Technical Information

Technical Information

 

 

Misaki pearls

 

Cultured pearls

 

Misaki offers different varieties of Cultured Pearls called Akoya Pearls and Fresh Water Pearls.

The Akoya oyster (Pinctada Fucata Oyster) is mainly grown in ocean salt water of Japan and China. Their pearls are recognized worldwide for their remarkable quality.

Freshwater pearls are produced by the Unio Margaritifera Oyster and are found in fresh water lakes and rivers.

 

Misaki carefully selected its pearls for their natural beauty, colour and shimmering iridescence.

 

X-treme Lustre pearls

 

Misaki has created the new pearl standard with our patented X-treme Lustre pearls.

Through SHL technology, we have created an extraordinary lustre, which is superior

to the shine of natural pearls. By layering a natural quartz nucleus with iridescent

synthesised mother-of-pearl, Misaki has created a new gem with everlasting shine

that is stunning against bare skin.

 

Misaki X-treme Lustre pearls are emulated pearls created from synthetic materials. They are not produced in a shell like cultured pearls and do not contain any genuine mother of pearl.

 

Pearl shape

 

Symmetrical, round pearls tend to be the most valuable but off-round and oval are

also very common. More unusual shapes are used to complement specific designs:

 

Mabe (also Blister)

Large hemispherical cultured pearls grown against the inside shells of oysters

instead of within the body.

 

Baroque

Pearls of irregular and asymmetrical shape.

 

Keshi

Baroque flat pearls, which form naturally in many cultured pearl oysters.

 

Metals

 

Misaki uses 3 different kinds of base metal (all nickel-free and therefore non-allergen):

Sterling silver: it is a precious metal but naturally tarnishes after exposure to air (recognized thanks to the 925 hallmark)

Stainless steel: it is a metal that does not stain, corrode or rust and is slightly lighter than silver.

Non precious metal such as brass.

 

All Misaki jewellery are plated (coated with another metal) to color and protects the metal from tarnishing due to chemicals, water, skin oils

Rhodium, a precious white metal, is used to give the jewellery a white colour.

18 karat gold is used to give the jewellery a yellow colour.

Gunplating, is an alloy used to give the jewellery a black colour.

Rose gold plating is used to give the jewellery a pink colour.