珍珠如何戴得時尚有品味? How to wear pearls tastefully?

• Tip’s: 皮膚較黑的女生，選擇金色珍珠搭配會較為出色。長型珍珠搭配服裝，可以做出不同的穿戴變化，無論打結或多層次穿戴都很有時尚感。

• Tips: Gold colour pearls are most suitable for ladies with darker skin colour. Long strain pearl necklaces are very versatile which can be mixed and matched fashionably with various different types of outfits either by making knots or wearing in layers.

珍珠不是熟女的專利，讓年輕的妳變得更加有氣質! Pearls Are Not Only For Matured Ladies. Pearls Can Make You Look Young and Chic

• Tip’s: 不同的款式和不同顏色和長度的珍珠，搭配不同的服飾，即會有不同的效果。

 

Tips: Different style, colour and length of pearl strains can be matched with many different outfits with surprising effects.

如何分辨南洋珍珠的真假? 和如何保養? How To Differentiate Authenticity of South Sea Pearls? How to Care For Pearls?

分辨甚麼才是真正頂級的南洋珍珠方法很簡單，只要將兩顆珍珠一起磨擦，有沙沙的感覺，珠光色澤自然但不會完全一樣顏色，因為珍珠和人一樣都是獨一無二，外表不可能完全相同，因為Edward Kong South Sea Pearl南洋珍珠，由於每粒珍珠的養殖週期都在四年以上，保證了珍珠品質，保持珠層都在2mm~2.5mm所以較厚，但因目前市面上有90%以上的珍珠，都因商人急功近利，將珍珠漂白、染色或加工刨光打磨，讓珍珠看起來“完美無暇“，但一般加過工的珍珠怕酸、高溫或任何有侵蝕性的物質，遇到會造成漂白劑變質或珠層薄而剝落外皮或退色，因此加工珍珠在配戴時很怕流汗和接觸香水髮膠及化妝品，或遇到有揮發性之類的化學品，但Edward Kong South Sea Pearl南洋珍珠因為自母蚌取出時，所有珍珠的色澤光澤和表面，完全是天然生成未經任何加工，因此不需擔心接觸汗水、香水、髮膠或化妝品之類的問題，更值得一提的是，Edward Kong South Sea Pearl 南洋珍珠的美麗光澤是天然的，完成沒有漂白、染色或加工刨光打磨，因此佩戴過後的光澤和色澤會越來越美，不會因漂白劑和染色變質而有“人老珠黃”之虞，這正是Edward Kong South Sea Pearl產品價值所在！保養方式非常簡單，配戴之後用乾淨布擦拭即可。

Methods in differentiating real top grade South Sea pearls are easy. When two genuine pearls are rubbed together, there is a gritty feeling. Pearl lustre naturally formed would not appear consistent throughout the whole surface area of a pearl. Pearls are like human, every pearl is different from the other. Therefore, the surfaces of pearls cannot be entirely similar. Each Edward Kong South Sea Pearl’s South Sea pearl nacre thickness ranged from 2 - 2.5mm which is considerably thicker than other types of pearls due to the long 4 years cultivating period. However, 90% of all available pearls found in the market are artificially treated to enhance pearl value for astronomical commercial returns. Treatments such as bleaching, colouring and polishing are applied to enhance imperfect pearls in order to achieve flawlessness. Generally, treated pearls: (a) can be made feeble by acidity, high temperature and corrosive substances; and (b) deteriorate when met with bleaching agents where pearl layers will peel off and colour faded. Therefore, treated pearls are especially delicate when come in contact with sweats, perfumes, hair products, cosmetics and any other volatile chemical substances. Edward Kong South Sea Pearl’s South Sea pearls are untreated from the point of harvesting, therefore there is not any worries for fear of Edward Kong’s pearls coming into contact with sweats, perfume, hair products, cosmetics etc. Again, the fact that Edward Kong South Sea Pearl pearls’ lustre are natural and do not go through any artificial treatment at all, making its pearls’qualities to go the extra miles whereby lustres and colours cab be enhanced after being worn over times, thereby alleviating any owner off the common worry of pearls turning dull. This is where Edward Kong South Sea Pearl values lie! Caring for Edward Kong South Sea Pearl is the easiest. Simply wipe clean with a piece of clothe after every wear and it is as easy as that.

“南洋珍珠~金唇蚌”得天獨厚的環保產物 South Sea Pearls – The Golden-Lipped Oyster Is A Unique Environmental Friendly Produce

u  金唇蚌/珍珠 ~ 高級南洋珍珠飾品。

u  金唇蚌/蚌殼 ~ 高級手錶表面和飾物。

u  金唇蚌/蚌肉 ~ 美味可口的海鮮食品。

·         Pearls produced by the golden-lipped  oysters are prized and sophisticated ornaments.
·         Mother of pearls can be made into watches surfaces and other decorating items.
·         Oyster meat is a delicious delicacy.

色澤和瑕疵度的等級 Luster and Surface Flawlessness Grading

Akoya珍珠8mm~10mm之間價格差異最大，而南洋珍珠則在12~18mm之間的價格躍升最大。而Edward Kong South Sea Pearl生產的南洋珍珠大小，直徑大都在10～18mm，色澤分三個主要等級 ~ 金色，香檳色(金黃色)，白色；

u   瑕疵度分級：

(a)     A1級（瑕疵點1點以內,瑕疵不超過5%）

(b)         A2級（瑕疵不超過10%）

(c)          A3級（瑕疵不超過20%）

(d)     B1級（瑕疵不超過30%面積）

(e)     B2級（瑕疵不超過40%面積）

(f)      B3級（瑕疵或超過50%面積）

(g)     C級（其餘）。

Price difference for Akoya pearls between sizes ranged from 8 to 10mm is the biggest. Whereas for South Sea pearls, the biggest price jump is for pearls sized from 12 to 18mm. South Sea pearls produced Edward Kong South Sea Pearl mainly sized from 10 to 18mm with 3 major colour overtones – gold, champagne and white.

u    Flawlessness Grading:

(a)          A1 Grade - Surface flaw does not exceed 5% of the total surface area of a pearl.

(b)         A2 Grade – Surface flaw does not exceed 10% of the total surface area of a pearl.

(c)          A3 Grade – Surface flaw does not exceed 20% of the total surface area of a pearl.

(d)         B1 Grade – Surface flaw does not exceed 30% of the total surface area of a pearl.

(e)          B2 Grade – Surface flaw does not exceed 40% of the total surface area of a pearl.

(f)          B3 Grade – Surface flaw does not exceed 50% of the total surface area of a pearl.

(g)         C Grade – Surface flaw exceeds 50Y% of the total surface area of a pearl.

決定珍珠價位的六大因素 The Six Determining Factors for Pearls Pricing

²影響珍珠價位的六大因素包括:

(a). 大小 ~（mm）測量尺寸以珠的腰圍(直徑)大小為準，愈大價位愈高。

(b). 形狀 ~ 分為六大類型: 圓形Round、近圓形(Near Round) oval、鈕扣型Button、水滴形Drop、變型(畸形)珠Baroque、有腰帶Circle。

(c). 顏色 ~ 南洋珠有白、香檳、銀、金色等，淡水珠大都是白色（但沒有金珠與黑珠），

大都沒有光澤及光滑表面，因此許多淡水珠都需做打磨刨光及染色加工處理。

(d). 光澤 ~（表面皮光）是決定價位最主要因素。

(e). 瑕疵度 ~ 瑕疵點分布面積越小，價位較高，當然沒有瑕疵的全美珠為最高價。

(f). 厚度~（mm）珍珠層的厚度是越厚越好，Akoyo 珍珠則為0.15mm~3.5mm，而大溪地當局嚴格限制珍珠層厚度達0.8mm以上才能出口，而南洋珍珠厚度則為2mm~2.5mm。

(a) Size – Measured in millimeters, the bigger a pearl’s diameter, the higher the price.
(b) Shape – Classified in 6 groups: Round, Oval, Button, Drop, Baroque and Circle.
(c) Colour – The overtone colour of South Sea pearls consists of white, champagne, silver
and golden etc. Fresh water pearls are mainly white colour (never in gold or black) and mainly lack luster and smooth surface. Therefore, most fresh water pearls go through treatment processes such polishing and colouring.
(d) Luster – This is the chief determining factor in pricing pearls.
(e) Flawlessness – The lesser the flaw, the higher the price. A flawless pearl command the highest price.
(f) Nacre thickness – Measured in millimeters, the thicker the nacre the better. Akoya pearls nacre thickness ranges from 0.15 to 3.5mm. Tahitian authority imposes strict regulations which only allow pearls with at least 0.8mm nacre thickness for exportation. South Sea pearls nacre thickness ranges from 2 and above.

珍珠的分類 Classification of Pearls

南洋珍珠（South Sea Pearl）
產地澳洲西北、馬來西亞、印尼、菲律賓沿海，而馬來西亞Edward Kong South Sea Pearl在斗湖的珍珠島，是馬來西亞唯一的南洋珍珠養殖場，所用的珍珠母蚌為金唇蚌(學名Pinctada Maxima，俗稱Gold Lip)，生產的珍珠大小約(直徑)10~18mm，多以金珠和香檳金及白色為主，其中以生產的金珠最為知名和昂貴。

大溪地黑珍珠（Tahitian Pearl）

因為黑珍珠99%產自大溪地海域，母貝為黑唇蚌(貝)。

日本養珠（Akoya Pearl）

主要產區為日本海域（因其母蚌屬較小品種，故只可養殖3.5~10mm），但Akoya沒有生產金

珠。

淡水養殖珠 (Fresh water Pearl)

主要生產在中國地區如海南島或北海及各湖泊區，淡水珠每個母蚌一次可植入20~40枚的珠

核，並只要6個月即可培養9~12mm的淡水珍珠；而南洋珍珠和日本養珠每顆母蚌只可以植入

1枚珠核，而南洋珠需要4年才能培養出一顆，因此淡水珠的成本較南洋珠低廉許多， 南洋珍

珠層厚度達到2mm以上，是淡水珍珠層厚度的100倍以上，目前每顆南洋珍珠市價大約是淡水

珠的300倍。

(a)  South Sea pearls are cultured in North West Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines. Edward Kong South Sea Pearl’s pearl islands which are situated closed to Tawau are the only South Sea pearl farms in Malaysia. Pinctada Maxima, colloquially known as the golden-lipped oyster, is the type of oyster raised in these farms which produces pearls sized from 10 to 18mm with overtone colour in gold, champagne and white. Gold pearls produced in these islands is the most well known and expensive in the world.

(b)  Tahitian pearls are black pearls produced by black-lipped oyster called Pinctada Margaritifera in and around in Tahiti’s waters and the French Polynesian islands.

(c)  Akoya pearls’s main cultivating area is in Japanese water. Akoya oysters are the smallest pearl-producing oyster used in pearl culture today, therefore Akoya pearls tend to be small ranging in size from 3.5 to 10mm. Akoya oysters do not produce gold coloured pearls.

(d)  Fresh water pearls’ main cultivating area is in China in areas such as Hainan Island, the North Sea or various lakes in mainland China. Fresh water oysters can be nucleated with 20-40 nucleus and take only 6 months to produce pearl in the size from 9-12mm. South Sea pearls’ and Japanese cultured pearls’ oysters can only be nucleated with 1 nucleus at a time whereby each South Sea pearl take up to 4 years to be produced. That is the reason why fresh water pearls’ prices are a lot cheaper than South Sea pearls. Besides, South Sea pearls’ nacre thickness is at least 2mm and above, which is a 100 times thicker than fresh water pearls. Currently, the market value of South Sea pearls is 300 times over that of fresh water pearls.