Akoya
From $380
あこや真珠
The classic Japanese pearl. Small, exceptionally bright, and matched for colour and roundness across the whole strand.
Japan
Akoya
The light of the Japanese sea
Akoya pearls grown in the bays of Japan, matched strand by strand.
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View the collectionsMaison · Japan · since 2019
Japanese saltwater pearls, chosen one by one.
ZUME is a Japanese pearl house. For seven years we have worked only with saltwater pearls: Akoya from the bays of Japan, white and golden South Sea, and Tahitian. Every strand is graded by our own eyes before it travels to you.
Collections
Five families of pearl,
each graded in house
White South Sea
From $1,250
白蝶真珠
The largest white pearls in the world. We select for a clean skin and a calm, even glow rather than high shine.
Australia, graded in Japan
Golden South Sea
From $1,480
ゴールデンパール
Natural colour only, from champagne to deep gold. Each pearl is photographed in daylight before we price it.
Philippines and Indonesia, graded in Japan
Tahitian
From $690
黒蝶真珠
Dark pearls with overtones that shift in the light. We keep multicolour and single tone strands.
French Polynesia, graded in Japan
Designer pieces
From $520
デザインジュエリー
Small series designed in our studio: baroque pearls on fine gold, keshi clusters, and pieces made for one customer.
Made in Japan
Every pearl we sell was born in Japanese water or judged by Japanese eyes, long before it reaches your hands.
How we work
Seven years, one kind of pearl
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Bought at the source
We buy at the pearl auctions and farms in Japan, not from a catalogue, so we see each lot before we commit.
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Graded in house
Luster, surface, shape and match are checked by the same two people who have done it for seven years.
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Shipped worldwide
Insured delivery from Japan to over 30 countries, with a certificate and a return window on every order.
From our customers
Words that came back to us
“The Akoya strand is brighter than anything I tried in the boutiques here. The matching is perfect.”
“Asked for a 12 mm golden pearl pendant and received photos of three candidates in daylight before choosing. That is service.”
“Second order. The Tahitian earrings arrived in four days, with the grading sheet. I trust what they send.”
Contact
Write to us about a pearl
Tell us the size, colour and budget you have in mind. We reply with photographs of real pearls, taken in daylight, within two working days.
Contact details coming soon