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Ling Ling is great. She is one of the first people I met in Beijing more than 20 years ago. The pearls you purchased are the new small Edisons. They have a bead nucleus. The larger ones you saw may have been traditional tissue-grown freshwater. There is very little beaded production between 6.5...

Wow! What an experience! Thank you for sharing all!

Yes, this is managed by David Wong. He is the guy behind metakaku and his father owns Fukui Shell Factory. They supply the nuclei to a lot of producers. I haven't visited this farm, but my understanding is that it is not so much a commercial farm as it is an educational tool.

If anyone is going to be in Kobe next week, you won't want to miss the fair!

A quahog is a rare find. This one isn't terribly valuable, though. The color and white banding aren't ideal. It does look like it cracked when flash fried. That's an issue with a lot of the naturals that are found. People often bite into them after it's been steamed or fried. And a cooked pearl...

"Boulder" -shaped ... I like that. It's a good description of free-form, true baroques.

I would definitely recommend repairing them. The nacre appears to be very thick.

PEEKING BEHIND THE JAPANESE PEARL CURTAIN By Jennifer Heebner Japanese akoya pearl farmers have historically been tight-lipped when it comes to their farms and culturing methods. But in today’s competitive pearl market and 24-hour, social media-loving world, the Japanese pearl industry is...

And of course Dave LeBlanc! - lagoonislandpearls.ca

You might consider reaching out to Hannah from Wild Ocean Pearls. She is the only person I know of who specializes in Canadian pearls. She has a collection of Canadian Deep Sea Scallop and Blue Mussel pearls on her site. https://wildoceanpearls.com/

That is quite the collection!

We still do every time! That's usually the biggest job we have! https://www.pearlparadise.com/community/pearl-paradise-blog/im-heading-to-hong-kongwhats-on-your-wish-list

The easiest test would be to rub it on the biting edge of your tooth to see if it feel gritty. Imitation pearls are smooth and real pearls are slightly gritty. But I wouldn't advise that with yours. It will definitely feel gritty and might damage your tooth.

I know this has been posted before, but to keep it in the same thread, here is the video from the June trip with BWeaves ;)

Last year, Hisano and I led two different groups on tours of akoya pearl farms in Japan. In June we visited farms in Uwajima, and in November we went to Tsushima, Sasebo and Nagasaki. These trips were part of the Pearl Association of America's new immersive experiences initiative, and we were...

I have not heard of this lab before. But that doesn't really matter. If someone is offering you a strand of 7-7.5 mm hanadama for 15000 yen, it is not a strand of hanadama. You can only get a very (very) low-quality strand of akoya pearls in that size for that price.

This is really cool! The clasp too!

It definitely doesn't look like any type of pearl.

Pearl, purl, perle .... LUSTER! Love it!

I think it's more likely a piece of shell, not an actual pearl.