The Akoya mussels used to culture Cultured Pearls, can produce pearls between 2 and 10 mm.

Technicians open the live pearl mussel then gently surgically implant a small shell bead along with a tiny piece of mantle tissue. This bead is the nucleus around which the mussel secretes layer after layer of nacre.

The mussel makes three to four layer per day.

Shape: 3/4 half-drilled

Diameter: 7.50 mm- 8.00 mm

Colour: white