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I recognize the logo.. Will send you a message on fb. Some disclosure needed..

Looks odd.. I don't see knots? Also I see some flaking near the holes. And, all the same size?

Jeremy, Look at this one... Brand new advertisement on FB. https://fb.watch/sj2OLgsmAs/ ^ I'm sure you can tell which booth this is at GJX. (I've notified our friend already). The videos CTA to this site https://www.pearlsource-us.com/products/aaaa-grade-high-quality-pearl-necklace Note the...

FWP Bead nucleated. There's a big pearl wholesaler in Tucson (tent) that sells FWP AK at 10mm+. Ballsy enough to have tags that says akoya on every strand. I have yet to see any decent yield of Saltwater Chinese akoya. Of all the ones who claim they have Chinese AK, it's all been FWP.

All kind of crazy things come from China. There are maybe 3 different certs available for Chinese AK pearls. All could be found in the far end of the China pavilion in HK show (AsiaWorld)

And here's the copy-cat certs coming out of China.. Apparently the institution on the cert doesn't have a website, even though it states that it does. Also note, they call these AKIRA 😅

Here's another company .. But this one is worse, it's a closeout dealer selling to retail stores. So these stores buying closeouts would be marketing them incorrectly.

We did come across 11-12mm akoya in hanadama quality last yr. However, I am curious to see when GIA will adapt to the TEN-NYO standard. As @jspheperd mentioned, tennyo should be cherry picked Hanadama. Supposedly, it needs to have at least 90-100 teri, which means 2x the shine and luster of...

Great 2nd half.. Watched the entire live stream.

Thanks for sharing the article. I'd like to introduce myself as Eric Yen. Second generation wholesaler in the industry. Hope to learn from all of you. btw, original draft was posted here: https://www.yensjewelry.com/confused-by-the-term-chinese-akoya-heres-why/