Blue Continuum – Akoya Blue Baroque Pearl Necklace and Bracelet Set(Reserved)

This is a set of an Akoya natural blue baroque pearl necklace and bracelet.

These pieces were created based on a customer’s request.

First, the necklace measures 83 cm in length.
About three years ago (as of April 2026), I once made a long necklace by combining two strands and all-knotting them.
At that time, the thread kept tangling, and it took me about two weeks to complete. I worked on it in four separate sessions.

This time, however, I completed it in just two days.

On my first attempt, the length reached only 73 cm.
I used a thinner thread for the all-knotting, which resulted in smaller knots than expected, and I couldn’t reach 80 cm.

On the second attempt, using a standard thicker thread, the length became 83 cm.
Each attempt took less than two hours to complete.

It seems that, without realizing it, I have become more accustomed to all-knotting.

Personally, I find myself drawn to pearls with this level of baroque character—
slightly rounded, almost like small potatoes.
There is something about them that feels strangely familiar.

With this degree of baroque shape, the luster of the pearl surface still appears beautifully.
When the baroque form becomes too extreme, the smoothness of the surface can be harder to appreciate.

For Flower Jem, it is also somewhat unusual that this set uses gold-colored clasps.
To clarify, the color is gold, but the material itself is silver.

This actually came about by accident.
The woman at the shop where I usually order these fittings misheard my request and sent me gold-colored parts instead.

When I saw them, I was quite surprised.
At that very moment, I had just received this order for the necklace and bracelet, so I asked the customer:

“I received gold-colored fittings by mistake—what do you think?”

She replied, “I like gold.”

That was it.

It almost felt as if the shop lady had received a message from somewhere and passed it on to me.
In any case, it was fortunate.

I still have three more gold-colored fittings left.
And now, seeing the finished necklace and bracelet, I find that gold pairs surprisingly well with blue baroque pearls.

Until now, my preference had been entirely silver, but I may begin incorporating gold at a ratio of perhaps seven to three.

As for the pearls themselves, they come from a region known in the industry for its high level of pearl cultivation technique.

In general, pearls are often mixed from various sources, making it difficult to identify their origin.
However, these pearls were purchased by the supplier directly from a specific farm in that region, so their origin can be clearly identified.

When the origin is known, it increases the credibility that the pearls are truly natural in color.

With pearls of unknown origin, there are rare cases where pearls that are not truly natural are sold as “natural color.”
For this reason, I do not purchase pearls from unfamiliar suppliers.

In places like Kobe and Mie, pearl dealers are closely connected.
That network itself forms a foundation of trust.

If someone were to act dishonestly, they would lose the trust of that network and find it difficult to continue doing business.

There are also cases where pearls are lightly treated to enhance their blue color, yet still pass gemological standards as “natural blue.”
This is not necessarily done with ill intent—it is often within the rules, a form of technical effort.

At one point, I nearly mistook such pearls myself,
but now I can distinguish them easily.

The difference is quite simple:
those pearls often have a beautiful, uniform blue color, yet are priced unusually low.

That kind of perfectly even blue is rarely seen in pearls from actual farms.

So, when you encounter pearls that are both very affordable and unnaturally uniform in color, it is wise to be cautious.

In the case of this set, the blue tones are not uniform,
which strongly indicates that they are indeed natural blue.

■ Price Breakdown

Necklace – $1,857.14
Bracelet – $545.36

Total – $2,402.50