Pearl Guide

I am incredibly pleased to share this special event with all of you. It's a 3-part event that will take place on Saturday 16th (at 10 am and 5 pm PST) and the last one on Sunday (10 am).
The event will happen at the Guaymas based pearl farm, and will reunite Douglas (me), Enrique and Manuel -the original Cortez Pearl farm team & founders- alongside Hisano & Jeremy Shepherd!
Be ready for your questions about one of the rarest cultured pearls in the World!
Cortez Pearls are among the finest...

This February at the Tucson Gem Show, I wanted to attend this lecture with friends Carlos Chanu, Gina Lattendresse, Jeniffer Heebner and Fran Mastoloni: "Pearl Power: The Historical Gem that Modern Collectors Covet". I was unable to attend the event and thought that I would not be able to watch it!
But AGTA has a YouTube channel, and it was uploaded.

If interested, just click HERE to watch!

Tahitian Pearl Farmer Alexander Collins is doing a live stream!

This is going to be fun!

My friend Alexander Collins is going to be passing through LA on his way to the Hong Kong show and will be sitting down to talk pearls with Jeremy.

Be sure to Join in and Ask Questions!

Streaming LIVE this Wednesday
February 21st, 2024 at 1 pm Pacific!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1130816861608352

I am incredibly Happy to announce that this year's Pearls by the Bay event is officially set to happen on May 18th! Save the Date!

The information right from Kojima's website:


PEARLS BY THE BAY * SATURDAY MAY 18th 2024 *
TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE IN MARCH 2024!

Each year in May, we gather at the Casa Madrona Hotel in Sausalito, California.
We start at 10am with a light breakfast and coffee/ tea service prepared for the group.
Next we hear from a hand chosen group of pearl farmers...

New York City. Nov. 22, 2023. The Cultured Pearl Association of America (CPAA) announces the finalists in the U.S. division of the 14th Annual International Pearl Design Competition (IPDC). U.S. submissions were narrowed down to 12 finalists after judges viewed images of all entries.

The judges are Jean Francois Bibet, workshop and production director at Cartier; Patricia Faber, co-owner of Aaron Faber Gallery in Manhattan; Peggy Grosz, senior vice president, Assael; Maria Tsangaropoulos...

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 as a top non-essential purchase during the many lockdowns. The pearl market, in particular, witnessed a dynamic shift. The heart of this pearl revolution lay in China, where the great majority of...