The South Sea Pearl Blog / Akoya pearls

南洋真珠、タヒチ真珠、アコヤ真珠を、母貝の種類、外観、サイズ傾向、テリ、連相、ジュエリー用途から比較します。どれか一種が常に優れているとは限りません。

How Akoya pearls are priced by quality: the factors that matter, where the size premium kicks in, and how Akoya compares with South Sea and Tahitian on cost.

How to choose Akoya cultured pearl earrings from Pinctada fucata: the sizes that suit you, what mirror lustre should look like, matching, settings and care.

An Akoya pearl is a saltwater cultured pearl grown in the Pinctada fucata oyster, prized for the sharpest lustre of any cultured pearl. What it is, how it's farmed, and how it compares.