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This is pretty much a part 2 of my previous post: Australian akoya pearl - any good? I finally decided to buy a pendant from Pearls of Australia, a pearling company known for selling akoya pearls harvested from their Broken Bay pearl farm. The parcel didn't take long to arrive. The parcel...

I've came upon a GIA article written in 2017 talking about akoya pearl farming in Eastern Australia, mainly Broken Bay: Akoya Cultured Pearl Farming in Eastern Australia According to the article the pearls do not undergo the same process done on their Japanese counterparts; in addition, the...

This is a recent purchase from a department store jewellery fair. According to the salesperson it is a 9mm off-round natural colour white South Sea pearl. The overall body colour is bluish silver-grey, with a ring of rainbow colour bands encircling the flat side. The rainbow bands are on the...

I've just returned from JMA International Jewelry Show hosted in Hong Kong last weekend. In case you are wondering, JMA International Jewelry Show is a jewellery show organised by Hong Kong Jewelry Manufacturers’ Association; unlike the September jewellery fair organised by Hong Kong Trade...

Hi everyone! I have been spending some time peeking around and asking a few questions, thanks for your super helpful and polite responses. As a thank-you, here are the photos of my pearls that I find interesting and/or unusual. This is a 18K gold blue mabe pearl pendant of Mabe-gai (Pteria...

Hi everyone, I plan on commissioning a custom pearl jewellery that would use golden South Sea and white South Sea keshi pearls, but the jeweller doesn't have any, so I have to bring my own pearls. Could you please suggest some reputable pearl sellers that also sell loose, undrilled GSS and/or...

Hello all, I am new to buying/collecting pearls and I would like to ask for your help and advice on purchasing Mabe pearls. Recently I stumbled upon some very high quality Mabe pearls made from Mabe-gai (P. penguin). They have the purest cornflower blue or white, high dome with flawless...