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The discovery of cultured pearls is given to William Sawville-Kent, a British expatriate marine biologist made a way to stimulate a mollusk to produce whole pearls in Australia. His technique was to implant a small piece of donor mollusk into the mantle tissue. The small tissue acted as a catalyst to pearl production.

Sadly after his discovery, William Sawville-Kent died, but leaving his secret to two Japanese who went straight back to Japan and made a monopoly in pearl cultivation. Their technicians swore an oath of secrecy to not reveal the way to cultured pearls.

It was only until the late 1950s and early 1960s when other countries finally found the secret to pearl farming. China began culturing akoya pearls and Tahiti with their black South Sea pearls. Australia soon followed and made the largest production of cultured pearls.

Now pearl farms can be found all over the world and the dominance of Japan to pearl farming soon vanished. This widespread technique that most countries are benefiting have also finally made pearl bridal jewelry a natural choice among brides and women of all ages who want to enjoy the beauty of wearing pearls.