珍珠种类

珍珠的培育方法是将供体牡蛎的一小块外套膜组织插入寄主牡蛎的外套膜组织中。寄主牡蛎随后被放置在农场或泻湖中，在那里被精心照料，直到珍珠长大成熟，这可能需要长达两年的时间。然后收获珍珠，并根据其大小、形状、颜色和质量进行分类。与其他类型的珍珠相比，海水珍珠的培育过程更复杂、更耗时，这也是海水珍珠价值更高的原因之一。

海水珍珠养殖通常被认为是可持续且合乎道德的。珍珠养殖场通常与环境和谐相处，采用环保的养殖方式，为当地经济做出贡献。然而，重要的是要选择来自信誉良好、遵守道德和环境标准的海水珍珠首饰，并避免购买通过非法或不道德手段获得的珍珠。

There are several factors to consider when evaluating the quality of a pearl, including its lustre, surface quality, size, shape, and colour. High quality pearls will have a bright, reflective lustre and few surface imperfections. They will also be relatively uniform in size and shape, with a round or near-round shape being the most highly valued.

Pinctada maxima is the larger of the two pearl shell species, grown at Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm, and produces the large and rare Australian South Sea pearl. Pincatada fucata is smaller, produces the Australian Akoya pearl and are grown at our Broken Bay Pearl Farm. Together, the two pearl species give you access to our range of Saltwater Australian-grown pearls.

We cultivate two pearl species: Pinctada maxima, grown at our Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm which produces the Australian South Sea pearl and the Pinctada fucata, grown at our Broken Bay Pearl Farm and produces the Australian Akoya pearl.

Growing both pearl species across two separate pearl farms lets us offer the full spectrum of Australian Saltwater pearls, all single-origin and farm direct.