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It looks like an old Akoya strand with five white and two dyed strands. The pearls in the clasp look interesting though.

I meant this is why the person who created the cert didn't catch the "Blue" part because it isn't written in Kanji, or Chinese characters. They got the 形縁珠 but missed the ブルー. The forger reads Chinese but does not read Japanese katakana or they would have caught this error.

This is where it says the bodycolor is blue. It doesn't match with the rest of the certificate, and it's written in Katakana, which is a form of writing that has no corresponding meanings in Chinese.

3.5 momme is the name given to older, graduated strands. A new one could be made, but would it really be 3.5 momme? If it were, I don't see why it couldn't be called that if that's what it is.

This is confusing to me. So if you have a set made - necklace, bracelet and earrings - these could all be on the same certificate. We often have strands and pairs certified together and offer them that way. We've added bracelets in the past, but now we certify those separately, so if three...

I've heard there is a big issue in China with certs. They have become so valuable, there is an entire forged market. Unscrupulous sellers are just creating the certificates. Typically one can tell by looking closely at the certificate and comparing it with a legitimate one. This one is very obvious.

It's a fake. Don't waste your time with this and stay away from the seller. They are trying to rip you off. This is a strand of cheap freshwater. The certificate states that it is an Akoya strand with blue bodycolor. If you really like the necklace, offer the seller $15.

Love the shawl!!!

That clasp is beautiful! Great luster on the pearls too!

They look like fake pearl beads to me.

You are perfectly pearled out for that afternoon tea!

Hisano interviewed Justin Hunter during her livestream yesterday and he spoke about sustainability. Enjoy!

Such an awesome trip!!!

That pastel is special!

They are baroque akoya pearls and the color does look natural.

It's a cultured abalone from Roger Beattie's farm in New Zealand. She was part of this trip back in 2007. I can't believe that was 17 years ago!

We only saw one like this. All the others we saw were still the traditional style.

They are growing out the pearls to full term in this method. There are two: direct into the shell as shown in their video, and released just above the shell. The shells are fed a blue-green algae. This method of farming is very expensive, but it produces no pollution, so there is no damage...

Guild Labs just put out this video showing snippets from our trip. I wasn't able to download it for some reason, so this is a screen recording. This one has some really good information on what is happening in the industry today.

I've just returned from two weeks in China and a week in Japan. I learned a lot about the current state of the FW industry and the beaded pearl situation. I'll either post about it here on PG, the blog or both. One of the companies I visited shot a video of our visit - I was travelling with...