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Can someone explain the process start to finish in factories to produce these pick a pearl oysters. The chemicals used the implantation process. The water quality, type of pearls used, age of shells and pearls, hatcheries, nurserys etc. I'm doing some research on this

Jeremy what is the name of the company that inserted Akoya pearls into Akoya shells please.

Dave did you write another article re the factory process of mass produced oysters. I'm sure I read another post on here about the factory process

Thank you, so molluscs can produce many pearls, more profit? are they killed when the pearls are extracted? Or are they used again? Where does the mantle tissue graft come from? seawater oyster mantle tissue that are inserted into the FW mollusc? Have you heard of of pearls just been...

So in a way freshwater pearls are more desirable as 100% solid nacre. Why are these opening parties trying to convince their customers their pearls are seawater ones? Why are seawater ones more desirable in this "industry" . I know Akoya a nearly all round with a better lustre. You say not all...

Jeremy you say above that you did some research last week and found one company in Japan that was inserting genuine Akoya Pearls into Akoya shells for a wish pearl operation. Can you please message me the name of the company.

So to be clear freshwater Pearls are cultivated Pearls in a mollusc? How do freshwater pearls form? I read that freshwater Pearls are implanted into the host oyster by way of a tech cutting a slit in the flesh of the host oyster and just putting the FW pearl in the slit? That the tissue...

would you say these freshwater pearls are nucleated with mother of Pearl Shell or a plastic bead? What are good quality loose seawater Pearls nucleated with?

How much would a good quality Akoya pearl cost for a bulk order of 100 undrilled?

Jeremy what value would you put on these pearls in the picture? And how are they nucleated? I was told my pearls from an oyster opening party on Facebook are Akoya and worth about £45 each.

Hi Jeremy please can you send me a link of the company selling genuine Akoya pearls in Akoya oysters for a wish pearl operation in Japan? Have you a picture of the Pearls so I can see what they look like to compare with freshwater pearls.

Oyster opening parties on facebook Oyster opening parties on facebook Hi I have seen this lady on Facebook selling the pearls. Has she acknowledged they are not Grade AAA Akoya seawater pearls?what is she selling them as?. Are they freshwater pearls implanted into Akoya oysters? I have seen...

Looking at the picture of pearls would you say these are freshwater pearls or seawater pearls nucleated with a plastic bead to give the round appearance? The party hosts are saying they are grade AAA Akoya seawater pearls from a wholesaler in Japan

Oyster opening parties on Facebook Oyster opening parties on Facebook Are the pearls produced from the oysters faux or real? Are the pearls implanted into the host oyster, or cultivated in the host oyster? How can a Perfectly round Pearl be guaranteed in each oyster? Are the Pearls nucleated...

Hi can anyone tell me if the vacuum packed Akoya sea water oyster Pearls from Japan that guarantee a pearl in every shell are originally grown in the host oyster or "placed" in the vacuum packed oyster? It seems to good to be true to get a pearl in every oyster, that's perfectly round and...