1 / 10 A ring, designed by jewelry house Tasaki, featuring five seemingly identical Akoya pearls. It cultivates around one million Akoya oysters a year, in tens of thousands of nets resting just below the water's surface. With an average diameter of 7 to 8 millimeters, Akoya pearls are often smaller than pearls found elsewhere. Japanese jewelry house Tasaki cultivates around one million Akoya oysters a year. Credit: Phil Dunlop/TASAKIOne of Tasaki's bestsellers is a signature ring featuring a row of five seemingly identical Akoya pearls.

Source: CNN January 02, 2019 02:15 UTC