| Unlike other precious gems and stones that are | | | | Very small mantle tissue beads are implanted |
| mined, cut, shaped and polished to bring the color | | | | inside the Pinctada fucata martensii oysters to |
| brilliance, pearls are naturally grown in rivers, | | | | form beautiful pearls. Akoya pearls normally take |
| ponds, lakes and deep-sea water. Pearls achieve | | | | longer time to grow and the total quantity |
| their most distinctive beauty that comes from | | | | comparatively is not very large due to variable |
| the reflection of light through the layers of | | | | seawater climatic conditions and oysters' mortality |
| crystalline nacre. The iridescence or opalescence in | | | | at sea. |
| pearl is the result of over lapping of successive | | | | Other types of cultured peals are freshwater |
| layers. The luster is the essence of beauty of all | | | | pearls; Tahitian pearls and South sea pearls and |
| pearls types. A high quality lustrous pearl will emit | | | | each of these types come in different color tones |
| a brilliant and equal reflection with fine radiance. | | | | and shades. Though white color is synonymous |
| Akoya means seawater in Japanese language. | | | | with pearls but they can be color enhanced to |
| Akoya pearls are the classic cultured pearls of | | | | bring other exotic shades of colors like pink, |
| Japan. Akoya pearls luster is intense, their nacre is | | | | peach, golden, gray and black. |
| thick and colors brilliant. Undoubtedly, they carry | | | | Pearl jewelry or necklace designed with most |
| higher values than freshwater pearls. Mikimoto of | | | | lustrous akoya or cultured pearls typically |
| Japan had invented and patented the | | | | command higher value no matter which pearl |
| bead-nucleating technology of culturally growing | | | | type or size and are most preferred by the |
| these pearls in the seawaters. Akoya pearls are | | | | customers all over the world. If diamonds are |
| primarily cultivated in the sea salt waters off the | | | | forever, pearls are timeless fashion statements |
| coastal areas of Japan and China. | | | | and adorned by all jewelry lovers. |