the quality of the individual pearls, and the labor required to cultivate the Akoyas. Round pearls tend to be more expensive than button-shaped pearls and misshapen baroque pearls. The jewelry piece itself is also a major contributing factor to pricing, with unique designs ...
Harvested only in the calm waters of Japan, the history of Akoya pearls is inextricably linked to Kokichi Mikimoto, the founder of Mikimoto and the creator of the first cultured pearl.
was in the infancy of an audacious pearl farm experiment off Fraser Island.Romance blossomed as the pearls painstakingly bloomed and six years later their industry is being opened up to a public thirsty to know more about the intricacies and the international power of the pearl.Dave came off a...