6mm+ fine grade Akoya pearl, Japan

This 8-8.5mm , fine grade, natural colour, bead cultured Akoya pearl strand was harvested in Japan . It features excellent lustre , very lightly blemished surface , and very good nacre . South Sea pearls grow in pinctada maxima, the largest pearl-bearing oysters, which is only found in a narrow corridor stretching from northern Australia to southern Japan. Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelagic nation, comprising more than 17,500 islands. Located at the centre of the Coral Triangle, it supports some of the most biologically diverse marine ecosystems globally. Production of white and golden South Sea pearls started on Buton Island in 1918 under constantly evolving regulatory structure, making our supplier ethical.