Myanmar is one of the most blessed countries of Heaven, and has all kinds of treasures, such as the "King of Jade" jadeite, the "King of Colored Gemstones" ruby and the "Representative of the British Royal Family" sapphire...
However, in this country, there is also a world-class treasure that almost no one in the country has heard of? Foreigners love it so much that they would rather buy it than jadeite! Only because its price has risen, it is very worth collecting investment. It's just --
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One pearl in the world
Rising stars
Perhaps because Myanmar's rare treasures such as emeralds, rubies and sapphires are too dazzling, the local seawater golden pearls have been in the embarrassing stage of being ignored or even snubbed by everyone.
In fact, treasure fans who have a unique vision of collecting and a sensitive sense of investment and smell should have realized that this kind of little-known niche pearl is steadily appreciating. Especially in recent years, its rise has approached the mainstream popular pearls, which can also be regarded as a sudden rise.
Take the April 2013 World Jewelry Auction Record, a 19mm Burmese gold pearl called "Dawn" sold for $30,000 at the Hong Kong Nanyang Pearl Auction, equivalent to about 210,000 yuan, far better than other pearls of the same type.
The story behind it has also become a hot topic in the industry.
History of farming
The history of the cultivation of seawater golden pearls in Myanmar began in 1954, and due to the relatively late start, the scale of aquaculture was the smallest in the world, resulting in little fame.
People in the industry know that the quality of the gold beads produced here is not worse than that of the well-known origins, and the color is very distinctive, either the gold is powdered, or the gold is deeper, which is very temperamental.
An important reason why the quality of Burmese gold beads is so good is that it is a product of the state.
In Myanmar, cultured pearls require a government-issued licence and 30% of marketing results are turned in. Correspondingly, the government will send troops to ensure that the breeding environment is not interfered with by outsiders, and even tourists are not allowed to enter.
In order to cultivate better gold beads, since 1997, Myanmar has introduced Japan's Tasaki company to invest in the country's pearl farming industry, in addition to further improving technology, but also making Myanmar gold beads have a certain reputation in the world.
Tasaki is one of the most valuable pearl brands, and the Myanmar government chose it to cooperate, which is a strong combination!
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Breeding characteristics
How to cultivate seawater golden pearls, how to do without high-quality seawater?
Myanmar, which has 3200 kilometers of coastline, its sea area is the most primitive, pollution-free, coupled with the control of the government, the golden pearls growing here, every day to enjoy the cleanest and cleanest water quality, the growth environment is described as paradise is not exaggerated, so the appearance of growing out is beautiful and healthy, can be described as "the dragon phoenix in the pearl".
Of course, in order to cultivate a different golden pearl, Myanmar has its own unique skills, mainly "three magic weapons":
First of all, the water temperature in its sea area is lower than that in the indonesian and Philippine seas, and the climate is stable all year round, there is no extreme weather such as typhoons, and it is extremely friendly to the mother shellfish living here;
Secondly, Myanmar's golden lip shell is also very individualistic, like to live alone, unlike the love of other countries and regions piled together, which leads to the gold beads bred inside are fat and strong, bright in color, and there is no flaw
Finally, and most importantly, its breeding cycle is more than 18 months, and indonesia and the Philippines are only 8 to 9 months. Nezha has been in his mother's belly for 3 years to become a sperm, this guy is also fast, right?
No wonder the bead layer of Myanmar gold beads is so much thicker than the gold beads in other places ~ see here do not underestimate the "bead thickness" thing, it not only means that the pearl quality is good, but also means that the pearl life is long!
So how thick is its bead layer? To give an example: a 15mm Burmese gold bead, the bead core is only 5 to 6MM, which is 2/3 of other gold beads, the bead layer can reach 5MM, some can even reach 7 ~ 9MM, other gold beads are only 2 ~ 4MM.
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Gold bead value
Although Myanmar produces such good gold beads, its economic level is not high or fast, so even if things are good, they are not expensive to sell. To say that the Burmese golden pearl is the "king of cost performance" in the golden pearl industry is not an exaggeration at present.
From another point of view, spending the same price to buy gold beads from all over the world, Burmese gold beads are easy to buy larger, its size is mostly around 0.6Moni, and the jewelry made is dignified and atmospheric, especially showing the identity. (1 Moni = 3.35 carats)
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The future is optimistic about appreciation
According to the data, the current annual output of Myanmar gold pearls is only about 700,000 pieces, with more and more famous, in 2015, there has been a shortage of supply, and there is still a shortage of goods. This also led to a 30% increase in prices in the first 3 years.
As mentioned earlier, with the addition of Tasaki, the Burmese golden pearl is also considered "international", so the price will only rise faster in the future. A string of Burmese gold bead necklaces now sells for $6,000 to $18,000, more than double what it used to be.
Bracelets, earrings and other small pieces are also expensive, a bracelet asks for about $2200, and the price of earrings is almost more than $1800 for a pair.
Industry insiders estimate that the price of Myanmar golden pearls will rise, because Myanmar has vigorously developed tourism in recent years, so that the environment for cultivating golden pearls has been destroyed, resulting in a situation where production is forced to decline, and high-quality goods are less, so not only to rise, but also to rise!
Sure enough, in March this year, in the auction of Myanmar jadeite and colored gemstones, the number of Burmese pearls was only 98383, and only 2135 of them reached the jewelry level and were perfectly round, of which the top quality was less than 1/100.
Therefore, if you want to buy Burmese gold pearls, you must be early, otherwise you want to buy them again, that is, 2 years later! (The local public market is only opened once every 2 years)
Who is the Pearl of the South Sea
Family "carrying handles"
The Burmese golden pearl actually belongs to a kind of Nanyang golden pearl, and the Southeast Asian golden pearl originally represents the seawater golden pearl of Southeast Asian countries.
Seeing this, I must want to ask, is the Burmese Golden Pearl the best in the Nanyang Golden Pearl? Let's say it one by one
Burmese golden pearls
Myanmar gold pearls have good and bad, to produce the best from the Dan Lao Islands, the color of the gold beads here is dominated by champagne gold, not the richness of Indonesia and the Philippines, but the beads are thicker, so that the gold has connotations and reserves, very attractive, and two-color effect, more charming.
Indonesian gold beads
The Nanyang gold beads produced in Indonesia are generally 9mm to 16mm in diameter, and the color is mostly between yellow and white. There are golden yellow ones, which are precious and worth buying.
Philippine Gold Pearl
The color of Philippine gold beads is generally thick gold, and the diameter can generally reach 10 to 15mm, and the largest is 18mm.
However, its texture is not delicate enough, the skin is not smooth enough, there are many bubble-like flaws, the pearlescent is also single, lack of agility, and there is no "petty bourgeois temperament" of Burmese gold beads.
For the "color control", the quality of the Filipino gold beads is still more attractive. Like the golden beads in Indonesia, it is cheap, market-filled, and easy to buy.
【Supplement】Gold beads other than Nanyang Golden Pearls
Australian gold beads
The Australian gold bead is only produced in a very small area of The Northwest Coast of Australia, which means that it is rare. However, less and more refined, its level in all aspects is the best in the golden pearl, round and moist, pure color, huge size, dazzling!
The only drawback of Australian gold beads is that too few lead to too expensive! Tahitian black pearl is a very expensive variety of pearls, it is 2 to 3 times more expensive than the big black!
In 1993, at the Jewelry Auction in New York, a string of Australian gold bead necklaces sold for $2.25 million, setting a world record that has not yet been broken by similar lots.
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Japanese gold beads
If you see a seller recommending Japanese gold beads to you, then you have to be careful, because there are no gold beads in Japan, and only the local culture of Ma's shellfish is cultured, and the pearls produced by this mother shell are called akoya pearls, so they are actually sold in Myanmar goods.
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North Sea Golden Pearl
Beihai golden pearl is a kind of domestic artificial culture of gold beads, mostly dyed goods, and Nanyang gold beads are not comparable, the value is relatively low.
If you want to buy, then you must also see the authoritative jewelry appraisal certificate, don't be deceived.