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 nacre is much thicker, 0.8mm vs 0.2-0.3mm of Japanese akoyas.
Based on a brief search on Google the farm mentioned in the report also has an online store of their own, and judging by some of the product photos, their pearls do look different from the Japanese pearls, with a solid, creamy body colour and silky lustre instead of the latter's pure white/pink colour and mirror-like lustre.
That said, I've never seen an Australian akoya in person, and there are not much information other than the GIA article and the pearl farm website. Does anyone own or have seen Australian akoya pearls? Are the pearls similar to what was shown in the website? In addition, what's your opinion on them?
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 nacre is much thicker, 0.8mm vs 0.2-0.3mm of Japanese akoyas.
Based on a brief search on Google the farm mentioned in the report also has an online store of their own, and judging by some of the product photos, their pearls do look different from the Japanese pearls, with a solid, creamy body colour and silky lustre instead of the latter's pure white/pink colour and mirror-like lustre.
That said, I've never seen an Australian akoya in person, and there are not much information other than the GIA article and the pearl farm website. Does anyone own or have seen Australian akoya pearls? Are the pearls similar to what was shown in the website? In addition, what's your opinion on them?
