Ciro Pearls – which was first registered in 1917 – was originally a mail order company. One cut out forms from a newspaper and sent it to Ciro. They opened their first store – on Bond Street in central London in 1920. The produced the world’s first cultured pearl in 1917. In 1970 they invented the ‘Cirolit’ a triple A classified cubic zirconia. In the 1990s Ciro had more than 150 stores worldwide. They are still a leading producer of high end imitation jewellery with a wide range of prices. They have a shop in London’s Burlington Arcade. I have always loved Ciro jewellery – particularly the faux pearl items and try to have some examples in my shop. The quality is so good. This information has been taken from Ciro Pearls ‘About Me’ on their web site – which you can find on Google.
