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Hi Douglas, as these were a custom shape there was a lot more to the process rather than standard shapes and sizes. Regular mabe shapes are sold ex Indonesia only for a few dollars per piece, depending on size and quality. Happy to chat with you off line about this one in particular but this was...

It’s for an artist that is designing a new installation (I believe). Will ask him if i can share his details. As for cost, not sure i can share but it was reasonable given the work involved!

As suppliers of equipment and services to pearl farmers around the world, we sometimes get asked some unusual requests. How’s this one? We had an enquiry to manufacture mabe nuclei in the shape of a human ear and then have them planted into a maxima shell and grown as a mabe pearl. We hand made...

They tell you this because they are concerned you will go to the farms directly and not buy through them, thus losing their commission. As Jeremy mentioned, you'll need to buy whole harvests to have half a chance. This will include good pearls, bad pearls and everything in between. Many farms in...

I know a couple more, I'd say Jeremy is close with his estimation of 10.

fantastic!

I remember him well from Pearls ‘94 also Douglas. He was very passionate about the industry and tirelessly worked to make that conference successful. There’s never been anything like it and I don‘t think there ever will.

There are a few farms still operating. Some had difficulties during covid and getting technicians to site, some were not bothered to any great extent for production but hard to get goods to market. It's improving now but slowly slowly. Last I was there was in 2019.

Thanks Douglas CortezPearls I continue to be amazed with the pearling industry and what it offers us all, in so many market sectors. Not just beautiful gems!

Hi lilliefuzzysocks, those opportunities of investment are not for crowdfunding. They are 2 customers seeking investors/partners to grow their farms. The crowdfunding idea is just that at this stage, an idea based on the success of other crowd funding ventures. I was just thinking out aloud to...

you can already invest in the type of company structure you mention - Atlas Pearls (ASX:ATP). Any new crowd funded venture would still require to be governed by laws and regulations and to be overseen by proper management and technically skilled people. Same same but different!

yes kind of but also different. there are many ways to structure these sorts of operations so depends on what the market is more attracted to, plus also the level of funds per person requested. Various projects have funds required from as low as $50 per person and up and what you get for your...

Hello Pearl People Just wondering what interest there may be from the audience in a crowd funded south sea pearl farm? Pearl farms require large investment and they are subject to many environmental and market forces so not everyone has the capacity to start or invest in a farm. Perhaps crowd...

Most farmers that have farms in areas susceptible to theft will have searchlights, security stationed 24 hours (or at the very least at night after day workers have left) and also possibly cameras. Doesn't guarantee that nothing will be stolen but reduces the potential. I'd be tempted to focus...

Pearls '94 was epic!

Given each stage of the process (and there are many), i can't imagine robotics ever being successfully used to undertake seeding/grafting. And if any part of the process WAS able to be potentially suitable for robotics, the overall process timeframe would largely increase which would then result...

And yet many other farmers haven't grafted as they can't get the technicians to the farm during lock down and quite a number of farmers are trying to sell or close. They are having trouble selling pearls, which means no cashflow which makes it tough to continue for some.

I can possibly help. I'll send you an email to discuss..

I wonder how many on-line vendors buy finished pieces ex China (which are sold to them as SSP's or Tahitians) but really don't understand what they're buying or how to distinguish from the real deal. So they source what they think are genuine but really don't know?

yep, definitely gorgeous!!