| Unfortunately consumers have for too long been putting too much emphasis on surface perfection which is why we have such dreadful quality in terms of nacre thickness in akoyas. Surface perfection is virtually unnoticable and can be had much cheaper in fakes. Pearls need luster and orient, a few marks of mother nature are perfectly in order. On the other hand, give the critial consumer their thin-skinned flawless dullards, that leaves so much more marked beauties for collectors.
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