| Well first, there is not a 5000 year standard that exists today. Is there any 'standard' that has remained constant for 5000 years without 100's of generations of interpretation.
A specific grading set would be plausible. We use a makeshift set currently; two strands of differing overtone with the strand in question rolled between. Much of the loose product does not make the cut (many times a single pearl can destroy the grade), and those that do not are rolled into AAA inventory.
As for strands that would make the cut, I do not believe a strand could 'unless' it was composed in the same fashion, utilizing loose pearl quality, and only selecting properly from a loose-pearl lot (and from a properly separated loose pearl lot). But I have no intention of becoming a 'testing lab' for freshadama. Although I am certain others will attempt to create the same grade in 2007. Loose lots are already commanding more than a 25% premium from fresh harvests. |