About Tahiti
Tahiti, located in the South Pacific, is the largest and most famous island in French Polynesia. Belonging to the same time zone as Hawaii, it is a world-famous pearl breeding place.
Tahiti black pearl
It is reported that only 6.5438+0.5 million black pearls are produced in the world every year, while Tahiti in French Polynesia produces nearly 95% of the world's black pearls. In the water depth obtained by light irradiation, sunlight and sand bed breed beautiful and attractive Tahiti pearls.
The black pearls in Tahiti are colorful and precious. Royal nobles all over the world like to wear jewelry inlaid with black pearls, which makes them enjoy the reputation of "the queen's pearl" and "the queen among pearls".
It seems to reflect the rigidity, simplicity and vitality of Tahiti in the South Pacific with its own brilliance, and show off the fascinating secrets of the ocean to the world.
Growth of Tahiti Black Pearl
In the South Pacific between Australia and South America, there are a series of coral islands. This area is rich in black butterfly shells, that is, the mother shells of Tahiti black pearls, which are mollusks that secrete gray and black nacreous layers.
Black butterflies like to live in sea areas with gentle tidal current and little change in water temperature and salinity. Its living water layer is generally 10-40 meters, which has high requirements for living environment and long growth cycle. Once it is changed by some natural environment (rising water temperature, tornado, etc. ) and humans (pollution), this mother shell will die.
It is very difficult to cultivate black pearls in Tahiti. The process of cultivating pearl oyster is very long and easy to die. Coupled with the influence of weather and water quality, finished products are very scarce.
In addition, black pearls in Tahiti are cultivated by single plant. It takes about 3-4 years for a mother shell to cultivate one pearl at a time, from seedling raising to transplanting to pearl production. Many mother shells will spit out the nucleus, and there are some pests and diseases, so only some mother shells will produce pearls. The output of black pearls in Tahiti is not high.
The legend of black pearl in Tahiti
# 1
In ancient mythology, the black pearl in Tahiti is a gift from the creator, the god of harmony and beauty.
There is also a beautiful legend that the dew of the moon fell into the world and was just caught by a black butterfly shell with its mouth open. In the gestation of the sea, manna gathered the essence of the sun and the moon, the essence of the ocean, and finally turned into a mysterious and charming Tahiti black pearl.
#2
When a drop of dew falls into the sea, if it happens to be caught by an open shell, it can form a crystal white pearl. If the weather is bad, the dew under the gray sky will fall into Heiberg and form a black pearl.
This legend has been handed down from15th century, which makes people feel that black pearls are tears when the sky is sad, so the color is deep and dignified, unlike ordinary white pearls.
Why are Tahiti black pearls so precious?
0 1 high breeding cost.
Tahiti pearls are cultivated by precious black mussels (a rare mussel that only grows in natural pollution-free Polynesian waters). In addition, the requirements of culture environment and pearl picking process are very strict, and the culture cost is high.
02 production is scarce
High-quality black pearls are precious, with one shell and one pearl. The pearl formation rate is about 30%, and the high-quality rate with good appearance only accounts for 5%.
Of every 100 black mussels that cultivate pearls, less than 50 can successfully cultivate pearls, of which only 5 are perfect, so each pearl is extremely precious.
The natural black pearls in Tahiti are even rarer. Only when the Fritillaria of 10000 is opened can natural black pearls be found.
03 Inconsistent quality
Black pearls produced by black butterfly shells are mostly round (multi-thread, potato, rice grain shape), and there are many flaws.
There are only a few high-quality pearls that meet the requirements of roundness, brightness and smoothness, which are generally the relatively expensive ones we see in the market.
As for the best Tahiti (extremely shiny, flawless and beautiful in color), the price is more expensive.
The resale cost is high.
The Black Pearl Land in Tahiti belongs to the French Tahiti Islands in the South Pacific. Long-distance arrival in China requires layers of reselling before it finally reaches consumers, and various joints require a lot of labor, logistics and other costs.
05 aesthetic value
The precious black pearl in Tahiti exudes mystery, charm, detachment, wisdom and unfathomable temperament, which is very aesthetic and is inevitably loved by the public.
Appreciation of Tahiti Black Pearl
There are five standards for the quality grade of Tahiti black pearl, which are volume, shape, color, brightness and purity.
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The volume of pearls is measured in millimeters.
The diameter of Tahiti black pearl is generally 9 ~ 13mm. About 60% of black pearls are smaller than 1 1mm, while the number of black pearls larger than 13mm begins to decrease sharply, and a few will exceed 17mm, which is regarded as a rare treasure.
Therefore, the large black pearls in Tahiti are rare and worth collecting.
shape
There are many shapes of Tahiti pearls, which can be generally divided into five categories: round/semi-round, oval/button-shaped, drop-shaped, round, semi-baroque/baroque (generally called deformed pearls).
Among them, round pearls only account for 5% of the annual output, and Tahiti black pearls are rare and worth collecting.
colour
Tahiti black pearl has a wide range of colors, such as cherry, cream, peacock green, blue, purple, gray and so on, just like a rainbow falling into the sea.
The color of black pearls has a great influence on the price gap. The price gap between black ash with the same size and quality and top malachite green can reach five or six times.
In the case of the same gloss defect, black gray is the cheapest, top malachite green is the most expensive, and other colors are in the middle.
In addition, the large top-grade malachite green (1 1mm or more) is more expensive than Australia. The price can only be compared with the top Australian and white.
light
The brightness of pearls depends on light and luster.
Perfect light can reflect all the light and produce a mirror effect. On the contrary, the lower the luminosity, the darker the light reflection effect. As for glossiness, it depends on the rainbow effect on the surface of nacre.
All black pearls, the bigger the size, the weaker the luster. Therefore, it is rare to have high gloss and good quality.
The high-quality Tahiti black pearl not only has mirror image effect, but also reflects perfect metallic luster.
pure
Like other natural products, Tahiti pearls also have defects on their surfaces, and people can inspect their surface quality with naked eyes. Quality is generally divided into five grades: top (perfect, without any flaws); Grade A (tiny flaw, hard to see); Grade b (slight defect); Grade C (the defect range does not exceed two thirds of the surface); Grade d (more serious defect).
Generally speaking, the larger the diameter and the rounder the shape, the higher the value of pearls, but it cannot be generalized.
For experts in the industry, the unique color of Tahiti black pearl is the most critical identification standard.
Tahiti black pearl, dazzling. Just like you who have experienced the world and are confident and independent, you can be mysterious and profound, and you can also be intellectual and elegant.
Every pearl is different, just as each of you is unique.