NacreLover
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pearlsngems|1427775145|3854918 said:A non-bead nucleated pearl has to stay longer in the water to reach the same size as the bead-nucleated pearl, yet comes out less round.
So, I would think that as the Chinese continue to improve their techniques, non-bead nucleated metallic pearls will become less available, not more available. But the bead-nucleated round metallics will be more available. Still, remember that a lot more of these are colored than white.
If you really want to see orient, get some good baroque pearls! Orient is much more subtle in round pearls, if seen at all.
I don't know if this is will be true. Only one pearl at a time can be grown in the gonad with a nucleated freshwater pearl where many can be tissue nucleated per mullusk, so they are cheaper. Look at the prices of Edison's per pearl compared to round tn freshwaters.