For hundreds of years, on one specific beach in the Dominican Republic, locals found fragments of a mysterious pale blue gemstone. Legend suggested the gemstones came directly from the Caribbean Sea itself, until in 1974, a Dominican man Miguel Méndez rediscovered larimar on a beach at the foot of the Bahoruco Mountain Range. Miguel took his young daughter’s name Larissa...read more
For hundreds of years, on one specific beach in the Dominican Republic, locals found fragments of a mysterious pale blue gemstone. Legend suggested the gemstones came directly from the Caribbean Sea itself, until in 1974, a Dominican man Miguel Méndez rediscovered larimar on a beach at the foot of the Bahoruco Mountain Range. Miguel took his young daughter’s name Larissa and the Spanish word for sea (mar) and formed larimar, to suggest the colors of the Caribbean Sea where it was found.
The Larimar Pear Drop Necklace features generous carats of rare larimar from that very same source. Each piece is lovingly crafted by a Dominican artisan with over 40 years experience. Using only his hands, a hammer and fire he coaxes out the wondrous wisps of white from the heavenly blue stones.
No second source of the rare gemstone has ever been found. In fact, larimar’s single source makes it so precious that it’s 10,000 times rarer than diamonds. And, while we cannot guarantee this rare stone will be available much longer, we can promise you the best price. Set in .925 sterling silver.
