| Good post. I agree with you that bead nucleated pearls is a logical trend, and it will happen. With the larger number of pearls that can grow in a mussel, they can affordably be left in the water to grow for years and thus have a really thick nacre.
I love fw pearls because they are solid nacre. My understanding is that much of the larger ones available today are not (yet) bead nucleated -so if you like solid nacre, invest in the larger pearls today. they may not be available in several years.
I am not clear on how they are being nucleated. I read somewhere that it was tumble-rounded fw pearls, but if that is expensive, then it will probably be shell beads. |