Akoya Pearl necklace is best known for its high luster and color brilliance. Akoya Pearls are commonly known as cultured saltwater pearls. Akoya pearls are the classic cultured pearls of Japan. In early nineteenth century, a Japanese man named Kokichi Mikimoto introduced to this world his bead-nucleating technique of culturing pearls in seawater – oyster’s naturally occurring process of forming the pearl with human help thereby stimulating the process by producing the initial irritant or nucleus. Akoya oysters are small mollusks, so the pearls they produce range from sizes 3mm to 9mm. The oyster secretes nacre to cover the bead with layer upon layer of nacre. Thicker the nacre better is the quality. Akoya pearls are produced by Pinctada fucata oyster type.

In recent years China has come up with equally high quality akoya pearls. Every harvesting season, pearl farms growing akoya pearls often find small to medium size pearls of varying quality and it takes lot of efforts to choose the best quality pearls. The pearls are hand sorted, processed, and strung into hanks. Akoya pearl necklace made with quality pearls typically command higher values than freshwater pearl jewelry but comparatively cheaper than Tahitian and south seawater pearls. With the new improved technologies and constant monitoring of pearl growth in pearl oysters, freshwater pearls often come in good quality and are available in wide array of colors and sizes but akoya pearls still typically command higher value. There is great demand for akoya pearls both in U.S and foreign markets. All akoya pearls are cultured pearls.

Higher grades quality akoya pearls that are known for their brilliant luster and nearly perfect round shapes make the perfect akoya pearl necklace. Each pearl is hand knotted and stringed together to make a beautiful akoya pearl necklace. Akoya pearl necklace is the preferred choice for many women and adorned all over the world. Although akoya pearls do come in cream, pink, rose overtones etc, yet white color is the standard classic color when it comes to buying akoya pearl necklace. It is always good to buy akoya pearl necklace with matching akoya pearl earrings and or bracelet. Akoya pearls are indeed very alluring and make excellent luxurious gifts.

White gold or any white metal like sterling silver or palladium is more flattering to the preferred bluish green hue of fine quality emerald and the more light sea foam blue of fine quality aquamarine. In yellow gold both these hues tend not to be well rendered to the eye. The bold green in emerald takes on a yellowish cast when set in yellow gold and the soft pastel sea blue of aquamarine takes a back seat to the bold yellow in either the 14 karat or 18 karat versions. With a white metal backdrop both these gemstone colors come across with no distractions and in their purest hue. This is especially of concern when investing in a high quality emerald costing upwards of $3000 per carat or a high quality aquamarine costing upwards of $300 per carat.

This is important for women purchasing an emerald engagement ring or an aquamarine engagement ring in lieu of the traditional diamond engagement ring. They always want to invest in the best color when it comes to the center stone for such an important piece of jewelry and the best way to preserve this investment is by setting it in a white metal that takes nothing away from the color. Both these gemstones look great with accent diamonds in the setting and there is no better metal to set white diamonds in than white gold or any other white metal. There are many mounting styles available that incorporate accent diamonds in many setting types like pave, channel and prong.

Pave diamond settings are usually preferred when choosing a mounting for an important aquamarine gemstone. Most women want to preserve the theme of delicacy when it comes to these gemstones since they are usually selected in five carat and greater sizes. Pave diamonds are great for creating that delicate look out of an otherwise bulky looking aquamarine ring by utilizing narrow channels of small half-point diamonds in open metal work like you would commonly see in a split shank mounting.

Emerald and diamond rings on the other hand can incorporate many different styles of accent diamond settings including channel, flush and bezel in addition to the settings used for aquamarine. This is because fine quality emerald is typically purchased in sizes under three to four carats. These gemstones can get costly very quickly as you go up in clarity grade and color grade. Nevertheless both of these varieties of beryl have become popular center stone choices for a variety of diamond ring styles.