[CortezPearls]

Originally Posted by PearlStruck.com

Douglas, you said you harvested some whites. Could you post some photos?

Hmmm...today is a cloudy day (first rains of the year) so it is not a good day for taking photos of pearls. The light is not there...posted some photos of our lighter colored pearls yesterday. But let me add another one.

This photo shows a small Chineses FWP, our white Cortez and an American Bead (Pearl Nucleus) for color comparisson. Our pearl is more a very pale silver color...this one has a nice rosé coloration but cannot be seen clearly due to the fact that I took it inside my office.

[CortezPearls]

Now for some Keshi pearls. The rainy season is over (lasted one night) so I can take some more photos.

These keshi I have separated into groups...colors, shapes. Hope these are of interest to you.

Regards,

[CortezPearls]

These are several photos of keshis from this year's harvest.

Well, I have take a ton of photos...posted just a few. I hope these will help people catalogue the Sea of Cortez Pearl -or Cortez Pearl- as a reality. No longer a dream...but as with all the Good things in Life: just a precious few available.

Our hope is that by the year 2010 we will be able to increase quantity to some 6 Kilos. I guess that by then China will produce some 30 tons of Akoya, 2,000 tons of FWPs, Tahiti will be doing some 10 Tons and Aussies some 9 tons. We will never become major league players, but it is not our intention...what is our intention?

We tried -and succeded- in bringing this pearl back from history books and stories of lore. We are the "Guardians" of this pearl, and will protect it for as long as we are alive. By doing so we help to preserve both our Heritage and our Environment.

Thank You All for your comments and Praise.

Sincerely,

Douglas McLaurin - The MexScott

[Ingykiz]

What beautiful colors! What becomes of those little oddball shapes? They almost look like abalone pearls.

[Casey.R]

Ooooh those keshis! Great photos. thanks for posting them

[knotty panda]

Originally Posted by CortezPearls

We tried -and succeded- in bringing this pearl back from history books and stories of lore. We are the "Guardians" of this pearl, and will protect it for as long as we are alive. By doing so we help to preserve both our Heritage and our Environment.

We are honored to be able to bear witness to your passion. Thank you so much for sharing.