Tom Stern's natural pearls

[DrTKStern]

Hi,

I'm new to the Forum; but I have a large number of GIA certified natural pearls for investment buyers, Is anyone else going to the International Pearl Conference in Dubai on November 19, 2007?

Please feel free to contact me at this email.

Thanks,
Tom Stern, MD
San Francisco, CA

[Caitlin]

Hi Dr. Tom
Welcome. Do you have a web page? If so, put it under your signature.

Could you/would you put some pictures up? We love pictures of natural pearls and see all too few of them..........


Ps. I really hope someone who is going to the Dubai pearl conference will post here about it.

[DrTKStern]

Tom Stern, MD

www.TomStern.com

www.TheOneWorldInstitute.org

[Kevin Canning]

intersting author bio on that link there Tom, seems you had/have a bit of gold fever eh.

[Caitlin]

Now I am going to move all of Tom's pictures over here
Keep on sending them- we are just getting started!

[Kevin Canning]

yes keep posting, its not very often you get to see pics of pearls like these.

[richipat]

Tom,

Thanks for the update. As I was reading this thread, I got really involved in it. And I learned a lot. Regardless of what the pearls are, they are beautiful.

[J Marcus]

I have a pearl that I was told is from Pteria Penguin somewhere in the Phillipines. I was also told it was natural. . . Hey--I paid a whole five bucks for it!! It looks a lot like the one in post #36 and is colored much the same--sort of a light pinkish bronzey shade--just a shade darker than the one in the picture. This probably doesn't help much but I came across it this evening when I was sorting through some stones so thought I'd mention it.

J. Marcus
http://www.flyrodjewelry.com/home.html

[smetzler]

I have a pearl that I was told is from Pteria Penguin somewhere in the Phillipines.

Speaking for everyone else here, would appreciate an image ASAP!

[Jnorris]

I have seen some very beautiful pearls from pteria penguin. The color is unique in the natural pearl world. Like Tom I would prefer a more attractive color call from GIA on their certs. The color brown is often used which by description doesn't do the pearl justice. This species often produces beautiful orient with colors of pink and green.

[smetzler]

We own shell jewelry from P. Penguin and it is the green glow along the black edge that fascinates above all. JMarcus, awaiting your images!

[J Marcus]

As soon as I can take a good picture of my "Penguin Pearl" I'll post it here. Sorry for the delay.

J. Marcus
http://www.flyrodjewelry.com/home/html

[J Marcus]

Here are some photo's of my pearl. Honestly, I don't know for sure what it is besides being a pearl. I bought it online from a lady in G.B. who trades in collectible shells from the Philipines. What she stated was that it is from Pteria Penguin and that it is natural. I've not had it tested or certified in any way. It's dimensions are: 16.8mm X 11.7mm X 8.0mm. My carat scale is out of whack at the moment but as near as I can tell it weighs almost exactly 2 gm. (10ct.). It has some interesting patterns in the nacre. I think that they should show up in the pictures. The nacre appears "stepped" in that there seem to be some areas where, within a small space it jumps down smoothly to the next layer. The color could be described as brown but to me it seems to be much more accurately described as bronze, with metallic overtones and undertones of green, pink, lavendar and even a little blue. It's tone is also what I would call "elusive" with the saturation and darkness changing with the angle it is viewed from. It does shade from bronze to an irridescent almost-white from one end to the other on the "top" side.

J. Marcus
http://www. flyrodjewelry.com/home.html

[pattye]

That is indeed one gorgeous pearl! And a perfect size for something very special. Both sides are amazing, and the way the colors change------ captivating!!

Pattye
so many pearls, so little time

[smetzler]

From shells and mabés we have seen the colors are right for Pteria Penguin, and it looks to be natural as claimed. Hope to see it when we eventually get by to meet. Thanks for posting.