点评:Originally booked the cheaper pearl experience however when I got there you could see the difference between the freshwater pearl mussel and the Akoyo pearl mussel so I upgraded to the Akoyo experience and so glad I did.
You get to 'fish' for your own mussel from a water tank using a fishing net then your host opens your mussel in front of you and it's all a great surprise.
On the Akoyo experience you get to grade your pearl (size / colour / lustre / imperfections / value etc) which was fun.
I decided to have my pearl made into a piece of jewellery and have it set into a silver necklace. They do it there and then (takes about 10 mins to do). You can't wear the item for 2 days to allow the glue to fully dry but it's put in a lovely presentation box and you can keep the opened mussel too if you want.
I was the only one in there at the time so it wasn't a very lengthy experience and it did feel a little rushed when going through the process of grading your pearl but overall it was a lovely way to spend an hour or so.
There are lots of pre-made pearl / pearl-related jewellery on display to buy as well.
翻译:我原本预订的是价格较低的珍珠体验,但到了那里之后,我发现淡水珍珠蚌和阿古约珍珠蚌的区别显而易见,于是我升级到了阿古约体验,真是太明智了!
你可以用渔网从水箱里“捕捞”属于自己的珍珠蚌,然后工作人员会在你面前打开蚌壳,整个过程充满惊喜。
在阿古约体验中,你还可以对珍珠进行分级(大小/颜色/光泽/瑕疵/价值等等),非常有趣。
我决定把我的珍珠做成一件首饰,镶嵌在一条银项链上。他们会当场完成(大约需要10分钟)。为了让胶水完全干透,佩戴这件首饰需要两天时间,但成品会被装在一个精美的礼盒里,如果你愿意的话,还可以把打开的蚌壳带走。
当时店里只有我一个人,所以体验时间并不长,珍珠分级的时候感觉有点赶,但总的来说,这是一个非常愉快的消磨时间的方式。
店里也陈列着很多现成的珍珠首饰和珍珠饰品可供购买。