Mazza - Fresh water cultured pearl necklace, 7.5-8mm - CL PERLA

Mattia Mazza necklace with oriental cultured pearls and 750 white gold clasp.
Freshwater cultured pearls are created using a different technique from that used to cultivate saltwater pearls. In fact, to initiate the production of freshwater pearls, a fragment of the epithelium of another oyster is inserted into the mantle of the oyster, rather than a mother-of-pearl nucleus as is the case with other varieties of cultured pearls. Inside the grafted mantle, a nucleus-free pearl will form, that is, one without a nucleus and composed entirely of layers of nacre. Unlike marine molluscs, freshwater molluscs, after receiving the first implant, can continue to produce pearls for two or three consecutive cycles.
Freshwater pearls are produced mainly in China, but they are also produced in Japan and the United States.
The size of freshwater pearls is on average larger than Akoya pearls and ranges from 2 to 13 mm, while as far as colors are concerned, they come in a variety ranging from white to purple, passing through shades of pink.

White Gold 750/1000
Freshwater Pearls
Color: White 7.5-8
Length: 40 cm