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Posted by diamondjim on Sunday, 29 November, 2009 @ 1:30 am

If you are fortunate enough to examine many high -end, fine pearl necklaces, you probably have seen some of the highest quality akoya pearls in the industry.  For those who do not know what these are, akoya pearls are bead-nucleated pearls produced particularly in Asian countries like Japan, China, Vietnam, and South Korea.Though Akoya pearls are produced throughout the world in such places like Australia, the countries such as China and Japan are known to be the largest producers of this magnificent gem.To cultivate these pearls you begin with the akoya oyster. The official name of this oyster is the Pinctada fucata martensii.  These are found and farmed in Japan and China and are known for their shine, luster, and great quality.Akoya pearls are often considered the classic pearl. They are the ones that are generally admired in stores. They are usually white with overtones of cream, rose or silver. 

Among all of the cultured pearls being cultivated and sold in the market, it is the akoya pearl that is preferred, sometimes considered the perfect pearl, for jewelry.People love this type of jewelry because of

1) The akoya pearl has a wide size range. It can be as small as 2 millimeters and as large as 11 millimeters.

2) The akoya pearl tends to be consistently round or near-round, making them the ideal pearl to be used in jewelry such as bracelets and necklaces. 

As previously stated, China and Japan are the two top countries that farm akoya pearls and sell them throughout the world.  Japan was at first the major producer of akoya pearls in the world until China overtook her, the latter beginning it’s cultivation in the 1960s.Later, in the late 1980s, China started to dominate the world market by becoming the top producer of cultured akoya pearls in the world.  And because of the increasing competition, Japan pearl farmers have begun concentrating in cultivating actual large akoya pearls since high quality akoya pearls that are sized over 8 mm are very rare in China.

If you are purchasing pearls, remember that the quality is determined by their type, shape, luster, smoothness and size.

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Posted by diamondjim on Sunday, 6 September, 2009 @ 7:14 am

Pearls are just really lovely, aren’t they?  They are like these small things wound to become something bigger and greater. A s simple as a single pearl, it becomes a rather great jewelry when woven with a number of others.

Pearls will be pearls. Like how classic fairy stories are, South Sea Pearls comes from a story where there are rough bumps in the beginning. They start from being a mere big South Sea oyster, with man making much of nature’s grace and abundance, then aiding the creation of such wonderful treasured  gemstones.    Farmers, with a mother of pearl bead in hand, implant them into oysters that are then irritated with the intrusion and deposit substances in concentric layers, and accordingly become the South Sea Pearl we now know of. Usually, these  farmers are very much hopeful that  what they will be harvesting will be this perfectly shaped pearl as its paragon. Although they usually do not get this and sometimes even getting seemingly deformed shapes as baroque, they usually are still very much happy with the results – given that South Sea Pearls are very much rare. Although chances of this are rarer than South Sea oysters, they usually are happy of their harvests, especially since formation of pearls are rare as they come.  

Similar to other pearl jewelry, they come in different varieties, as they come in varying colors, as white, cream, silver, gold, black and taints of colored ones.  Accordingly, they are known to grow in large sizes. This happens primarily because of the implants of the bead already big. Additionally, the composition of the South Sea Pearl, as its gonad larger, the oyster is able to deposit the nacre around the mother pearl bead at a faster rate, especially when we talk about those warmer waters working on the oyster’s metabolism.

Reportedly, South Sea oysters are among the largest of the oysters around that can get in those mother pearl implants. This, accordingly, is easily the reason why South Sea Pearls grow as large, as well.

Like other freshwater pearls, it takes time to cultivate them.  But as we speak of South Seas, they are known to be well grown and abundant in the countries within the South Asia East Asia Region, as Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Myanmar, Japan and covering as far as Australia, as well.

Like gifts of the oceans, pearls are like wrapped surprises in boxes – only the boxes are the oysters. They are simple creations that, through the ingenuity and creativity of man, they become into something more than just simple. Man giving a hand to how these pearls become what they are, South Sea Pearls is a common example of merging man’s interference with the process of nature. Isn’t that such a beauty?

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Posted by diamondjim on Friday, 4 September, 2009 @ 12:39 am

Pearls are just really lovely, aren’t they?  They seem to be these simple creations woven to become a bit more, or even a whole lot more, than just being simple. South Sea Pearls are among the most popular of the pearls created into nice pieces, as they are as most widely harvested cultured ones.

Pearls will be pearls. They will forever be favored and loved, as the story of the duckling turning into a beautiful enchanting swan. They start from being a mere big South Sea oyster, with man making much of nature’s grace and abundance, then aiding the creation of such wonderful treasured  gemstones.    How this works is farmers and those cultivating them insert a mother of pearl bead inside a South Sea oyster, which accordingly gets irritated by this foreign body, and deposits elements that become concentric layers that make of a South Sea Pearl. Oftentimes, these farmers and harvesters are hoping that they’ll produce this paragon of a perfectly round pearl – but as it goes, they remain a paragon. Nevertheless, they are satisfied with their harvests, although some do not necessarily come out in those unblemished shape. Although chances of this are rarer than South Sea oysters, they usually are happy of their harvests, especially since formation of pearls are rare as they come.  

Similar to other pearl jewelry, they come in different varieties, as they come in varying colors, as white, cream, silver, gold, black and taints of colored ones.  Naturally, they are known to grow bigger than the regular pearls. This happens primarily because of the implants of the bead already big. Additionally, the composition of the South Sea Pearl, as its gonad larger, the oyster is able to deposit the nacre around the mother pearl bead at a faster rate, especially when we talk about those warmer waters working on the oyster’s metabolism.

When it comes to size, South Sea oysters are regarded as the largest that can grow pearls. And because of this, South Sea Pearls grow much larger due to the room or space where in can grow.

Like other freshwater pearls, it takes time to cultivate them.  These accordingly are known to be well cultivated in countries within and around South East Asia region like the Indonesian Archipelago, Philippines, Myanmar, Thailand, Japan and Australia.

Like gifts of the oceans, pearls are like wrapped surprises in boxes – only the boxes are the oysters. They are simple creations that, through the ingenuity and creativity of man, they become into something more than just simple. As man nurtures what is before him and accordingly allow nature to do its work, it seems like a partnership between them to bring such a treasure as the South Sea Pearl. Isn’t that such a beauty?

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