Caitlin
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I am putting groups (and individuals) who want to standardize pearl nomenclature on my list of pearl topics to watch:
http://www.nationaljeweler.com/nationaljeweler/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000946288
CIBJO pearl leader urges standards
JUNE 16, 2005 - -- Milan, Italy—Martin Coeroli, president of the World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO)'s pearl commission, has urged the trade to join discussions on industry standards for pearl nomenclature.
"I hope to be able to bring more market players into the discussion on nomenclature, especially because I am convinced that a single set of nomenclature rules will be beneficial to the industry, as they will enhance and strengthen consumer confidence in pearls at large," said Coeroli, who is also managing director of non-profit Perles de Tahiti, which promotes Tahitian cultured pearls worldwide.
Coeroli's plan got support from Elfriede Schwarzer, his predecessor as pearl commission president. Schwarzer said that while CIBJO has succeeded in the fight against imitation pearls being called "pearls," the nomenclature issue remains far from resolved.
—Glenn Law
http://www.nationaljeweler.com/nationaljeweler/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000946288
CIBJO pearl leader urges standards
JUNE 16, 2005 - -- Milan, Italy—Martin Coeroli, president of the World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO)'s pearl commission, has urged the trade to join discussions on industry standards for pearl nomenclature.
"I hope to be able to bring more market players into the discussion on nomenclature, especially because I am convinced that a single set of nomenclature rules will be beneficial to the industry, as they will enhance and strengthen consumer confidence in pearls at large," said Coeroli, who is also managing director of non-profit Perles de Tahiti, which promotes Tahitian cultured pearls worldwide.
Coeroli's plan got support from Elfriede Schwarzer, his predecessor as pearl commission president. Schwarzer said that while CIBJO has succeeded in the fight against imitation pearls being called "pearls," the nomenclature issue remains far from resolved.
—Glenn Law