Producing freshwater pearls with tissue nucleation
posted on 19 February 2011 | posted in
Fashion
The pros and cons of producing freshwater pearls with tissue nucleation. The advantages include producing a solid nacre pearl that is almost indistinguishable from original natural pearls, having the excellent luster qualities of ‘like orient’ and therefore producing excellent freshwater pearl jewellery. They are also the only cultured pearls acceptable to old fashioned pearl experts and are the only cultured pearl acceptable to Hindus as sacred gemstones. There is a lower death rate for the mollusks at nucleation because this form of nucleation is less stressful on the mollusk. The pearls are also less likely to need any artificial enhancements and as such are poised to increase in value and they are lower tech and easier to cultivate. The disadvantages are that they take longer to mature and so do not produce a profit as quickly as bead nucleated pearls. There may be a higher percentage of off-round pearls although this is still a relatively new process and quality will improve.
Further Reading: citysearch.com
| |
|
|