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what does 1947 stand for? And the eye of providence in a triangle? That's a Christian symbol.

Poor Owen, his thread has been hijacked by someone trying to pass a freshwater pearls necklace for a Tahitian. :( Could that auction be by UTPPA? They did one auction there just after the fair, and another one early this year. http://tahitipearlproducers.com/ Sharon, if the others didn't make...

An interesting 3-page article on Vanity Fair yesterday: http://www.vanityfair.com/style/features/2009/07/pearl-industry200907 Not your average grain-of-sand-article; that Steve King did his research.

I have been too busy to update it since January. I hope I have more time by the end of the year...

Everyone knows what's in the briefcase, it's just that no one agrees on its content.

The tax on exported pearls is officially back, and theoretically retroactive. I suppose no-one will be able to pay it anyways. The whole thing will eventually be dropped...

What is a gimp? I've only heard of the one they bring out in Pulp Fiction and the open source software similar to photoshop.

Thanks ;-) I miss the forum too. I wish I had more time! You are all at 2,000+ messages and I've only contributed a meager 363 messages in 3.5 years! I have some catching up to do!

This man is a visionary!

Interesting. Have you read this article? http://www.pearl-professor.com/2009/01/black-lip-pearls-and-africa.html It seems there are several projects going on in the area.

Could not find the card, I probably discarded it... took me a while to remember the company name and find their website: http://pearlinternationalparis.com/ Edit: a couple of necklaces...

I think they have a website, I'm not sure. I have their card somewhere, I will check that tonight and post the info I have.

I know these guys. Their pearls are very popular for fashion shows and photography. They do look very good. I asked about their process but they are very secretive about it. Rive gauche? I believe they are on the other bank, rive droite.

shocked, yes, but not surprised.

http://www.sciencewa.net.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2281&Itemid=587 I have read in a study the bacteria that was identified was from the chlamydiae family and that there was an association between the sick oysters and the bacteria. They are however not the original cause of...

Can we order the magazine online?

there. The two nautilus pearls as seen on the Pearl Professiors blog on the left, JNorris clam pearl on the right. Without the finger on the picI would have let you guess ;)

Iit does look similar!

Not all pearls studied by Ken Scarratt and identified as nautilus pearls show that swirl.

This pearl is 1.49 carat and 5.9mm in diameter. I think this nautilus pearl is the most beautiful and striking of all. The flames are larger and the whirl is more visible than in the other nautilus pearls I have seen.