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The biggest akoya size is 10mm, no more than that. I saw a 9.5 mm AAA in mikimoto store in the beginning of this year and asking price was very high. I don't think there's akoya more than 10 mm unless you are talking about a pearl in mikimoto island. (Even that one might not be an akoya pearl)...

Those terms such as Ten-nyo and aurora were coined by the founder of PSL in 2001. All Ten-nyo strands have met aurora standard but not all aurora strands can become a Ten-nyo strand. For wholesalers or retailers to obtain a Ten-nyo certificate from PSL, the strands need to have at least 0.4mm...

Strands are sold in lots so it's not possible to select every perfectly smooth pearls to make one strand like the big brands do. I think there might be a special department within the company to select perfectly round and smooth pearls for them hence the mark up prices. Or, the pearl farms make...

Now, I finally realised how Mikimoto recognise their own pearls even though they are buying from pearl farms. The smoothness of the pearls from the same strand is a tell tale sign because no other companies or non branded companies are able to select all the smooth pearls for their strands so...

Hello, I wonder if the farms will sell you some pearls because they usually sell to wholesalers or companies or pearls are sold in lots in auctions. Not sure what quality you are looking for, if you are looking for gem grade or above, I don't think you can get any unless those farms are...

I have been wondering the same. If Mikimoto's pearls are with that price tag, it better shows the difference between their pearls and other pearls. Just like van cleef, recently, there are videos exposing the fake van cleef. After learning how to distinguish the fake vca and really see how...

I want to conduct an experiment to see if Mikimoto can recognise their pearls. Buy one AAA from mikimoto and another strand in supearl or grandpearl quality and after maybe 10 years of the same regular use, bring in the grandpearl or supearl strand with mikimito hardware and ask them to...

Thank you for your reply. Yes, I was thinking the same. I have been thinking about whether to get all my pearl wish list from Mikimoto or just get a set and then get the rest from non-branded companies. Going through the threads here, it seems like a lot of people would like to know whether...

Hello, Pearl lovers, It looks like there are a lot of people writing to ask members here about authentication questions about Mikimoto. I wonder how Mikimoto authenticate their pearls when a vintage one is brought in for them for inspection or for restringing? Are Mikimoto's pearls look...