"I would like to adorn the necks of all the women of the world with pearls," said Kokichi Mikimoto shortly after he succeeded in culturing a perfectly round pearl.

Mikimoto is the original, and simply the world’s finest in cultured pearls. In 1893, when he successfully created the world’s first cultured pearl and launched the cultured pearl industry, he allowed pearls to become available to women everywhere. Through mastery, aesthetics and a consuming fascination with quality, Kokichi Mikimoto turned cultured pearls into one of the world's most beloved fashion accessories. Mikimoto’s mission is to uncover the finest materials and with original design and distinctive craftsmanship to transform them into the most elegant jewelry imaginable.



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