The seas of Japan, are the source of the Akoya Pearl. At the present time the frequency of the red tides and other plagues, together with the problems of the contamination that are generated in Japan, have taken to a decrease in the production of the farms, going off the prices of this type of per them, without quality improvement. Some rivers of the South center of North America and the oceanic coast of the northwest of Mexico and California, are scenes where it is successfully beginning activities of culture of different Oyster.

Cultured pearls of fresh water they suffer of stereotypes. Most of people, when it hears speak of ” fresh water pearls” thinks about which commercially “rice grain” is called . These cheap pearls were produced massively in fresh water in the Eighties. The fashion of this type of pearl happened, and the fresh water farmers were themselves led in a deep crisis that motivated to them to improve their techniques, obtaining a progressive and drastic increase of quality, that at the moment equals and surpasses to some types of cultive in salt water.

Gold pearls or golden south sea pearls are a relatively new entry that is taking the world of jewelry by storm. Almost all South Sea pearls are produced by silver-lipped oysters, which produce white, cream and pink pearls. However, golden pearls are produced by golden-lipped oysters. Thus, gold is a natural color. Golden pearls can be farmed only in the tropical warm waters of the South Seas. In the past, you could find golden pearls only in Burma. But these days, you find them in the waters around the Philippines, Japan and to a lesser extent, Australia and Indonesia.

Golden pearls have been accepted with great warmth and love. Gold colored natural pearls are in fact very expensive because many people consider them extremely sophisticated. Even amongst golden pearls, there are the more expensive and the less expensive variety. Those golden pearls that have a deeper sheen and look like gold command a high price. Those with a more subdued sheen resembling champagne are comparatively less expensive.

The size of golden pearls is quite impressive, with smaller ones starting from 9 mm and the bigger ones touching upwards of 17 mm. Consider yourself lucky if you get a rope of perfectly rounded golden pearls, because that necklace has been a long time in the making! But, even the baroque and semi-baroque shaped pearls are quite popular with consumers. These days, golden pearls are becoming more popular than white and cream pearls. This is because of the stunning luster and beautiful sheen they exhibit which makes them the stars of the pearl community. Little wonder then that these pearls have become something of a trend in exotic jewelry, loved and coveted by many celebrities.