Four precious pearl varieties:
I. Akoya pearls
Akoya pearl is a kind of seawater pearl cultivated by oysters. Although Akoya is called Japanese Akoya Pearl, its oysters originated in China, and China has a long history of cultivating seawater pearls with oysters in southern China. At present, Akoya pearls are widely cultivated in China, Japanese, Korean, Hongkong, Sri Lanka and other places, and China has also become an important breeding source. Okaya pearls are high quality pearls. If it is 18K gold, you will find it a good match. You will also find that this series of pearls are almost flawless and have strong and beautiful luster.
People may find that Okaya pearls look more like freshwater pearls. Only by comparing them together can the difference be obvious. Besides being more expensive, Okaya pearls are bigger, smoother and rounder than freshwater pearls, and their luster is better than freshwater pearls. If you want to choose a better gift, you can choose Okaya to cultivate pearl jewelry artificially.
Second, natural freshwater pearls.
Most freshwater pearls come from China, accounting for 80% of the world's output. Every year, China hosts the China (International) Pearl Festival. The mother-of-pearl of freshwater pearl is Pinctada martensii hybrid or mussel, and the roundness and luster of freshwater pearl are the main factors affecting its price. Freshwater pearls are natural pearls molded in oysters or mussels, or pearls cultured in oysters or mussels in rivers, lakes or ponds. Freshwater pearls are often richer in shape and color than seawater pearls. Just because the price of freshwater pearls is lower than that of seawater pearls does not mean that the quality of freshwater pearls is not as good as that of seawater pearls. In fact, some high-quality freshwater pearls are very precious.
Third, Nanyang Pearl
South China Sea Pearl, referred to as Nanyang Pearl for short, is produced in the South Pacific Ocean and widely distributed in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, including northern Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Because Australia is rich in products, it is generally called the Pearl of South Asia in Australia. The mother shell of Nanyang Pearl is a white butterfly, which is the largest. The color of Nanyang pearls ranges from white to golden yellow. Its size is usually greater than 9mm, its diameter is generally 10- 15MM, and some of them will reach 19 mm. At present, the largest Nanyang pearl in the world is 24 mm, which is very precious. The colorful Nanyang pearl is called "the queen of pearls"!
The quality of cultured pearls in Nanyang is unique. It has a charming white tone, almost approaching silver. These pearls are much larger than ordinary pearls, with excellent smoothness and roundness. Nanyang pearl is also the rarest and most special pearl in jewelry.
Fourth, Tahiti black pearl.
The luster of Tahiti pearls is like the feeling of metal, and the thickness of pearl layer should be at least1mm. Any Tahiti black pearl with a nacre thickness less than 1mm cannot be called Tahiti pearl. Tahiti pearls are very precious and can be seen at the auction every year. Not all Tahiti pearls are black. In fact, its colors are far richer than you think, such as gray, green, blue, lavender, brown, black, and rainbow colors like peacock hair. Tahiti Black Pearl Black Pearl gives people a vivid style.
This kind of pearl is traditionally called black pearl, but their color series consists of metallic silver-the color of pencil lead. In this series of colors, they are refracted by light, accompanied by overtones of different colors, such as green, deep purple or sea blue. In fact, at present, there are few pearls formed naturally, which can't meet the needs of the general public, so people have applied the principle of natural pearl formation and developed artificial pearl breeding. Therefore, consumers should pay attention to distinguish whether they are natural pearls when purchasing.