Freshwater pearls are well known for their superiority in quality, shine and range of colors. Freshwater pearls can be custom made to prepare jewelry sets like bracelets, earrings, necklaces and matching sets to suit individual persons and occasions. These pearls can be obtained by you in any color, shape and size as per your requirement. You can buy freshwater pearl jewelry at wholesale and retail prices as well.

The advantage of buying wholesale freshwater pearl jewelry is that you can get premium quality pearls at reasonable rates. These pearl sets can then be gifted by you to special people or used as bridal jewelry sets or by other members of the family.

Process of developing

Freshwater pearls are obtained from fresh waters while saltwater pearls are obtained from salt water environment as the name suggests. Both Freshwater pearls and saltwater pearls are obtained naturally from oysters and mussels respectively. The shape and quality of the pearls depend on the process in which the pearl is obtained.

Care needs to be taken regarding the health of the oyster, raising the infant oyster and the temperature and ingredients used in the water, the process of fertilization and prevention of disease to get a superior quality pearl. These pearls are then cultured using special techniques to make them fit to be designed and used in jewelry making. Modern technology and cutting techniques are used to clean, polish, bleach and drill pearls to maintain the quality and luster.

Freshwater cultured pearls in China

Though the pearl industry originally started in Japan because of industrial pollution and other development in the region the freshwater cultured pearls from China are gaining popularity. The wide availability of land, countless rivers and lakes and a huge workforce is what makes China the best and the largest producers of freshwater pearls. Traditional methods of cultivating pearls have been replaced with modern techniques and processes.

China has come up with freshwater pearl products that have transformed the pearl industry as the least expensive cultured pearl products made here compete with the quality of the most expensive varieties. The luster, shape and colors of the latest products not only match the original Biwa quality but even outshine it.

The new peach and orange colored pearls are exclusive and incomparable. Besides they sell their pearls for about a tenth of the price of the pearls sold in Japan. China is further even reshaping freshwater pearls which have been rejected making the technique of making and culturing freshwater pearls impossible to tell apart.

Uses

A pearl was a rare possession previously but have now been made affordable to suit a range of customers. Besides having aesthetic appeal pearls are well known for their medicinal values and are even used to treat various diseases. Pearls are the oldest form of jewelry and the only gem made from a living animal. They are used as trinkets to bring luck to the wearer, to ward off evil spirits and as a symbol of peace and prosperity.