Freely-formed Philippine Gold South Sea Pearl Strand 11.2-14 .6 mm "Nova collection" 0 mm akoya pearl is

0 mm akoya pearl is perfectly round

White South Sea pearls are only offered loose in AAA grade

When we bring in large harvests from Tahiti

5 inches in length and knotted on color-matching silk

Freely-formed Philippine Gold South Sea Pearl Strand 11.2-14 .6 mm "Nova collection" 0 mm akoya pearl isPearl farming is as much art as science but farmers never have full control. Mother Nature always decides what happens during the years it takes a pearl to form in the ocean. Most people think of pearls as round, and indeed this is the shape most often desired. But round is only one symmetrical shape, and many others are highly sought and very valuable. The key, however, is symmetry or lack of. When pearls grow, they slowly spin. So even when pearls