Tahiti, Akoya, Mapei, Edison... Did you know they are pearls? ★ There are many varieties of Tahiti (Tahiti) pearls ♥with different ♥ names, Akoya pearls ♥, mabe pearls ♥, Edison pearls ♥, baroque pearls

Many friends have a deep affection for pearls, and even Princess Diana once said: "If a woman can only have one piece of jewelry in her life, it must be a pearl." The elegance and femininity of pearls are most consistent with the feminine temperament, but pearls are also numerous, and the name alone can surprise you, Tahiti, Akoya, Mabe, Edison..., have you heard of it? Do you know they're all pearls?

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★ There are many categories and different names

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There are many types of pearls, and the professional classification methods are also different, such as natural pearls and cultured pearls according to the cause, freshwater beads and seawater beads according to the production environment, white beads, black beads, gold beads, purple beads and other categories according to color, and round beads, oval beads, flat beads, special-shaped beads and so on according to the form. However, most of the pearls on the market have their own unique names according to their characteristics, such as Tahiti, Akoya, Mabe, Edison... These pearls have many varieties and different names, but few people really know about them.

♥ Tahitian (Tahiti) pearls

Tahitian pearls, sometimes referred to as Tacitus pearls due to their different transliterations, refer to a black cultured pearl produced in the French polynesia archipelago of the South Pacific. Its mother-of-pearl is a black butterfly oyster that secretes black pearls. The diameter of Tahitian black pearls is mostly 8-16mm, although the overall black tone, but the top has a colorful color halo, common peacock green, thick purple, sea blue, etc., very charming, of which peacock green varieties have the highest value.

♥Akoya pearls

Akoya pearls derive their japanese pronunciation from their mother, Ma's shell (あこや), a cultured seawater pearl produced in Japan, and is also known as "Akoya", which is often called "true pearl" in Japan. The biggest feature of Akoya pearls is that they have a strong pearl luster, common pink, silver, blue-green and other halos, of which pink halo varieties have the highest value, but their particles are small, mostly 6-9mm diameter.

♥ Mabe pearls

Mapei pearl, also abbreviated as mapei bead, derives its name from the pronunciation of the Japanese word MAPE, which refers to a type of recycled pearl with a special semicircular structure. Mabei beads are cultured by artificially inserting bead nuclei into the inner side of the shell of the mabei after collecting the cultured pearls. Its diameter is generally up to 10-20mm, the shape is special, the back is flat, and the surface has a rainbow-like luster. Due to its rarity and preciousness, it is also known as "dream pearl". Improved artificial culture techniques can now produce mabe beads with special forms, such as teardrops, hearts, olives, etc.

♥ Edison Pearls

Edison Pearl is a high-tech research and development of ecologically cultured freshwater pearls in recent years, and is the first promoted brand of China Jiali Pearl. Its quality surpasses that of traditional freshwater cultured pearls, with high roundness, large particles, lustrous luster, and rich colors. Its diameter can reach 11-20mm, while breaking through the traditional lack of color of freshwater pearls, in addition to the common gold, white, increased bronze, dark purple, violet and other special metal halo color varieties. Edison pearls are a highly sought after freshwater pearl variety in recent years.

♥ Baroque pearls

Baroque pearls are a collective term for alien pearls, referring to those pearls with irregular shapes. Although the shape is special, it has also been given a unique design concept by jewelry designers, and the result is a piece of exquisite jewelry, which is unique!

After learning about the names of these pearls, which one do you like the most?

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