The akoya graduated necklace is beautiful, I got AA+ quality, and while there are definitely imperfections on the pearls they are still more lustrous than any grade of freshwater pearl I've seen. Imperfections will only be noticed by the wearer. The "authenticity card" I recieved was generic to the point that there were two in the package and both of them said freshwater pearls from China, when only one necklace was supposed to be freshwater, and the other akoya. I think this is questionable and an area that needs improvement with the pearl source. I will be buying pearls from other sources in the future for this reason alone.
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