Discover our range of freshwater cultured pearls in various shapes and colors for creative and unique jewelry. The cultured pearl being an organic material, each of them is unique and can present some differences with the photo. Freshwater pearls are cultured pearls (where man intervenes by making a graft to allow the mollusk to secrete nacre and produce a pearl). These pearls are produced only by pearl mussels and are characterized by a thick, high quality nacre, resulting in very round pearls. Freshwater pearls offer a palette of subtle colors in shades of cream, gold, pink, champagne, white... China is currently the world's leading producer of freshwater cultured pearls and these Chinese pearls are known for their magnificent luster and beautiful quality. The first freshwater cultured pearls were cultivated in Lake Biwa in Japan, which is why they are sometimes still called "Biwa pearls".