Chinese Akoya Pearls

All in all he said supply of every top quality cultured pearl type is very limited and competition for available product is very high.

Chinese akoya pearls.

The vast majority of the world s akoya pearls are produced in japan which is the undisputed akoya pearl producing center of the world. The first pearls to be cultured early in the 1920s their white color and rosé overtone complement a fair complexion. Our aa quality meets the pearl source s stringent standards for high quality pearls and are offered at a very affordable price. Genuine cultured pearls like these freshwater and saltwater akoya varieties are fairly easy to spot notice the slight variations in colors overtones luster shapes and sizes.

The chinese freshwater pearl figure is around 1 000 tons annually. Recent production figures peg the akoya pearl harvest from japan at around 25 tons annually. All pearls in this necklace are round and are strung with silk thread and. Even the akoya bottom row which are known for their near perfect matching still feature subtle differences in luster overtone and iridescence.

Akoya pearls are currently farmed in japan china and to a lesser extent vietnam thailand and australia. Even today the world s finest jewelry stores such as tiffany co. When you purchase true aaa quality you are getting the finest quality round and clean akoya white color cultured pearls available anywhere in the world selected from the top pick of each new harvest by the farmers. Chinese akoya and japanese akoya.

This beautiful akoya pearl necklace ranges between 6 5 7 0mm in size and consists of pearls with an excellent grade luster and clean surface. Both chinese and japanese akoya pearls are produced by the pinctada fucata oyster that provides them with their name. The production process is the same for both types of akoya pearls but due to the fact that the waters are warmer in china these pearls can thrive. Today chinese pearl farmers have bred their oyster with the akoya oyster and are now producing akoya cultured pearls from china.

This simple harvest estimate makes fine akoya pearls thousands of times rarer than any freshwater pearl on the market today. Last post recent article in jck magazine. Although lynch carries a wide stock of chinese freshwater pearls most of his resources go into purchasing tahitian south sea and akoya cultured pearl products. Fine quality chinese pearls are primarily only available in smaller sizes.

Since 1950 we are the only. Akoya pearls are the specialty of japanese pearl farms. Chinese akoya pearls vs japanese akoya pearls. Pearl formation tahitian pearls pearl history.

China was once a genuine contender but mother nature all but destroyed the chinese akoya industry in 2007.