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I had never thought about buying Akoya pearls before last week when I saw a Mikimoto display at my local jewelers. Some of the pearl strands had the most lustrous pearls I have ever seen --- they just glowed! Seeing those pearls started me researching Akoyas, and finding the posts about...

Jeremy, Thank you for the information. I was aware from the Pearls course that the mollusks could live up to 30 years. However, the implication from the brand sales rep was that the Lake Kasumi bead nucleated pearls and keshis were as large as they were was because they had been in the...

Hello, I am new to posting on the Pearl-Guide, but have enjoyed reading the many informative posts. Over the weekend, I went to a trunk show for a very high end brand that deals mostly in pearls (South Sea, Lake Kasumi, Biwa, etc.). Two necklaces really caught my eye - one was a very large...