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Pearl Hunting Voyage 2011 Pearl Hunting Voyage 2011 All, We went deep into the Celebes Sea aboard our enlarging fleet of small boats, now I think 6 or 7. In this first picture you can see the double-outrigger style favored for stability in big waves. We loaded with food, water, 11 heavily...

Hi, All, Just back from pearl voyage in Celebes Sea and will post images on my thread. My impressions of the Al Hashimi strand...yes, he's a known vendor...but I've seen a lot of Bahrain Lab reports and have doubts about what I see on the low resolution photos. If anyone bothered to get a...

Article written for a Japanese Pearling Magazine Article written for a Japanese Pearling Magazine For Japanese Pearl Connoisseurs By Tom Stern, M.D. Datu of Sulu and North Borneo Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace Stanford University Chairman, T.Stern Natural Pearls The...

Hi, Not yet; but I will post a link once I have permission from the magazine. Tom

Hi, Did you see my article for Japanese Pearl Connoisseurs in New Jeweller Magazine that went to most people at the show? Tom Stern

By averaging sales prices compared with similar pearls. Same for our pearl stocks, which has convinced us we do not want to sell more at this time. Tom

Valuation Valuation Hello, We had technical problems and cannot post links to speeches yet. According to reports from world pearl dealers, prices of natural pearls have escalated 30% in the past 4 months due to demand. Tom

CIBJO issued a definitive statement some years ago that non-nacreous indeed are pearls. Tom

I agree with Pattye that reports like these leave much to be desired. Partly the problem begins at the time of submission, at which one should specify exactly how the report should be done, i.e. mark the cultured pearls, please. In that way, someone can gradually replace them with similar...

All, We see a lot of these objects in North Borneo/Celebes area, and everyone refers to them as "fossil pearls" of no value. Some are so soft they can be marked by one's fingernail, which I recollect means a hardness of 2 or less on Moh's scale. Interesting to see the "flame" structures...

Sorry about that Dengue, and we all pray for a quick recovery. You can send the pearls FEDEX to GIA Testing Lab in New York from wherever you are. No need to wait. I am interested in this type of pearl, so let me know the results. Tom Stern,MD Chairman, Stern Natural Pearls

Dawn...Good idea. The Natural Pearl Society will have the talks on its website after the event. Tom

Also, David Porter will speak on Thursday about Pearl Valuation, with Jim Grahl speaking on Design on Tuesday. Jim will also talk about how to participate in the Natural Pearl Society, or Societe des Perles Fines. Natural Pearl Society.

Note: While most Natural Pearl Society speakers will present in the mornings, Dr. Stern will speak in the afternoon of Wednesday, February 2, 2011 in order to avoid conflict with the AGA seminar on pearls to take place that morning. See above Program of Speakers. Natural Pearl Society

Nautilus p. sulensis Nautilus p. sulensis Chambered Nautilus Taxonomy Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Order: Nautilida Family: Nautilidae Genus: Nautilus Species: N. pompilius Binomial name Nautilus pompilius Linnaeus, 1758...

Photo of perfectly round GIA certified Nautilus Photo of perfectly round GIA certified Nautilus Hello, All, While there have been doubters, Steve Metzler's find of a nice blister Nautilus pearl should reassure them that Nautilus can in fact make pearls. The photo attached was taken by the...

Steve...now I owe you dinner in San Francisco. Tremendous determination on your part. That is clearly a Nautilus blister. Respectfully, Tom Stern,MD

Dear Pat, Lovely pearls, and while you obtained them in the 1990s, since that time pink conch pearls have been successfullycultured, which is rapidly chopping a hole in the keel of conch pearl values. Other Pearl Guide members I hope comment, but in my opinion, you need GIA certification to...

Just show up. Free. More details to follow. Tom