Gaya Street: Pearls

In Gaya Street or in Sabah, it is famous for its beautiful pearls :) if you come here and not getting one you have really missed in the most valuable natural gems in Sabah..

Pearls here are cheap and nice.. Its even the same as the one sold in KLCC which cost you about MYR 400 to MYR 700 per necklace.. Here you perhaps can get it for MYR 50. (in 2008 ya.)

Of course you ill need to bargain a bit to get a better price :)

Should you buy more, more discounts can be given lar.. here are some examples how they are being sold in Gaya Street.

The pearls are being showcase on ranks and its very eye catching...

Hand bracelets can be as cheap as MYR 25 to MYR 30 per piece.

In Sabah, the pearls can be in many different colours: Purple, black, white, off-white or even pink :) Very attractive... Some necklaces even include mixed colours for you.

They come in many sizes.. the bigger they are the more expensive it will get.

Bare in mind that there are 2 types of Pearls: Fresh and Sea water pearls..

Fresh water pearls are cheaper and its not smooth, its shiny but the surface is a bit uneven.

As for Sea pearls, its 10 times more expensive then the fresh water ones as its more difficult to come by.. and of course its more beautiful and smoother...

Some Gems and semi-precious stones can also be found here in Gaya Street :0

can you see the ones in the box containers? Those will be sold in a more expensive price as it is (as they call it) premier gems and pearls..

To me, as long as its real pearls, its good enough ahahaha...

below is some of my own pearls :)

the one at the bottom is a fresh water pearl... big though but not too expensive..

This one is also Fresh water pearls... as you can see closely that the shape of the pearls are not even and this is normal for fresh water pearls...

here is a closer view :)

Shall share with you the Sea water pearl in my later post.. as i have not taken any photos of it yet :) until then...