The vast sea, which exists and spans millions of years, is the place of growth and evolution of almost all species. And also the most concentrated place of mollusks, carrying their bodies with tough shells, rough appearance on the outside, but extremely colorful inside – they are oyster…. Each type of oyster have different shapes and colors inside. Despite their ugly appearance, but the Creator has given them a tremendous gift, they can carry in themselves the precious jewels, which everyone wants to own for thousands of years. Because they are born with inner beauty, with a variety of different colors, so the jewels also bring the unique and characteristic of each species. So, how can we distinguish them from the gems …? Quoc An Pearl would like to share some features of the famous Pearl of the Sea.

Tahiti pearls

This pearl is known as the world’s most rare pearl possessing a luxurious, characteristic black. The oyster has a round shape and is cultivated separately on the island of Tahiti in France. Tahiti pearls have a size of 7-8mm, the largest is 14mm with a thickness of nacre about 1mm.

The “black lips” Pinctada Margaritifera is the one kind of mollusk that have the most expensive, famous Tahiti black pearl on this planet.

The reason Tahiti pearl are rare is that not all them after transplanting and raising, can develop into pearls, with a success rate of less than 40%. In addition, the culture time of up to 2-3 years comes with technology, complex processes, not everywhere applicable.

Tahiti pearls are characterized by dark colors, ranging from black, gray, purple, brown … The Tahiti pearls own a pure black color that is extremely rare and possesses high value. Experts have estimated that to find 8 Tahiti pearls that are similar in color, shape and size to make a pair of earrings, it is necessary to exploit and choose between 1000 pearls.

South Sea Pearls

If Tahiti pearls were raised from Pinctada Margaritifera oyster of French island Tahiti, South Sea pearls were created from Pinctada Maxima. This is the largest oyster in the world and only concentrated in the South Pacific.

South Sea pearls possess a brilliant, impressive golden color. Because the Pinctada Maxima has the largest size in the current species, they may contain a large nucleus inside. South Sea pearls are the largest harvested in Phu Quoc, Vietnam owns more than 19mm in size.

South Sea oyster are cultured for an average of 3-4 years to produce a pearl that is beautiful and standard as required. According to the evaluation, South Sea pearls are also extremely rare. The farming of oyster must go through a process with many complex stages. Even at harvest, it is estimated that out of every 100 oysters, only 25- 30 pearls can be used, depending on the age and culture conditions.

Akoya pearls

This is the first pearl created by the method of culture and the one who found this method is Mikimoto. Akoya pearls are created from the Pinctada fucata martensii, also known as Akoya oyster.

Akoya is the smallest oyster used in culturing sea pearls, their size is only 5-8mm and the thickness of the outer mother of pearl is only 0.35mm. Akoya pellets still was found to be larger than 10mm, but very few. Because of this rarity, Akoya pearls over 10mm own a much higher price than South Sea pearls of ​​the same size.

Akoya pearls are popular in creamy white, milky white, pinkish white, orange pink, light pink, lemon yellow, cream yellow. They possess a uniform round shape, so it is suitable for shaping many different types of jewelry.

Mabe Pearls

These pearls range from 8-24mmm with two main colors: silver white and pink white, lower price than other cultured pearls.
Mabe pearls are unlike other pearls, which are raised in the inner shell of the oyster and not inside the reproductive organs. This kind of the pearl in size from 8-24mmm with two main colors: silvery white and pinkish white, lower price than other cultured pearls.

Sea pearls are the quintessential products of all kinds of natural gifts from the sea. Expressing a class of luxury and nobility that cannot be compared, a unique beauty of the sea. You can visit the Quoc An Pearl facility in Phu Quoc to admire and own the quintessence of nature or free advice via: 0918 320 576 – support 0905 499 268

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