiti is clear and Honora wants to help.  With this in mind we have created a pearl necklace from the colors of Haiti’s flag and will donate 100% of the proceeds to the ongoing efforts.

Inspired by initiatives from our friends at 12for12K, we will donate all proceeds from our 36″ 7-8MM Cherry and Navy Blue Freshwater Pearl Necklace to the Naples, FL based charity, Hope for Haiti.

For nearly 20 years, this amazing charity has improved the quality of life in Haiti and they have been working tirelessly since the earthquake in Port-Au-Prince.  We chose Hope for Haiti as they have been engaged in improving life in Haiti long before the human disasters of the past month.  Thanks to their immense volunteer base, they are able to give $0.95 of every dollar directly to humanitarian program needs.   You can read Hope For Haiti’s press release about their aid program here.

Nicole Wearing The Hope For Haiti Necklace

Nicole is wearing the Sterling Silver 7-8MM Freshwater Pearl Hope For Haiti Necklace, $140 MSRP

Honora will donate 100% of the proceeds from every purchase of the Hope For Haiti necklace directly to their charitable efforts.  This necklace is only available through The Honora Store in New York City and can be ordered via phone at 212.308.8707 or through email at retail57@honora.com.

If you would rather make a personal contribution directly to the charity, simply use the widget below and 100% of your donation will go to Hope For Haiti (12for12K is a fully volunteer-based call-to-action with no admin costs).

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  Let Us Know What You Think!

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Take The Honora Survey

As we start working on new posts for 2010 we would really appreciate it if you could take the time to answer a few brief questions for us.  Your feedback will ensure that we are sending you the most interesting and relevant content, so answering these questions will go a long way toward making sure we are on the right track.  If you would like to take the survey, please click here!

We look forward to telling you a lot more about Honora, our pearl jewelry and the Freshwater Pearls that we are so passionate about in the upcoming year!



  The Holidays are a “Time To Share”

Sunday, December 13th, 2009
Donate $30 to Share Our Strength and receive a
$100 Genuine Leather and Mother-Of-Pearl watch courtesy of Honora!

Honora Black Leather and Mother Of Pearl WatchWith only two weeks of the holiday season left, we wanted to take an opportunity to give back to those who are truly in need this year.  Inspired by author Seth Godin’s recent decision to give away preview copies of his upcoming book to those who donated $30 to charity, we are following in his footsteps and offering one of our Honora Floating Freshwater Pearl Watches valued at $100 (pictured) to the first 1,000 people who are willing to donate $30 to Share Our Strength.  Share Our Strength is an amazing organization whose goal is to end childhood hunger in America by 2015.   They have worked quickly to help us create this “Time to Share” initiative to help warm up the holidays for our nation’s needy children.

Save Our Strength LogoThe money you give will go directly to Share Our Strength.  For a $30 donation (although you should feel free to give more!) that is tax deductible, we will send you a beautiful Mother-of-Pearl and Black Leather watch from Honora.  For those who are willing to donate within the first week, we have a guarantee from our friends at UPS that the watch will be shipped and received in time to make it under the tree for Christmas. We are only able to offer these watches to the first 1,000 people who donate that live in the United States and need to limit this to one per person.  We hope that you can donate and help us reach our goal of raising $30,000 to help feed hungry children for the holidays.

Thank you to our friends at Share Our Strength and UPS for working to help us bring this opportunity to life and a special thank you to Seth for the inspiration to do more this holiday season.  Please donate to this wonderful cause if you are fortunate enough to help.  We also ask that you consider helping us spread the word about “Time to Share” to help meet our goal raising $30,000 for children.

You can learn more about Share Our Strength and the work they are doing to help the 17 Million children in America who face hunger here.

Click here To Donate and Receive a $100 Watch courtesy of all of us at Honora!
Note: This offer is no longer available, but please visit Strength.org to learn more about this charity.  If you have any questions with regard to setting the watch, please contact us at community@honora.com.


  How Does Honora Get All Of Those Pearl Colors?

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

In anticipation of our upcoming episode of Honora TV featuring Honora’s wide array of pearl colors, we wanted to answer one of your most common questions…  How is Honora is able to offer a range of vibrant pearl colors that have never been seen before?

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Let Honora CEO Joel Schechter tell you more the widest array of natural colors that Freshwater Pearls provide as well as the infused pearl colors that Honora has come to be known for.

Tune into our next episode of Honora TV to find that perfect pearl color for your personal style and complexion.  If you have any questions about our natural or infused pearl colors, feel free to leave a question in the comments section.