PEARLS OF LOMBOK
Lombok is renowned for its pearls. Salt-water pearls are generally more expensive and of higher quality than freshwater pearls. They have a good luster and the shape is more round. The more perfectly round the pearl, the more expensive it is. Meanwhile, the fresh-water pearls are characterised by their 'imperfect' appearance, having a striated surface and asymmetrical natural shapes.
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A perfectly round pearl is the most sought after and the rarest of cultured pearls. So rare are round pearls that only 5-10% of a pearl farm's harvest will be even and round. |
| Experts determine the pearl quality in to 5 factors, luster, surface, shape, color and size in Lombok island Indonesia. |  |