{"id":10521,"date":"2021-05-12T15:39:29","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T15:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.borsheims.com\/blog\/?p=10521"},"modified":"2024-03-05T20:30:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T20:30:30","slug":"mikimoto-pearl-grading-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.borsheims.com\/blog\/mikimoto-pearl-grading-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikimoto Pearl Grading Scale"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-58px|auto||auto||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221;]<p><span>In 1893, Kokichi Mikimoto succeeded in producing the world&#8217;s first cultured pearl. More than 125 years later, the Mikimoto brand continues to make history, creating its own distinctive style and implementing the highest quality and consistency standards. A proprietary pearl grading system measures the quality of each Mikimoto pearl based on five factors: luster, surface perfection, shape, color and size. 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If you have questions or need help picking out the perfect piece of Mikimoto jewelry for yourself or someone else, one of our jewelry experts would be happy to assist you. Stop into our store or call <a href=\"tel:+18006424438\">1.800.642.4438<\/a>\u00a0during store hours to speak with one of our friendly and knowledgeable sales associates.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.borsheims.com\/designers\/mikimoto-pearls&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Shop Mikimoto Pearls at Borsheims&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>Learn more about the Mikimoto pearl grading process. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":10569,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.9.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Official Mikimoto Pearl Grading Scale &#8212; Borsheims<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The pearl grading system for Mikimoto looks at five factors when determining the quality of each pearl. 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