The Big Pink Pearl, largest natural abalone pearl ever found

Pearls are among the oldest gems in the world and The Big Pink Pearl is a remarkable reminders of pearl history.

The Big Pink Pearl is listed in the Guiness Book of World Records as being the largest natural abalone pearl ever found. If you did not know what is "Abalone pearl" all about and how it is started? Here is the reminders of Abalone pearls, as a remarkable reminders of pearl history.

Abalone pearls is rarely, brilliant symmetrical and a common shape like a "horn" shape.
Abalone pearl jewelry is very popular in the United states and Europe like New Zealand and Australia, but no minor part due to the marketing and farming by the Eyris Blue Pearl Company in New Zealand.

Abalone pearls valued in 1991 at $4.7 million US dollars. It is made of baroque gems and weighs a full 470 carats. The purported owner of this gem is Wesley Rankin, who found the pearl while diving at California's Salt Point State Park in Petaluma California in 1990.

As the industry grows we can expect the beauty of these gems to soon grace the consumers of the West.

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Pink Pearl and Crystal Fringe Bracelet

This Big Pink Pearl can also made into a jewelry such this GORGEOUS bracelet made of chock of freshwater pearls. This is a sparkly bracelet that can be really fun because of fabulous and tickled pink colors. The pink freshwater pearls were my inspiration for this bracelet and they are simply luscious There are over 50 hand-wrapped charms to make the fringe.

Or this Pendant with Pink Fresh Water Pearls. This is another jewelry made of Pink Pearls.

Stunning fresh water pearls intertwined with ornate wire and semi-precious stones. Includes pink satin necklace.

Hope Pearls, the world's largest pearls

Pearls is said to be the most sought after gems in the world. It is considered as the world's oldest gems in the world because of rarity and being stand out for thousands of years.

Have you heard the famous "Hope diamonds" that reminded of the "Titanic movie", the Black Diamond of Sierra Leone in Africa and the legendary history of a cursed gem?

The most famous pearls and the largest natural saltwater pearl ever discovered was the "Hope Pearl". It is named after it's owner , henry Philip Hope. It was discovered in the 19th Century and weighs about 90 grams or (1,800 grains or 450 carats). The Hope is a white, drop-shaped blister pearl measuring 2X4 inches,and ranging in color from greenish-gold on one end to white on the other.

More recently, a silver coloured pearl weighing a whopping 170 grams was found on the seabed off an island of Myanmar (Burma).

Currently residing in the British Museum of Natural History, the Hope Pearl was once owned my Henry Philip Hope, the one-time owner of the Hope Diamond.

Hope Pearls is one of the famous pearls remarked of pearl history and still admired today.

Pearls can be made into a jewelry accessories. And according to pearlmarket.com,
Pearls range from under 1mm to 20mm giants (mortgage your house if you want a strand of these). For round pearls, the most popular size sold today is 7mm to 7.5mm.

Maybe just like this beautiful piece of jewelry

Multi-Strand Cotton Necklace with Pearl Charms

This five strand cotton necklace mixes modern and classic brilliantly. Hanging from the strands of contemporary black cotton are very pretty warm pearls.

Type of Pearls, is a gemstone for generation

Pearls is a priceless treasure because it gets more beautiful as they age if it is handle with care.It is the most valuable gemstone as it is cultivated or harvested for jewelry. It is perfectly symmetrical, relatively large and naturally produced. It is hard, rounded object, produced by certain animals such as pearl oysters.

The principal oyster beds lay in the Persian Gulf, along the coasts of India and Sri Lanka, and in the Red Sea. Chinese pearls come mainly from freshwater rivers and ponds, whereas Japanese pearls are found near the coast in salt water.

Pearls highly value because of their rarity; the culturing process for them dictates a smaller volume output and can never be mass produced. The rarity of the black cultured pearl is now a "comparative" issue and is rare when compared to Chinese freshwater cultured pearls.

There is a vast range of pearls to choose from and are categorized into the following: Black Tahitian Pearls, Button Pearls, Coin Pearls, Cultured Pearls, Freshwater Pearls, and. Natural Pearls or South Sea Pearls.

natural pearls

Natural pearls come in many shapes, with round ones being comparatively rare and made without human interference. Thus natural pearls can also be black, or various pastel shade.

Cultured pearls
It exhibits a solid center with no concentric growth rings, compared to a solid center with growth rings. It is made when a foreign substance is intentionally inserted into a living oyster. This method was first used in 1893.

Baroque pearls
It is a pearls that have irregular shapes.

Biwa pearls
It is an irregular shaped pearl which forms in the freshwater of Lake Biwa, Japan

Blister pearls
It is a pearls which grow attached to the inside of the shell,

Black pearls
It is a gray to black pearls

Freshwater pearls
It is a pearls which form in fresh water mollusks and resemble puffed rice.

Mabe pearls
It is a cultivated blister pearls

Seed pearls
It is a small, tiny pearls used in Victorian jewelry and sewn on clothing.

Pearls vary in color from white to those with a hint of color, often pink, to brown or black.

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We take pride in the quality of pearl jewelry such as pearl earings, necklaces and bracelets because you will know that you need to hand down that jewelry for generation.

Pearls has become a new fashion in modern times and today it becomes a mainstream in fashion.

Historical Pearls Exhibited at National Museum of Natural History in Paris

National Museum of Natural History in Paris has recently opened an exhibition to celebrate the collection of historical pearls. Known as “Perles, une histoire naturelle in French” (translated to English as Pearls a natural history), the exhibition would run from 25 October to 10 March 2008.

Pearls symbolize grace and purity and for this reason people love pearls from the old time..

Pearls; A Natural History tells the story in rich detail about famous jewelry collection from famous people around the world. It was originally developed by the American Museum of Natural History in NY and the filed Museum in Chicago..

The exhibition features half a million pearls including pearls and jewelries which have historical and aesthetic values around the world. You will discover how mollusks form pearls and will be amazed with a variety of their colors, shapes and sizes.

The highlights of the exhibition are:

A mussel shell of the Biwa Lake festooned with cultured pearls blister.

The Marie-Antoinette pearls Necklace

Featured below is a brooch offered by Prince Albert to Queen Victoria (Great-Britain 1843) on their heir 3rd wedding anniversary. The brooch is decorated with pearls, amethysts, garnet, chrysoberyls.

The Kuweit pearl with a rose shaped diamond

The biggest soft water pearl “Hope Pearl” with diamonds, emeralds, sapphires, rubies, enamel and gold

Don’t miss this perfect opportunity to experience Pearl World! And Pearls a natural history

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Chocolate Pearls- Luxury chocolate

Pearls makes you glamorous and transformed you into fashionable accessory. The simplicity of the pearls are the woman right to possess. And chocolate are the woman like to eat. .... Do you know that chocolate could be like a pearl?Chocolate is so sweet and a special gifts when someone gave it to you. But chocolate that is like a pearl is different and something that we need to know on how it's made.

A strand of pearls around her neck or a South Sea chocolate pearls to eat, you can’t go wrong with these incredible finds. L’artisan du Chocolate of London makes a fabulous pearls. The jewels are made of dark chocolate, covered in a thin layer of white chocolate and coated in an edible pearlescent lustre. Earthy notes make these pearls a must have for that special occassion - but be sure to splurge and buy a few pearl for yourself.


Michel Cluizel sells the gold pearls out of their chocolate bar at ABC Furniture in Manhattan. You can buy them in a glass vial with a cork lid or by the pound - you can never have too many chocolate pearls around! Do you want to try this? could you distinguish if it is pearl made of chocolate or chocolate made of pearls?

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Pearl-Qatar , the island that is shaped like a string of pearls and diamonds

Do you know why it is called Pearl-Qatar? Based on history , Qatar has a cultural ties to the sea and pearl fishing is traditional mainstay of Qatari economy. Although pearling is no longer the key drive of economy but it's remain a legacy of pride for Qataris today. As we all know, Qatar is the number one region in the world which has a population in the order of 214 million.


The Design of the Island
The name of the island is derived from the style which the artificial island takes, the shape of a string of pearls. The design of the island draws from various elements such as the Arab Maghreb, the Mediterranean, and also Venetian characteristics and style.

Pearl-Qatar as the multi-billion dollar man made island

The Pearl-Qatar is set to be one of the most technologically advanced real estate projects in the world today. It is a man-made island under the coast of Doha, Qatar. The 988 acre island is shaped like a string of pearls and diamonds and will be linked to the mainland by an 4-lane, palm-tree lined super highway. The islands will provide over 40 kilometers of new coastline and will be located 20 kilometers from Doha's international airport.

The Pearl-Qatar is truly the best place to go. It is the island that become an exclusive home for lucky international residents as well as a holiday destination. They’ll also have three marinas, almost half a million square feet of high-end retail, for leisure, dining , restaurant areas and for entertainment. It will help attract top name brands and upmarket retailers. It is expected to be open for business and ready to be signed by top brand names and international groups. It is also expected to establish a new shopping venue , which will offer a wide choice of fashion, jewelry, accessories, sports equipment and much more.

"Do you want to visit the Pearl-Qatar? And enjoy the experience of staying to the multi-billion dollar man made island ... The Pearl- Qatar...

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Most expensive wedding gown made of diamonds and pearls

A wedding is an expensive occasion for the most humble bride and groom. Do you imagine wearing the most expensive wedding gown in the world? And you could be the happiest bride in the world..

Jeweler Martin Katz and dressmaker Renee Strauss teamed up to create the most expensive wedding dress on record, featuring a stunning 150 carats worth of diamonds laced throughout the dress. Do you know that it is worth a $12 million ? From diamond laced veil, diamond shoes plus the bling factor. The wedding dress hasn't been sold and willing to discuss for a sale.


Another collection is the Yumi Katsura’s design, valued at $8.5 million. This is the second most expensive wedding dress that features 1,000 pearls and one of the world’s only two 5 carat white gold diamonds.

The world’s most expensive wedding gown was premier at the Luxury Brands Lifestyle Bridal show in February of 2006. Later in the year, Dubai’s Fashion & Diamonds show also featured a gown touted as the world’s most expensive wedding dress.


The diamond wedding gown (courtesy of The Diamond Blog)

Sotheby auction house to sell Kelly and Calvin Klein's pearls

Sotheby auction house will sell a lots of natural pearls and diamonds jewels from the collection of Kelly and Calvin Klein as part of its "Magnificent Jewels" sale on Dec. 4.

Part of the auctions is the pieces of jewelry that include a necklace, pendant and ear clips purchased by the Kleins at Sotheby 1987 auction of "The Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor" in Geneva. The jewelry have a estimated value of $2.2 million-$3.1 million.
The natural pearl and diamond necklace by Cartier that belongs to Queen Mary, who gifted it to her son, the Duke of Windsor. It contains 28 natural pearls with an emerald , diamond and estimated at $1.5 million-$2 million.

The natural pearl and diamond pendant, by Cartier, circa 1950, contains a 190.6-grain pearl capped with single-cut and round diamonds, estimated at $400,000-$600,000.

The pair of natural black and white pearl and diamond ear clips by Van Cleef and Arpels, circa 1957, are estimated at $300,000-$500,000.

Prior to the auction, the pearls will be featured in a worldwide pre-sale exhibition from Nov. 29-Dec. 4

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Lynn Nakamura’s Tahitian Pearl Slide Necklace

Jewelry items embedded with diamonds and pearls cannot never goes out of style. And can be the fashion statement in the year to come.

This necklace is embedded by Tahitian pearl designed by by gemologist Lynn Nakamura offers both beauty and attitude.
The Tahitian pearl slide necklace is made of multicolored pearls with 8 to 10mm , adjustable silk cord with signature turtleback slide in 18-carat white gold and that cost $9850.

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Los Angeles-based designer/gemologist Lynn Nakamura has quietly made a name for herself with her minimalist and sculptural approach to her creations. from Gumps

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World’s largest natural pearls, auctioned in Abu Dhabi

The stone will be up for bidding in Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Palace, with the estimated cost it is supposed to raise–$8 million. The credit for the ‘small’ cost of the saltwater pearl known as known as the “Arco Valley pearl” goes to its size, color, weight, exclusivity, history and the popularity it has gained till date.

This 800 years old pearl is expected to catch at least 400 people from around the Emirates and the Gulf countries as well as from China, India, the U.K., the U.S. and Tahiti.

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The Pearl of Death, cursed of Borgia Pearl

The Pearl of death is a 1944 Sherlock Holmes series starring Holmes ( played by Basil Rathbone) and Watson (played by Nigel Bruce) and
additional characters are as Rondo Hatton as The Creeper and Evelyn Ankers as Naomi, a villainess and the accomplice of Giles Conover, played by Miles Mande. The series was directed by Roy William Neil and with the running time of 69 min.

The Pearl of death is a Sherlock Holmes series is loosely based on the Conan Doyle story The Six Napoleons. Holmes and Watson are assigned to guard the Borgia Pearl, a "cursed", a gem that has inspired scores of murders over the years. When a pearl causing misfortune to its owners are stolen from a museum by the master criminal, Sherlock Holmes is obliged to find the real mystery of the Borgia Pearl

It is a series of unrelated murders in which the victims are found with their backs broken. Holmes relate the connection between the murders and the Borgia Pearl and becomes the latest victim of the Creeper, a homicidal maniac. Holmes must deal with the Creeper and his boss to find the Pearl.

The Pearl of Death launched the starring career of the tragic Rondo Hatton, a real-life victim of the disfiguring disease knew as acromegaly.

Interesting information

Do you know that "Borgias" name were a Spanish royal family remembered today for their corrupt rule of the Papacy during the Renaisance?

Why do you think it is called as "Borgia Pearl"? Is this related to Borgias Spanish royal family?
The story deals Holmes' search the fabulous Borgia pearl which had been hidden in a bust of Napoleon.


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Pearl Gemstone : Symbolizes love, success and happiness

Pearls is a classic piece of jewelry that is formed in shellfish and that could be found from the Red Sea, Gulf of Manaar and the Persian Gulf.

Pearls is referred to us as "Queen of the Gems". From the ancient Greek, they believed that wearing pearl would promote marital bliss. Pearls could belong to the moon and the zodiac sign "Cancer". Pearl gemstone have inspired the scientist to provide with a large number of cultured pearls. Pearl gemstone has decreased its price in the market and has acquired popularity in the society.

Pearls could be the nicest gifts one can give and help improved self worth. They often symbolizes happy marriage and in many countries are used as a wedding gift. It pacifies passion and mental inconsistency and strengthens the heart. It brings luster brightness on the human face.

Physical Properties

Color	white, brown, silver, cream, black or pink
Hardness	3

Planet: Moon
Indian Name: Moti
Other Names: Mukta, Sasi-ratna, Gem of the moon, Taraka, Falling star, Jiva-ratna, Gem of the intellect.
Sign: Cancer
Hardness: 3.5 - 4 on Mohs scale
Element: Water
Cosmic Color: Orange

Pearls

Modern and Ayurvedic Birthstone -June
Mystical Birthstone -November
Birthstone -Gemini (May 21-Jun 20)
Birthstone -Cancer (Jun 21-Jul 22):
Lucky Charm -Sagittarius (Nov 22-Dec 21)

Anniversary gemstone for 1st year of marriage- Fresh Water Pearl

Anniversary gemstone for the 12th and 30th year of marriage-Pearl