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We are planning to livestream Pearls by the Bay this Saturday, so if you're unable to join us in person this year, you'll still be able to tune in for the presentations. We will be streaming here on Pearl-Guide, on YouTube, and on the Kojima, the CPAA and Pearl Paradise Facebook pages. Morning...

We spent a bit of time with Mr. Yoneguchi yesterday, the last remaining pearl farmer on Lake Kasumi ga Ura. It's incredible how he manages the entire operation on his own!

I was in Hong Kong last week and Loic still has the 20 mm Tahitian pearl. He's asking $60,000 (wholesale). It is an amazing pearl! He brought out a crazy-color tray of singles too -

The Timeless Allure of Pearls Born perfect, forever fashionable By Pierre Akkelian In the midst of a global crisis, the pandemic created unforeseen avenues for certain sectors. While it severely disrupted most businesses, our industry found an unexpected spotlight, with fine jewellery evolving...

A famous Chinese actress/influencer created a Tahitian pearl buying frenzy in Hong Kong last week, unlike anything I've seen in my 2+ decades of pearl buying. Chinese actress Ni Ni, best known for her role in the 2011 film Flowers of War, went on a Pearl-Wearing social media tour while promoting...

This just appeared in my feed - a great Jewelmer interview with Marion Brannelec de Guzman.

Who is going to Hong Kong this month for the September show? Hisano and I are leaving next weekend. We are bringing a studio with us to do live events from the show :)

This is why luster is so subjective. From just fine to a unicorn!

Yesterday the pearl world lost one of the greatest. Mike Rivers passed away. Mike was a long-time member of this forum. He knew more about pearls and the pearl industry than just about anyone I've had the pleasure to know. He spent much of his life in the freshwater mussel nuclei industry, and...

There is a fun video in this article. https://www.euronews.com/2023/02/22/diving-for-pearls-from-qatari-seabeds-to-glittering-display-cases Thousands of years ago pearls were Qatar's first major export commodity. But the industry suffered badly in the last century when it faced competition...

Some eye candy! https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/jewelry-and-watches/a42942221/bird-on-a-pearl-tiffany-co/

They are really doing some cool things with pearls! https://www.allkpop.com/article/2023/01/seolhyun-is-pretty-in-pearls-in-new-jewelry-pictorial-for-harpers-bazaar-korea

The JNA Pearl Report just came out! https://news.jewellerynet.com/uploads/ebook/Supplement/Pearl-Report-2022-2023/

While looking for some underwater pearl farm shots for a friend of mine, I found a few fun GoPro videos. This one is Hisano and I diving a line of shells at Jewelmer's Farm in the Philippines. This one is shot just off the grafting shed.

This popped up in my newsfeed this morning. It's pretty cool to see! As part of the Indian Government's Blue Revolution initiatives, some Indian trailblazers are starting an industry! How India is building a pearl farming industry By Priti Gupta I hope they're able to see it through the time...

This is a pretty cool find - not your typical quahog story! The article ends with the unfortunate wives tale about how pearls form (and it's quoting the curator at the Smithsonian :cry:), but still, what a lucky day for those kids...

I know this is last minute, but I was asked to do a pearl talk today with Antionette Matlins for Gemdat.org. It's happening on Zoom, and they can host a maximum of 100 people, so we didn't really publicize it, but if anyone would like to join, it starts in just over an hour! Topic: GemQuest...

This is pretty annoying - a fake pearl seller copied photos from Josh and Celeste (Kamoka) and put their story on this new website that is selling fake pearls. They are advertising on Instagram with a video showing the nucleation of Tahitian pearl oysters with a bunch of sustainability claims...

Considered daytime accessories ... https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/why-queen-elizabeth-always-wears-pearls

This is definitely a new take on jewelry - Bluetooth pearls!