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The Japanese pearl industry is significantly more traditional compared to China. In contrast, China produces an immense volume, estimated at 1,000 to 1,500 tons annually, making machine assistance essential for sorting such large quantities of pearls. However, I don't foresee companies like...

Just returned from the 2025 Shanxiahu World Pearl Conference (SWPC), where leaders from around the world gathered to discuss the future of pearls. From cutting-edge farming techniques to market trends and AI driven processing centers, it was an eye-opening experience that reinforced just how...

No need to go full on brand name. But you can talk to @jshepherd and they can do a video call with you on high quality MK comparables.

ahh, another one of those...

It is entirely possible to get darker color purple. Fading usually occurs on younger mussels that produce these pearls. If mussels are 3-4 years old, the color seems to be better. Also nacre shows less imperfections such as birthmarks. It's rarer to see this type of quality on Etsy as the site...

Senior member of the pearl association eh? What's their etsy page? Where was the item shipped from?

Looks like GP was higher in price due to the fact that the pairs shown in the pictures were all certed Hanadama. Some of the strands with cards attached to them are also certed material.

Interesting.. This design always gets me quirky. The gold on the inside of the cage/net design must be super high polished to minimize potential scratches on the pearl.

I will be exhibiting at JA.

Also for reference, the plastic sleeve cover does not extend that far into the middle. See a real PSL cert w/ cover here.. I marked off the plastic w/ red lines. Here's also a video discussing fake certs in Mandarin

Easier today if anything.. Just throw the picture into Chatgpt. Then upload the second picture provided which shows better clarity.. And GPT can evaluate correctly.

Another one of these.. China is mass producing these certs to match with Chinese FWP (or what they call Chinese AK). These are mostly being passed around through livestreams which is killing their own market. Now that no one is buying them locally, they started coming for western consumers...

Thanks for sharing ;);)

New update to baby FWP. Now available in purple and metallic overtones. 3.5-4mm and 4-4.5mm

Looks like a rock to me. :oops:

We personally have not seen the issue.

Rows and rows of natural color pearls.. The Chinese freshwater pearl industry has made significant advancements in recent years. With strategic marketing, we believe these unique colors will become instantly recognizable as freshwater pearls, similar to how Tahitian pearls are renowned for...

Best to consider this as a characteristic that is shown in Edisons. Also easier for consumers to distinguish FWP Edison and a SSP (since fwp sizes are now in 14-16, 16-18, and 18-20mm ranges).

Treating the color of the pearls does not remove these blemishes. You'll still see these marks regardless. I'd say these marks are very common since 80% of the edisons are commercial or lower in quality. And producers normally use mid to lower quality to treat into different colors.

Those are what we called birthmarks. It's not above the surface, but underneath the surface. Not something you can buff out or fix. We categorize these is commercial grade pearls.