Japanese Biwa Pearl Beads Necklace with 18k Gold Lock and 2 Diamonds - Gorgeous Vintage Piece from the 1970s

This is a genuine Biwa Pearl Necklace, 4 strands White, Pink, Rosé, 4-5mm (0,15-0,19 inches) Pearl Beads

Lobster Clasp in 750 (18k) Gold in the shape of a fish, the two eyes are 2 diamonds 0.02 ct

You can wear the necklace plain or twisted, its up to your mood.

Total length 41 cm (16 inches)

Weight 20 gr (0,70 ounces)

Here is some information regarding the Biwa Pearls:

These are not fast-grown Chinese pearls that are available on the current market, these are freshwater pearls. You must read carefully.

Our necklace is made of vintage pearls that were cultivated according to the highest Japanese standards for pearls in Lake Biwa. These are genuine Lake Biwa pearls, very rare vintage pearls today. These pearls set the standard for the quality of mother-of-pearl pearls from the 1930s onwards.

Due to the particularly good water quality at the time, breathtakingly beautiful freshwater cultured pearls with very unusual shapes and colours were created in Lake Biwa.

To this day, the quality of these "old" Biwa pearls is still unrivalled.

Overfishing and environmental pollution damaged the mussel stocks in the 1970s. Lake Biwa collapsed. In less than 50 years, Biwa pearl production declined due to the pollution of Lake Biwa until the lake no longer produced any pearls. Today you can only buy genuine Biwa pearls from old stocks.

There are no new Biwa pearls. What are new pearls are freshwater pearls from China.