Well... it is an article about non-cultured pearls. It may be a very rare, impractical perspective... but it is there. And the numbers, and the pearls are spectacular.

'Wonder how many are in the position to (still) snub at 'cultured pearls' today Probably not many individuals at all (at least counting just those who can act on their beliefs in their choice and acquisition of pearls). And, could you name a seller?

In flesh and bone I've found this attitude just once, from the sibling of a family owning some quantity of natural pearls and quite some despise of anything else, apparently. Would imagine one could be annoyed seeing their old pearls turned from the talk of the town into a 'conversation piece' and relegated to the slow motion of the antique jewelry market for decades... unless those natural pearls could hold against the look of the cultured 'bastards' - which is quite some tall order, isn't it. How things have changed from 2001, when I heard that!

Fortunately, I am not facing their dilemma.


On the other hand: wait a minute! How many OTHER sources of NATURAL black pearls are there - aside your stash, 'CortezPearls' and some random treasure ?