Station Flow – K18 Akoya Necklace & Bracelet Set(Reserved)

This is a set of an Akoya pearl station necklace and bracelet.

This piece was created based on a customer’s request.
The pearls are natural white baroque Akoya pearls, cultivated in Tsushima, an island located between Japan and Korea.
The chains are made of K18 gold.

In the necklace, the chain passes through the pearls,
while in the bracelet, the chain does not pass through them.

Ideally, I wanted the necklace to be constructed in the same way as the bracelet, with the chain not passing through the pearls.
However, due to the drill holes being slightly larger by a fraction of a millimeter, that was not possible.

When the hole is small enough that the chain does not pass through, it is less noticeable.
As a pearl professional, I prefer to keep the drill holes as inconspicuous as possible.

On a more technical note, the small connector parts—known as jump rings—that attach the clasp to the chain have been properly soldered, so they will not easily come apart.
This is not something I can do myself, so I asked a professional to handle it.

I visited the workshop intending to observe the soldering process and learn from it.
However, instead of using a traditional torch, the craftsman used a laser and completed the soldering in less than a minute.

I had made a similar station-style necklace about six months ago for another customer.
At that time, it took me about a month to complete.
This time, I was able to finish it in less than half that time.

That said, finding the time to work on it was actually the greater challenge.
Still, little by little, it feels like my production skills at Flower Jem are improving.

To create more time for making jewelry, I have set up a workspace in the apartment I rent in Osaka for my weekday job, which is unrelated to pearls.
With this, my available production time has more than doubled.

As I write this on April 12, 2026, I have received several custom orders, and with my previous pace, I would not have been able to keep up.
My sleep has decreased, and it has been quite demanding, but for me, pearls are like a doorway through which I express my thoughts.
Mentally, it feels very fulfilling.

Through the pearls I love, I am able to connect with people I have never met.
Not just strangers, but people who share the same love for pearls.
That, in itself, is a simple kind of happiness.

To experience this happiness, I feel it is worth making certain sacrifices—
or perhaps enduring some struggle.

What I find particularly interesting is that when I post pieces like this on Instagram or YouTube,
people who see them begin to request necklaces made with similar pearls.

This chain of happiness is, truly, a happiness in itself.
So much so that I sometimes feel my words are not enough to describe it.

As of April 12, 2026, the cherry blossoms have already begun to fall—perhaps about thirty percent have scattered.
There have been many rainy and stormy days recently.

Each time it rains, the weather becomes warmer, but the blossoms fall.
It is a little sad, yet at the same time, fresh green leaves begin to emerge in their place.

Alongside a sense of loss, there is also the joy of new life.

The way we perceive things depends on our perspective, our emotions, and our values.
In the pearl industry, perfectly round pearls are considered ideal, and they command higher prices.

However, I personally prefer baroque pearls over perfectly round ones.
And it seems that many people who are drawn to Flower Jem share that preference.

This kind of ambiguity—something that feels both contradictory and not—is fascinating to me.

Perhaps it is within such contradictions that we find joy and happiness,
and at times, even anger or sorrow.

Someone once said that laughter comes from criticism—
that humor arises from what is not ordinary.

I considered opposing views for a while, but perhaps that is true.

Baroque pearls are often described as having an “imperfect beauty.”
That kind of ambiguity, that lack of strict definition, is what makes them interesting.

In a world full of rules and structure, I find myself wishing to live a little more freely.

And in that sense, when I look at baroque pearls,
I feel as though they gently settle into my heart.

Price breakdown:
Necklace – $608.50
Bracelet – $374.43

Total – $982.93