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Conservation Considerations Conservation Considerations Yes, So there is no depletion of living animals, I have instructed my men to go visit shell men and rummage through the tall piles of damaged Nautilus shells already bleached and in their warehouses, not good enough for export. If a...

Instructions Instructions Natural...go through the big piles of dead and broken Nautilus shells in your shops...that is where you can find it fastest...not in the water. Datuk

Sadness Unwarranted Sadness Unwarranted Caitlin, The probabilities are too low for finding a blister pearl by new fishing. There are tall piles of dead Nautlius shells in many bodegas, and my men will search there. We are not going to take any additional animals in this search, at least...

The Great Pearl Race! The Great Pearl Race! Quote: Originally Posted by smetzler And the race is on! Conflicting interests have converged to provide the critical mass required to move this thread from speculation to active pursuit. Natural, as he has indicated to me on numerous prior...

The race for science The race for science Dear All, A race! Great! Now we have something happening! Natural: I want a blister Nautilus pearl still attached to the shell...not loose. Read the instructions below very carefully. The blister pearl could be anywhere inside the shell, so you...

Natural: Instruct all of your divers and shell sorters to be on the lookout for a nautilus shell with a pearl attached to the shell. When you find one, Inshallah, contact me immediately at DrTKStern@aol.com and I will send a man to your island to photograph it and to buy it from you. Datuk...

Excellent necklace Excellent necklace Great design with fine pearls. Can you tell how many mm or chow total and for the drop? Best regards, Tom

Hi, Identical including fingers holding it to one shopped to me out of Indonesia. Very nice. The test is seeing if a lab will confirm. Best, Tom

Possible Nautilus Possible Nautilus Nice pearl, which I've seen before, and perhaps a Nautilus. Without a certificate, I would identify it as a nice white conch, or as an unidentified mollusk. But it might be a Nautilus, and is a strong enough specimen to be worth putting it to the test...

Nautilus Blister pearl Nautilus Blister pearl Dear All, What an excellent idea. We have a new pearling vessel to be christened in 6-8 weeks. I will ask my men to find a Nautilus with a blister pearl inside. That should end doubts. Regards to all, Tom

My Opinion My Opinion Dear All, It seems to me the question of whether Nautilus pearls exist should be acknowledged as settled. Historical records exist going back more than a century. I've got one and the shell from which it came. And the photos I posted clearly demonstrate the interior of...

Pearl and shell Pearl and shell

Nautilus pearls Nautilus pearls DrTKStern Natural Pearl Connoisseur Senior Guide Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 220 Dear All, Please see the images on the Nautilus Pearl posting on this section of Pearl Guide. At the urging of our malacologist...

A polished Pompilius A polished Pompilius With simple abrasive tools available near the Equator, locals polish away the outer non-nacreous layer to expose the beautiful nacreous layer inside. It is probably the thinness of the non-nacreous layer that allows an unusual amount of crystalline...

Untreated Pompilius close up Untreated Pompilius close up This is the same shell, but in a close-up of the last portion of the shell. Definitely non-nacreous. Deeper into the throat of the shell, some areas of nacre do show through. Tom

The Pompilius The Pompilius Dear All, There are some laboratories tht refuse to consider identifying a pearl as a Nautilus because they say, "A non-nacreous pearl cannot come from a nacreous shell. The following photographs intend to dispel that notion by showing that the interior surface...

Valuation Valuation Hi, The value depends upon the shape, luster, and color matching. They are small, and the current wholesale market value would probably go something like this: AAA luster and mostly nice round $15,000 or less US A Luster with some off rounds $6,000 US B Luster with...

Hong Kong Gem Show Hong Kong Gem Show Hello, All, Just returned from the Hong Kong Gem Show. While strolling in the old Wan Chai District, I came across this enormous sculpture of a dragon chasing a "flame" pearl, part of the archetypical dragon myth. Regards, Tom

verification verification That is a beautiful pearl. Recommendation: SSEF cert to verify it is neither cultured nor dyed. Best regards, Tom

A guess A guess If the magnification is several hundred x, might that be secretory tissue from oyster mantle that makes nacre? Tom