Akoya Pearl Brooch

 

Akoya pearl brooch is a kind of broochs made by pearls from Akoya oyster (Pinctada fucata martensii), which are usually cultured. Even though they are called a Japanese name, the oyster originates from China; China has a long history of culturing South China Sea Pearl with Akoya oyster in the sea area of Southern China.

Currently, the Akoya oyster has been widely used to culture pearls in China, Japan, Korea, Hongkong and Sri Lanka, and china has become the major producer of Akoya pearls.

Akoya pearls are typically roundish. Their body colors range from light pink to white or creamy. Sizes range from 3mm – 9mm. Round Akoya pearls larger than10 mm are very rare, if there are, their price will be much higher than the same size South sea pearls.

 

Luster and Nacre: Akoya pearl has the strongest luster in all pearls. Sometimes, even in a dim environment, a high quality Akoya pearl can still reflect the limited light and display a strong contrast of the light and dark part.

 

In Akoya pearl trade standard, 0.35mm is a minimum nacre thickness of Akoya Pearls. But now, it is hard to find Akoya pearls reach this nacre thickness. Therefore, GIA define a nacre thickness for Akoya Pearls.

 

Surface Quality: It is very normal that Large or thick nacre Akoya pearl has some blemishes on the surface. That just because the pearl get those blemishes as with they stay a long time in the oyster.

 

The colour of akoya pearl brooch is various,and you can choose what you like. Light Pink akoya pearl brooch is the highest price akoya pearl brooch. White body color normally with silver or pink overtone. Light Cream cost less than white. But in low quality pearls, the different between the two are small. Dark Cream&Yellow akoya pearl brooch  are less than 50% of price than white Akoya pearl brooch.

 

The article is wrote by Ken who is a famous author mainly business in pearl jewerly wholesale and freshwater pearl necklace and  sterling silver jewelry

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