The Very Cultured Pearl Pt 2

Wrapping things up in our own special coating of Nacre with our part 2 of the Pearl series. Brecken and Jonathan follow the life of a well-traveled Pearl, we also head to a very strange place to uncover the worlds biggest Pearl, all while discussing what makes this little organic gem so valuable. Join us for this epic journey into the sea of Pearls! 00:00:00 Your fly is down 00:41:00 Assembling furniture/A busy weekend 02:50:00 Back to Pearls . . .the worlds LARGEST pearl 04:00:00 Any mollusk can produce a pearl 05:01:00 Another famous pearl in history – La Peregrina 09:29:50 There are 7 factors that go into the value of a pearl: https://www.gia.edu/pearl-quality-factor 09:37:00 Factor #1 – Size 10:06:00 Factor #2 – Shape 13:42:00 Factor #3—Color 16:09:00 Factor #4 – Luster classification 17:21:00 Factor #5 – Surface quality 18:04:00 Factor #6—Surface quality 20:38:00 Nacre and its chalk appearance 21:11:00 Factor #7—Matching pearls 23:14:00 To make black pearls 24:41:00 Gamma rays 25:41:00 The process of essence d’orient 26:27:00 How to take care of your pearls For more details and articles head over to GIA: https://www.gia.edu/pearl