17mm+ fine grade South Sea pearl, Australia

This 17.20mm , fine grade, natural colour, bead cultured South Sea pearl single was harvested in Australia . It features very good lustre , very lightly blemished surface , and 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. The Western Australia Pearling Act 1990 (Act) regulates the Australian pearling industry, which was also certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) in 2017 and recertified in 2023 to include hatchery-breed oysters, making our supplier sustainable.