Pearl Perspectives

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Imperial's Pearl Capitol Comes Home After 40 Years

This piece was constructed by the Oteki Pearl Farms in Kobe, Japan, for presentation by the Imperial Pearl to the United States Capitol Historical Society. The unveiling ceremony took place on February 1, 1966. At Explorer's Hall on December 21, 2005 an agreement was made to return the capitol to Imperial.

Imperial plans to display the capital at various jewelry trade events as well as making it available to Jewelers in conjunction

with "Pearl Promotion Events " .

The Pearl Capital joins the Imperial Crown and the Imperial Pearl as unique items that will be used in the promotion of pearls.

Education

It is our belief an enhanced knowledge of the cultured pearl product category results in greater sales and an increased passion for pearls.

Shape

This is a category where you could drive yourself crazy. I might look at a pearl and say it looks oval shape. You might look at the same pearl and say it looks more barrel shape. Who is correct? For the sake of simplicity we will designate 3 categories for shape. They will be Round, Semi or Off –Round and Baroque

Please download and print this very short guide.

We know that many sales people in jewelry stores are not comfortable when it comes to pearls. They know their diamonds, but pearls are a different animal. The following is a quick review of what you need to let your sales staff know to give your customers confidence in your pearl knowledge. This guide is in .pdf format.

Shape

The Quahog Pearl

This lovely pearl typically occurs in unusual shades of color from purple to lilac, and
it is created in the "quahog" clam that thrives in the Atlantic
ocean off the shores of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Clam craving led to find of rare quahog pearl

The deep-purple gem, about the size of a pea, was found by a Portsmouth couple during the big snowstorm earlier this month.
A Rhode Island family found a rare purple pearl in a clam they bought from a restaurant. Barbara and Ted Krensavage and their son, Michael, discuss it with Tracy Smith.

Barbara, Ted and Michael Krensave on The Early Show Tuesday (CBS/EARLY SHOW)

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Pearl farming for new livelihoods in the
Solomon Islands and the Pacific

Pearls have fascinated humankind for thousands of years. Archaeological evidence indicates that almost 6,000 years ago in the Persian Gulf region, people were often buried with a pierced pearl resting in the right hand.

As products of living animals, pearls are unique among gems. In size, shape and color, they exist in an amazing variety of forms -- far more than just small, round and white. The global market for pearl jewelry is worth US $1.5 billion, a quarter of which is in black pearls.

The black pearl comes from the black-lipped oyster, Pinctada margaritifera, which is found in many areas in the tropical Pacific Ocean. Unlike their names, black pearls are rarely fully black. Their thick layer of nacre is usually a mix of hues, and just how desirable they are depends on colors achieved. The most desirable are peacock green, aubergine purple, ocean blue, various grays and iridescent colors.

WorldFish has initiated a program to culture high-quality black pearls in a sustainable manner in the Solomon Islands in collaboration with the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research and the island's government. more

The project has been a great success more

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