SHANGHAI, China–At the Pearl Village Shop, freshwater oysters from China’s Tai Hu Lake are lumped together waiting to be scooped out and opened for the pearls they contain. Cultured pearls are made by inserting pearl beads inside oysters, which the bivalve wraps with a calcium carbonate substance because the abrasive beads irritate then. A shop attendee handpicks about 20 pearls from a freshly opened oyster and gives us some facts about pearls. Video taken by INQUIRER.net multimedia reporter Erika Tapalla.

are they all real pearls and which ones are supposed to be worth the most?

I went to a jewelry store looking for a gift for my mom. Jewelry store was selling pearl pendants (necklace not included) for about $19. The selection was only about five pendants maximum to choose from but some had diamonds, etc. I asked the lady if it was real and she said yes. Although I asked her a different question which she gave me the wrong answer to at first. And she kept running to the back room to get answers to questions when I asked her so I assumed she wasn’t very knowledgeable about the jewelry. How is it possible for these pearls to be so cheap? And are they real and good quality? And are the diamonds (which were tiny) real as well?

You can see the pendants here. The promotion is on the 3rd page:

http://www.takajewellery.com.sg/promotions.asp

Thanks in advance.

what’s the difference, and which is better for earrings?

thanks <3

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