17mm+ gem grade Tahitian Black pearl, French Polynesia

This 17.15mm , gem grade, natural colour and luster, bead cultured Tahitian Black pearl single was harvested in French Polynesia . 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. 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 responsible.