| I've seen some older mikis....some about ten years, to some about 30 years old. I've seen on here folks say Mikimoto used hanadama grade and honestly, the ones I've seen look A grade at best. They haven't been worn every day at all. At best, pulled out for weddings, funerals, some church or dinner at times.
The ones I recently restrung had all the paperwork and tags and truth be told, I have better pearls in my case that I paid about $35 a strand for.
Did they, at some time, begin to switch to high grade to differentiate themselves from the rest? |