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  • Опубликовано: 22 ноя 2024

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  • @tortillawhisperer5811
    @tortillawhisperer5811 5 лет назад +5579

    It was weird to me when they said “the more round the better.” My grandma always told me that bumpy/more oval/imperfect pearls were worth more because they were natural and “one of a kind” since there would never be a pearl that ever looked like it. She said how you knew it wasn’t artificial because real oysters couldn’t make perfect pearls. Technically all real pearls are natural and that uncultured pearls that are perfectly round are possible, but the mindset never left me because whenever I buy pearls they have to be imperfect, otherwise they just look fake

    • @sakurahimari3627
      @sakurahimari3627 4 года назад +371

      I agree with ur grandma!

    • @kpopfan2547
      @kpopfan2547 4 года назад +262

      I approve the logic

    • @barryb.benson7122
      @barryb.benson7122 4 года назад +419

      That’s true. One of the reasons Marie Antoinette’s pearl sold for that much

    • @Jaywin228
      @Jaywin228 4 года назад +141

      Maybe because round pearls in nature are much more rarer and looks better to the eye that they are more expensive

    • @emilyblack7342
      @emilyblack7342 4 года назад +209

      As far as cultured pearls go (especially for Tahitian and freshwater pearls) the round pearls are far harder to produce. They’re considered more valuable because they’re rarer, and that perfectly spherical line of pearls is what a lot of people want.
      However, baroque pearls tend to have better luster and orient than round pearls. That meant that when colourful pearls catch the light, they show off the most beautiful rainbow of colors. I may prefer round pearls, but your grandma has good taste!

  • @jminval4648
    @jminval4648 5 лет назад +13352

    My grandma found a purple pearl in an oyster she was eating and they valued it at like $650

    • @andrwwz6351
      @andrwwz6351 5 лет назад +1977

      Damn, that's some incredible luck. And purple at that.

    • @ApianCandle
      @ApianCandle 5 лет назад +2118

      Well a little similar story happened to me too...
      I ate an oyster I felt something round and slippery...and I *ACCIDENTALLY* swallowed it ;-;
      I'm thinking that it might be a pearl...

    • @tinytitan1147
      @tinytitan1147 5 лет назад +637

      Thanos pearl

    • @nandinhocunha440
      @nandinhocunha440 5 лет назад +292

      You found a stone my dude

    • @ricosuave4275
      @ricosuave4275 5 лет назад +157

      Super cool! Oysters - good for libido and your bank account! Off to the oyster bar to get a dozen more oysters.

  • @josephadam3666
    @josephadam3666 5 лет назад +2273

    All the dislikes are from oysters

    • @hildaalintria7484
      @hildaalintria7484 4 года назад +3

      Kkkk

    • @Esbheidhy
      @Esbheidhy 4 года назад +9

      This made me giggle 😂

    • @caratlove4107
      @caratlove4107 4 года назад +3

      And bitter poor people.

    • @larissaelizibeth7105
      @larissaelizibeth7105 4 года назад +12

      I would dislike it too, if I were an oyster. Think about it, they are being kidnapped from their homes, taken to a strange place and essentially raped so the kidnappers can come back later and cut the baby out and sell it to rich people at high prices!!

    • @aidanbookard6803
      @aidanbookard6803 4 года назад +1

      Why are pearls so expensive? Same reason why AirPods are: Great marketing

  • @AbhisarRawat
    @AbhisarRawat 4 года назад +3904

    So harvesting a pearl is like :
    Poking a person with a pin so a scab forms,
    And then harvesting the scab.

  • @jovrien
    @jovrien 3 года назад +698

    Back in 2002 I almost cracked my molars and skull when I bit on a pearl from the clam I was eating bought from a local market and cooked at home. It’s just 2mm in diameter so tiny but I kept it because it’s a one in a million experience lol a few years later I won a prize during prom and I superglued it on the trophy. I still have it to this day. Thank you for coming to my TEDTalk.

  • @ywwot
    @ywwot 5 лет назад +15355

    Pearl is so expensive because she's Mr.Krabs daughter

  • @juliacastillo1935
    @juliacastillo1935 5 лет назад +1371

    You literally need an x-ray to tell if a pearl is natural or cultured so what I'm learning from this is to claim any pearls I have are natural to impress people

    • @devonrusinek5807
      @devonrusinek5807 5 лет назад +11

      @JRRnotTolkien Why would natural oysters/pearls only be there? There's a lot of salt water ocean out there...

    • @MsJubjubbird
      @MsJubjubbird 5 лет назад +20

      except if your customer happened to get a second opinion and you were caught lying then you would be out of business with some expensive legal fees

    • @carlosandleon
      @carlosandleon 5 лет назад +6

      @@MsJubjubbird pffff who said we abide by the law

    • @samanthaweber2195
      @samanthaweber2195 5 лет назад +1

      Devon Rusinek temperature also plays a part I think

    • @Ayaforshort
      @Ayaforshort 4 года назад +1

      You can also tell by how round it is.

  • @noescapesp4155
    @noescapesp4155 5 лет назад +3799

    4am browsing recommend
    *why pearls are so expensive*
    As shit here we go again

    • @Kuithpykuim
      @Kuithpykuim 5 лет назад +8

      No EscapeSP 3 am here lol

    • @aridora9941
      @aridora9941 5 лет назад +2

      Me rn lmao

    • @cateIeya
      @cateIeya 5 лет назад

      No EscapeSP same lmao

    • @fazebot2405
      @fazebot2405 5 лет назад

      JUST pause the video and watch it when you wake up the next day 😂

    • @multi8108
      @multi8108 5 лет назад +3

      so much is wrong right now it's 4:54 and im watching this and you have 669 likes and im having a mental break down lmfao help

  • @mothercereal4438
    @mothercereal4438 3 года назад +654

    I eat oysters from my family's oyster farms every so often and I almost always get a pearl. I never knew natural pearls were rare to find.

  • @clownfromclowntown
    @clownfromclowntown 5 лет назад +3008

    "A gemologist at the gemological institute" sounds like someone caught in a lie when asked about their career

    • @Namron9797
      @Namron9797 5 лет назад +85

      Hello, actual studying gemologist here. It's the same thing as saying a professor at a university.

    • @clownfromclowntown
      @clownfromclowntown 5 лет назад +191

      Namron9797 I didn’t mean to insult that guy, it’s just a bit silly. Like saying a butcher is a ‘meatologist and a meatological institute”

    • @BigHenFor
      @BigHenFor 5 лет назад +29

      No, there is a job called Gemmology, and you have to get a degree to do it, as the Gemstone Jewellery business is big business, so knowing about the physical properties, grades, and how they can be processed to increase their quality is a mix of knowledge coming from geology, chemistry, engineering, marketing, and art and design. A niche discipline, but a necessary one because of the money concerned.

    • @itsmidtrib1569
      @itsmidtrib1569 4 года назад +57

      Yeah it sounds funny I really didn’t know it was a real thing

    • @clt2744
      @clt2744 4 года назад +21

      @@clownfromclowntown there's nothing silly about it. It's just a lack of understanding on your part.

  • @黄煌-c3u
    @黄煌-c3u 5 лет назад +6704

    Natural pearls have layers like an onion
    Shrek has layers like an onion
    Shrek is a pearl

    • @RandyMarsh..
      @RandyMarsh.. 5 лет назад +83

      Mr. Krabs has layers, Mr. Krabs shell has layers Mr. Krabs says MOTHER OF PEARL!

    • @mopsop7545
      @mopsop7545 5 лет назад +26

      This is my favourite comment

    • @RandyMarsh..
      @RandyMarsh.. 5 лет назад +5

      @@mopsop7545 yay

    • @pow9606
      @pow9606 5 лет назад +10

      onion has layers like an onion 🤣

    • @RandyMarsh..
      @RandyMarsh.. 5 лет назад +13

      @@pow9606So is shrek, because shrek is life, shrek is love. But you gonna get rekt by the Skrek

  • @lordadams5762
    @lordadams5762 5 лет назад +1624

    'World's largest' clam pearl found in Philippines, worth $130 million. The world's largest natural clam pearl may have been uncovered in the Philippines. The pearl, weighing 34 kilograms, was found by a fisherman 10 years ago in the sea off the coast of Palawan Island.

    • @Sugakiyo
      @Sugakiyo 5 лет назад +65

      So.... to get a natural pearl just take a clam and hope that there's a natural pearl inside.

    • @michelewong2966
      @michelewong2966 5 лет назад +54

      didnt he keep it under his bed for a few years as well?

    • @jamesadams4648
      @jamesadams4648 5 лет назад +33

      @General Antiseptic Lol the solid blame it on the "white people" xD hahaha

    • @oppressormk2op547
      @oppressormk2op547 5 лет назад +9

      @General Antiseptic gonna let you know Malcolm x denounced stuff about all white people being bad if I remember mostly because he was lied to by NOI also not just white people have done atrocities like the rape of nanjing also africans invented slavery they even sold them to white people.

    • @nsr5961
      @nsr5961 5 лет назад +12

      adam young X I have been to Palawan and that island is nothing but paradise I tell you. 😌

  • @BobMcCoy
    @BobMcCoy 5 лет назад +2797

    *My Bank Account: **_That's a lotta damage!_*

    • @isabellhernandez5382
      @isabellhernandez5382 5 лет назад +13

      dude you're everywhere!! do you ever get off RUclips 😂😂

    • @黄煌-c3u
      @黄煌-c3u 5 лет назад +5

      I SAWED THIS WALLET IN HALF
      im not gone bois

    • @drewby.2178
      @drewby.2178 5 лет назад +1

      CRITICAL HIT!!

    • @fabiomoura1820
      @fabiomoura1820 5 лет назад

      Because you see things as a buyer, ask yourself how does a pearl producer see is Bank account?

    • @yem3321
      @yem3321 5 лет назад

      Trying to buy a pearl for Lisa?

  • @CassieLino
    @CassieLino 3 года назад +447

    All these explanations as to why Marie Antoinette's pearl was worth so much and yet no one is saying because it was Marie freaking Antoinette's!

    • @autumnatic
      @autumnatic 2 года назад +32

      They literally said historical significance was a big reason for that one. That's what that means, significant because it was hers.

  • @johnwicked0723
    @johnwicked0723 4 года назад +41

    Here in Palawan, Philippines.. there is also a distinction between a freshwater Pearl and marine/seawater pearl.
    The seawater pearl is more valuable than the other.

  • @hpieces
    @hpieces 5 лет назад +949

    Yet cultured pearl jewelry from luxury brands like Mikimoto are very expensive BUT THEY ARE CULTURED NOT NATURAL

    • @vamsiss1
      @vamsiss1 5 лет назад +62

      I suppose very expensive here means hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions, for natural pearls as opposed to tens of thousands of dollars for Mikimotos.

    • @blackcat6508
      @blackcat6508 5 лет назад +49

      You are paying for the name/brand, just like all other high end (fashion) brands.

    • @angelitadavila118
      @angelitadavila118 5 лет назад +42

      Well Mikimoto is as stated basically the original cultured pearl maker they’ve been doing this for a WHILE and it’s essentially the birkin bag of pearl world.
      An exclusive symbol of Wealth and status

    • @KhaidirZaraaiemcee
      @KhaidirZaraaiemcee 5 лет назад +2

      Hence the Mikimoto crown worn by Catriona Gray is cultured hahahahahahahahhaa

    • @KhaidirZaraaiemcee
      @KhaidirZaraaiemcee 5 лет назад +1

      @Fat Earther God watch the video. It says that Mikimoto pearls are cultured.

  • @kokonaoo1087
    @kokonaoo1087 5 лет назад +7637

    What Makes Pearls So Expensive ? "Bored rich People"

    • @blackdogslivesmatter1568
      @blackdogslivesmatter1568 5 лет назад +85

      Exactly.

    • @phuongnguyen-yd3bn
      @phuongnguyen-yd3bn 5 лет назад +90

      koko naoo I really want to deny you since I love pearl and I am not rich. But surely I have to admit pearl is just for jewelry (but they use pearl powder for beauty treatment too, at least). Actually, I used to love pearl because it is kind of mystery, long history and expensive, but when I had my first and only mikimoto pearl bracelet I was in love with pearl as itself (still don’t know why but it was so interesting, shiny, high quality as itself, so miracle in my eyes)

    • @liiillllliiilllliilllliii9461
      @liiillllliiilllliilllliii9461 5 лет назад +72

      That's what makes all things expensive supply demand

    • @phuongnguyen-yd3bn
      @phuongnguyen-yd3bn 5 лет назад +8

      JRRnotTolkien yes, I heard that 99% freshwater pearls come from china. It was easy to make freshwater pearl but make salt water pearl was still a big challenge, and mikimoto was the first pioneer to success in it (named it akoya pearl), to make salt water pearl became less expensive and quality. But still, the most expensive pearls are natural sea pearls like the south sea white pearl, the golden south sea pearl and black pearl. For fengshui, those sea salt pearls are good for us more, but of course, we need to be bored rich people who always want to keep our rich forever to demand such kind of high quality pearl.

    • @whimsical2223
      @whimsical2223 5 лет назад

      koko naoo Hotel? Trivago

  • @blert
    @blert 5 лет назад +8706

    Pearls are only expensive because we place artificial value on them.
    That's it.

    • @slytherinsu
      @slytherinsu 5 лет назад +129

      blert yes! Exactly

    • @Paolo-uq3fc
      @Paolo-uq3fc 5 лет назад +43

      @@1313aves it's so ridiculous lol.

    • @somefurrycadet5590
      @somefurrycadet5590 5 лет назад +10

      YoungD3mon314 and silver

    • @quilliamattari2772
      @quilliamattari2772 5 лет назад +157

      @@1313aves Actually gold and silver are not valuable due to artificial value placed on them. Both metals possess properties that other metals do not. And both of these metals have been valuable since early times.

    • @karinafelipe12
      @karinafelipe12 5 лет назад +2

      Well watever . I agree.

  • @bevin1609
    @bevin1609 4 года назад +814

    It’s weird how pearls are so expensive, because when you get down to it, they’re essentially just clam pimples.

  • @tokioeee
    @tokioeee 5 лет назад +354

    Me: Okay I'll finally sleep I have school tmr
    'Why are pearls so expensive'
    Me: Good question why are they-

  • @marisa-sq1rz
    @marisa-sq1rz 5 лет назад +1320

    business insider: pearls are for the elite celebs and are very expensive
    vsco girls: hold my pearl necklace

  • @mingminluftig9632
    @mingminluftig9632 5 лет назад +593

    It’s like giving the oysters a canker sore ☹️ pearls are beautiful but ouch

    • @alexwang982
      @alexwang982 5 лет назад +4

      Chu Ming Min Luftig Oof

    • @JulieWallis1963
      @JulieWallis1963 5 лет назад +4

      Chu Ming Min Luftig hahaha, oh do grow up! 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

    • @mingminluftig9632
      @mingminluftig9632 5 лет назад +17

      @@JulieWallis1963 why do I need to grow up?

    • @alexwang982
      @alexwang982 5 лет назад +17

      julie Wallis Calm down

    • @daisy5530
      @daisy5530 5 лет назад +15

      julie Wallis why don't you grow up and stop being an online troll.

  • @dreamyguessblocker4254
    @dreamyguessblocker4254 5 лет назад +3089

    nothing is actually worth that much. Society is what makes thinks valuable

    • @blackswanvante
      @blackswanvante 5 лет назад +212

      Sam Reyes no shit

    • @kyeh8445
      @kyeh8445 5 лет назад +183

      Well done Sherlock

    • @chelsey8737
      @chelsey8737 5 лет назад +30

      And isn't that enough to cause an existential crisis

    • @feelslikebatman6091
      @feelslikebatman6091 5 лет назад +7

      @Fatima Saleh lol, rare?

    • @lisastan5652
      @lisastan5652 5 лет назад +52

      @@feelslikebatman6091 do you see a natural pearl everyday? every year? every decade?

  • @aclown36
    @aclown36 4 года назад +737

    Fun Fact:
    *Wearing Marie Atoinette's pearl increases your chances of being decapitated by a bunch of angry Frenchmen*

    • @fairyonice9504
      @fairyonice9504 3 года назад +51

      Marie Antoinette’s Peal:
      Buffs:
      + 10 Fashion score
      Debuffs:
      - 10 Charisma when speaking to French peasants and revolutionaries
      - 5 armour against guillotines and revolting citizenry

    • @mafic3351
      @mafic3351 3 года назад +7

      You ever heard of the Hope Diamond?

    • @comiczulu5281
      @comiczulu5281 3 года назад

      XD

    • @Panda-24
      @Panda-24 3 года назад +4

      @@mafic3351 is it the so called "cursed jewellery"?🤔

    • @roshanantony64
      @roshanantony64 3 года назад +4

      Let them eat cake

  • @VectorTheRobot
    @VectorTheRobot 3 года назад +69

    One day the oysters will be ripping out stones in our stomachs and wearing them as expensive necklaces

    • @harveyspecter1855
      @harveyspecter1855 3 года назад +2

      😂😂😂

    • @ruthie_rosario
      @ruthie_rosario 3 года назад +5

      Hopefully by that time, we will be just like oysters in the way that we won’t be able to process pain due to a lack of a central nervous system, and won’t have any consciousness.

  • @kookieismylife310
    @kookieismylife310 5 лет назад +420

    *natural pearls are hard to find their rare*
    Philippines: Not ours

    • @Onalilya_2
      @Onalilya_2 5 лет назад +7

      kookie ismylife lol

    • @user-rw9vj5jd8n
      @user-rw9vj5jd8n 4 года назад +2

      yep

    • @cameronlaviolette1248
      @cameronlaviolette1248 4 года назад +15

      They are easy to find on reserves too we used to go find them and give them away to elders

    • @lrv7658
      @lrv7658 4 года назад +63

      Yeah, there was even a giant pearl that they found in palawan back then, but they sold it in a museum, the fisherman that found it kept it under his bed for years because he didn't know what it cost so he just kept it as a good luck charm

    • @guythatjustwanttosayhi8731
      @guythatjustwanttosayhi8731 4 года назад +7

      Ohh yeah there's 100 million dollars Perl

  • @aqua-mina
    @aqua-mina 5 лет назад +194

    How likely ALL those white pearls on her dress were REAL pearls?

    • @Namron9797
      @Namron9797 5 лет назад +55

      They were. It was Rihanna, not a drag queen.

    • @reggieferns
      @reggieferns 3 года назад +52

      @@Namron9797 honestly I would expect a drag queen would be more aware of what they are wearing. Rihanna probably has a team of stylists and could not care less as long as it looks good.

    • @jenny-jd8te
      @jenny-jd8te 3 года назад +1

      @@Namron9797 lmao

    • @jimjam6598
      @jimjam6598 3 года назад +11

      They were real pearls, but cultured ones. No chance they're natural.

  • @beverleyroberts1025
    @beverleyroberts1025 5 лет назад +179

    I've just starting buying pearls and it's actually hard to tell the difference between a necklace that cost £800 and one that cost £20. Unless you had them side by side, the difference between good lower cost pearls and really expensive pearls is subtle and when you are wearing them no one else would be able to tell the difference. 😄

    • @a.katherinesuetterlin3028
      @a.katherinesuetterlin3028 3 года назад +19

      As a jewelry maker, I would agree that it does take a trained eye to see that difference, which is why gemologists like the one in the video get paid the big money. I do find it interesting that pearls are considered "gems," though. As a crafter in general, and a would-be investor, I will have to research that. 🤔

    • @TattoosAndGin
      @TattoosAndGin 2 года назад +1

      But you would know.

    • @malchusaguirre3498
      @malchusaguirre3498 Год назад

      im from the phil.i had pearl,pls contact me.

  • @disha_thakur12
    @disha_thakur12 4 года назад +37

    I once went boating in a lake inside a bird sanctuary and there was a fisherman who offered to get us pearls. He casually took a dive and found 4-5 oysters in about 15mins or so but only 2 of them had pearls in it. One was black and the other was peach in color, this video makes me appreciate them so much😂

  • @AM-yd4bi
    @AM-yd4bi 5 лет назад +58

    I’ve always preferred pearls over diamonds. While some like the sparkle of diamonds, I love the glow and lustre of pearls

  • @artemisackerman6374
    @artemisackerman6374 4 года назад +78

    2 years ago i went to a beach and was collecting shells and a shell came into my hand along with seawater and it had a little pearl

  • @oBringMeTheDiscoCake
    @oBringMeTheDiscoCake 5 лет назад +83

    wait a second, PEARLS ARE PIMPLES!!!!!!!

    • @Panda-24
      @Panda-24 3 года назад +2

      I wish I had pearls instead of pimples. But that would more painful to live since people will make a grab for it.😅

  • @n9nex19
    @n9nex19 5 лет назад +55

    I wish my blisters were as valuable as an oyster's

  • @shriyabhattacharya1889
    @shriyabhattacharya1889 Год назад +2

    Thank you insider business for sharing all of this with us. I am literally binge watching all the videos these are soooo informative. I have told about the videos to my friends thousands of time, I share to them

  • @exoticlemonlover
    @exoticlemonlover 3 года назад +14

    When I was probably about 10 years old my family used to collect mussels from the jetty at the nearby beach for dinner. I was eating one of the mussels and I bit down on something hard. It was a half black and half white pearl which was really cool to me. I still remember this, but since then I have lost the pearl.

  • @JoshWitte
    @JoshWitte 5 лет назад +86

    1:07 Disappointed that his name wasn't Tom Pearlman 😆

    • @JoshWitte
      @JoshWitte 5 лет назад +1

      @@owens9571 Tom Seaman? 🤔

  • @starcherry6814
    @starcherry6814 5 лет назад +644

    Off topic I know, but what is Uma Thurman doing these days?

    • @mayazhussain
      @mayazhussain 5 лет назад +73

      keeping both of her eyes from falling off

    • @ramonmiranda9512
      @ramonmiranda9512 5 лет назад +69

      Ayaz Hussain trying to kill Bill

    • @andresvega9199
      @andresvega9199 5 лет назад +47

      Enjoying life with her newfound daughter.

    • @AgentAO7
      @AgentAO7 5 лет назад +19

      Busy with the #MeToo movement..

    • @portalkey5283
      @portalkey5283 5 лет назад +1

      Yeah I was wondering about her too.

  • @H-productions
    @H-productions 3 года назад +8

    Big like for the presentation and animation ..hats off to the editor and the creator 👍🏻🙏🏻🔥

  • @aryasaryas124
    @aryasaryas124 4 года назад +55

    hey can you do a video on why life is so expensive? I am unable to find anything, please help.

    • @happy-lucky
      @happy-lucky 3 года назад +1

      This comment made my day 🤣

  • @itsbreadie
    @itsbreadie 3 года назад +18

    We went swimming on a province beach once. We saw a local selling jewelries and my aunt bought me a beautiful bracelet with about 8 pearls for $2. I decided to wear it some years later and somebody saw it and bought it for $200.

  • @baleydee
    @baleydee 5 лет назад +66

    You like my oyster scabs? Gee thanks, just bought em.

  • @madbug1965
    @madbug1965 5 лет назад +1372

    Do women even want pearls anymore? I can't remember the last time I ever saw a woman wearing pearls.

    • @hrishnaveen1472
      @hrishnaveen1472 5 лет назад +83

      madbug1965 my mum wears purls she likes it more than Cartier

    • @AgentAO7
      @AgentAO7 5 лет назад +196

      My mom, who is now 60 is the last woman I saw wearing one. I think her generation is the last one who is attracted to pearls.

    • @cillamoke
      @cillamoke 5 лет назад +155

      I love pearls

    • @krystalphan8871
      @krystalphan8871 5 лет назад +44

      in the beginning of the video

    • @portalkey5283
      @portalkey5283 5 лет назад +97

      There are people who still like pearls.

  • @alexbui91
    @alexbui91 5 лет назад +29

    You should make it a series called so cheap

  • @anonimowelwiatko9811
    @anonimowelwiatko9811 4 года назад

    This channel is a gold mine!

  • @KarylYT
    @KarylYT 5 лет назад +127

    You know that its time to sleep when your in this side of the youtube

    • @canyounot2102
      @canyounot2102 4 года назад +3

      Hahahahaha 😂

    • @n25783
      @n25783 3 года назад

      Jokes on you I'm actually into this shit

  • @Victor-kt6qn
    @Victor-kt6qn 5 лет назад +167

    Damn I should really be doing something productive with my time

  • @Aden-xb3my
    @Aden-xb3my 5 лет назад +44

    Has anyone realized that on the so expensive title screen there is this random trigonometry equations that is not even related to money??

    • @annette_lu
      @annette_lu 5 лет назад +3

      Not just trig but a lot of other math too lol

    • @everytimesthefirsttime
      @everytimesthefirsttime 5 лет назад +4

      The makers clearly dont know much about math 😂

  • @campbellsoup8798
    @campbellsoup8798 5 лет назад +282

    Why are pearls so expensive? Same reason why AirPods are: Great marketing

    • @Namron9797
      @Namron9797 5 лет назад +23

      Congrats on finding 41 people as basic and stupid as yourself.
      Next time, maybe watch the video you are commenting on cause they explain why. Also, take a basic adult course in marketing. You'll learn more words other than marketing, like supply and demand that explain that you can market the shit out of something and if no one wants it, it will do nothing.

    • @JasYeets
      @JasYeets 5 лет назад

      Lol yess

    • @VolcaronaMain
      @VolcaronaMain 4 года назад +1

      Maybe its because they are rare? Idk chief

    • @OoblyDoobly
      @OoblyDoobly 4 года назад

      Jimmmm

  • @rainbowcatcandycrewmateela5369
    @rainbowcatcandycrewmateela5369 4 года назад +7

    Pearls are one of my favorite things in the world.

  • @DaveWasHere112
    @DaveWasHere112 3 года назад +13

    Well I know that a single pearl can take years to form and then finding it is also near impossible because of predators. To find a natural pearl in the ocean is what gives it it’s true value

  • @aresmurphy436
    @aresmurphy436 5 лет назад +29

    Kdrama Addicts joined the chat
    “It’s a mermaid tear”

  • @TheTechAdmin
    @TheTechAdmin 3 года назад +8

    Can you take a pearl from one type of oyster, and put it into another, and grow layers of different colors, from different oysters?

  • @paolosanchez5503
    @paolosanchez5503 5 лет назад +67

    The Diamond authority wants to know your location. You have so many pearls with no owner.

    • @ellementia
      @ellementia 4 года назад +2

      500 subscribers with no videos yes-

    • @giocosovelasco
      @giocosovelasco 4 года назад +1

      YESSS I FOUND IT

    • @mom-i6u
      @mom-i6u 3 года назад +1

      Lol steven universe

    • @yhampeewin7577
      @yhampeewin7577 3 года назад

      I have a south sea pearl size 20mm

    • @alofii6106
      @alofii6106 3 года назад

      imagine if Pink Diamond had like thousands of pearls and we didn't know

  • @chefmrfresh4874
    @chefmrfresh4874 4 года назад +2

    I think you win at life if you’re able to reiterate this beautiful process at will w/o any assist (while wearing pearls)

  • @kankatidakshayani
    @kankatidakshayani Год назад +1

    Absolutely pearl are the amazing creativity of nature describing it's luminous beauty..

  • @niceshot4563
    @niceshot4563 5 лет назад +9

    I grew up on an island eating oysters very regularly, at least 6 dozen a month amongst my family. I found pearls inside 1 oyster in my entire lifetime, and in that oyster were 13 pearls.

    • @tiffanyg5044
      @tiffanyg5044 5 лет назад +1

      OMG! Did you make a lot of money off of them?

    • @niceshot4563
      @niceshot4563 5 лет назад +1

      @@tiffanyg5044 I never sold them. I want to keep them since they're such a rare find!

    • @brandonmeraz2440
      @brandonmeraz2440 5 лет назад

      That's awesome man you should find out how much their worth

    • @niceshot4563
      @niceshot4563 5 лет назад

      @@brandonmeraz2440 I wouldn't even know where to bring them.

  • @ysabelleubaldo1459
    @ysabelleubaldo1459 5 лет назад +44

    in palawan they sell perls for less than a dollor

  • @kyriakospan6947
    @kyriakospan6947 5 лет назад +11

    Today i learnt something new
    Pearls are classified as gems

  • @anniehyams587
    @anniehyams587 2 года назад

    WOW thank you so much for sharing the very beautiful and very interesting video @ Business Insider 👍👍😀😀🌹🌹❤️❤️

  • @Suzzers
    @Suzzers 2 года назад +1

    I'm a pirates of the carribean fan and when the gemologist in this video said "the pearl" I immediately thought of the black pearl ship lol!

  • @Faisal-by1vx
    @Faisal-by1vx 5 лет назад +6

    love ur why so expensive series !

  • @SpazKoopa
    @SpazKoopa 5 лет назад +671

    "Why aren't millennial buying pearls?"

    • @futbolita89742
      @futbolita89742 5 лет назад +129

      Too busy listening to rap music and buying hypebeast clothing

    • @hackhenk
      @hackhenk 5 лет назад +68

      Ahh, hypebeast. The pearl of the 21st century...

    • @cupcakeangel365
      @cupcakeangel365 5 лет назад +108

      They are too expensive. Student loan debt is preventing many from buying luxury goods (USA perspective). Unless they receive it as a gift from someone....

    • @bmona7550
      @bmona7550 5 лет назад +21

      @@cupcakeangel365 Why can't people my age be original rather than blindly follow a trend?

    • @ledymeghaghynandini5490
      @ledymeghaghynandini5490 5 лет назад +1

      @@futbolita89742 So nithking......

  • @Dubstepshots
    @Dubstepshots 5 лет назад +14

    I read the title in my head as "why pearls are so expensive *whisper (so expensive)"

  • @viahorsfield5374
    @viahorsfield5374 4 года назад +3

    My mom found a pearl 20 years ago and still has it to this day 💜

  • @madhur8817
    @madhur8817 4 года назад +40

    "CARDI-B WAS BASICALLY DRESSED LIKE AN OYSTER" XD

  • @RayMak
    @RayMak 5 лет назад +56

    Very interesting

    • @olivia-hc7ut
      @olivia-hc7ut 4 года назад +9

      i see you everywhere

    • @luanasari5161
      @luanasari5161 4 года назад +5

      why are you everywhere

    • @carogaming8705
      @carogaming8705 3 года назад +2

      Where ever I go, I see your face.

    • @carpediem6688
      @carpediem6688 3 года назад

      Dude i literally see your comment 10 times a day whenever i watch a video damn dude 😂

  • @travisbrontide4524
    @travisbrontide4524 5 лет назад +74

    Ive found a small natural pearl before whall eating oysters

  • @urboyseth5922
    @urboyseth5922 5 лет назад +6

    My grandma has a pearl necklace, real pearls. It's beautiful.

  • @markxian4585
    @markxian4585 4 года назад +37

    Here in the Philippines, you can literally farm pearls and just need a little bit of skill to do that.

    • @joslin4384
      @joslin4384 3 года назад +3

      Isnt it cultured pearls, like what was said in the video? Is there another technique to farm them?

  • @blizzbee
    @blizzbee 5 лет назад +7

    (Pearl farmers put something into the oyster and wait...)
    Oyster: "Am I a joke to you!!???"

  • @Woodpeckerslol
    @Woodpeckerslol 3 года назад +9

    I actually visited a black Tahitian pearl farm four years ago and it was a really cool experience, we got some cheep one pearl necklaces, my dad still wears his pearl charm on his necklace every day and my sister wears her jewelry set every once in a while (read like at least twice a week, it has a pretty purple shine to it). It really was a wonderful experience, and I recommend going to french polynesia is you ever have the chance.

  • @NewbyTon
    @NewbyTon 5 лет назад +169

    That's because
    *_WE ARE THE CRYSTAL GEMS_*

    • @Maretoast
      @Maretoast 5 лет назад +18

      Pearl is a natural pearl because she has layers

    • @boksquare
      @boksquare 5 лет назад +10

      @@Maretoast she's definitely thick in the head that's for sure

    • @aratakiitto4568
      @aratakiitto4568 5 лет назад

      They Form in *SAIT*

    • @camerontaylor7471
      @camerontaylor7471 5 лет назад

      We are the oysters!

    • @camerontaylor7471
      @camerontaylor7471 5 лет назад

      Pearls are symbolic of the beginnings of human culture, which is the beginning of human slavery, and the interference of groups like ‘the Illuminati’ and ‘the Freemasons’ traveling around the world with there treasure chest filled with books of holy scriptures from the original bloodline from ancient Egypt on how to manipulate and control(culture) the bodies of man into a moldable carbon copy shell to be used for commercial exploitation. Very much like an oyster. It all starts with TRAUMA! The oyster was the beginnings of MKULTRA trauma based mind control. Which has now been systematized into everyone citizen of a first world nation. Including you and me!

  • @keabmcdreamy6347
    @keabmcdreamy6347 4 года назад +9

    "Think about the layers of an onion"
    Me: *immediately thinks of Shrek*

  • @Mitsey123
    @Mitsey123 2 года назад

    Beautiful snot, I love pearls, they're so gorgeous

  • @katerina13aar
    @katerina13aar Год назад +1

    If I remember correctly, the luster, after purchase and for more long-term usage, is also influenced by how much you wear it. Pearls shouldn't be tucked away in a jewellery box for months or years at a time, they grow duller that way. They actually maintain their luster when they rub against your own skin.

  • @andymartinez6732
    @andymartinez6732 4 года назад +4

    Do an episode on graphing calculators!

  • @eggsaitama
    @eggsaitama 5 лет назад +4

    This video is honestly better than the other videos in this channel 👌👌

  • @malenotyalc
    @malenotyalc 5 лет назад +156

    The best way to clean pearls is to let them soak in a bowl full of vinegar overnight!
    jk it will dissolve them.

    • @zeusmonroe3793
      @zeusmonroe3793 5 лет назад +4

      No way for real ???? Ima look it up now 😁

    • @VeggieBond
      @VeggieBond 5 лет назад

      Zeus Monroe did u look it up?

    • @zeusmonroe3793
      @zeusmonroe3793 5 лет назад +7

      @@VeggieBond yes I did looked it up, and it took a littel longer that what I tought it would but it did.

    • @malenotyalc
      @malenotyalc 5 лет назад +8

      The more concentrated the vinegar (% of Acid volume/water volume), the quicker it will dissolve the pearl.

    • @ohwow6640
      @ohwow6640 5 лет назад +2

      Hi Cleopatra 😁

  • @pavanshukla5155
    @pavanshukla5155 3 года назад +1

    0:06 Sir Sayajirao Gaekwad on the Right! The King of VADODARA state!❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @thethirddaughter
    @thethirddaughter 3 года назад

    Informative video 👍🏻

  • @byrd3242
    @byrd3242 2 года назад +6

    Maybe I'm crazy but I've always found mother of pearl inlay way more beautiful and intriguing than just straight up pearls. I find pearls rather boring and simple they're just a white milky sphere. And the one in the video, Marie Antoinette's pendant is even worse with it's weird shape. I get that the process of how they are formed makes them rare and unique, so obviously the value goes up but still I'll never understand why they're so desired. At least diamonds which have a similar reasoning can be beautiful sparkling masterpieces.

  • @azaliachanlatte1593
    @azaliachanlatte1593 5 лет назад +5

    nobody:
    not a single soul:
    me at 1 am:

  • @sphinxrising1129
    @sphinxrising1129 5 лет назад +8

    Actually, since pearls can now be manmade to a rather high quality, the value of pearls have dropped considerably, like diamonds & rubies.

    • @Friedchicke
      @Friedchicke 2 года назад +1

      No it went up. What are u saying

  • @jamescaputo3885
    @jamescaputo3885 2 года назад +2

    It's expensive because there is history behind. That's it. Without it it would cost times cheaper

  • @frios6927
    @frios6927 4 года назад

    Nice doc short and weet,good one

  • @wiffsniff5756
    @wiffsniff5756 2 года назад +12

    My mum owns natural pearl jewelery sets, and yes! You can see these layers on the pearl. Fun Fact is that not all natural pearls are spherical! One of the sets my mum owns has very weird almost cylindrical shaped pearls with layers you can see outside!

  • @kionnakelly2918
    @kionnakelly2918 4 года назад +3

    My mom used to laugh and call me an old lady because I prefer pearls to diamonds. 🤷🏾‍♀️

  • @zexttylol
    @zexttylol 5 лет назад +14

    There cool
    pearls are cool

  • @grantgee2842
    @grantgee2842 3 года назад

    Great intro! Got me locked in.

  • @Iuwl
    @Iuwl 4 года назад +2

    I remember visiting a pearl factory in China. They use a plastic(?) half-sphere and they just glue these two half together to form a beautiful sphere

  • @jinlia2901
    @jinlia2901 4 года назад +4

    Me: let go to the sea and get all the clams
    Aunt: why?
    Me : ✨ p e a r l✨

  • @VectorTheRobot
    @VectorTheRobot 3 года назад +3

    To those who dont get why. Society likes pearls so much here is the reason: Pearls are worth so much because natural ones are beautiful and rare, and they have a long line of tradition dating back to them!

  •  5 лет назад +8

    I love pearls they are beautiful I would never wear jewelry who is cheap I only wear real gold jewelery

  • @kokichiouma1831
    @kokichiouma1831 4 года назад +2

    3:26 thanks for the shoutout my dude

  • @MrDeanGr
    @MrDeanGr 4 года назад

    educating smart channel keep up good work

  • @TheDeadGachatuber
    @TheDeadGachatuber 5 лет назад +119

    It basically sounds like servents being sold at a high price

    • @dryknives
      @dryknives 5 лет назад +1

      @@owens9571 steven universe

    • @matteaknowles7163
      @matteaknowles7163 5 лет назад

      😂nice one
      Oh the poor poor gems

    • @camerontaylor7471
      @camerontaylor7471 5 лет назад

      The Dead Gachatuber exactly! The oyster is only a mirror to our own human existence. Just like all of nature. A symbol for the elite masters to posses and war-ship as a guide on how to maintain power and control over there subjects. Like an ancient form of black magic/sorcery or voodoo the precious metals contain the trauma of the soul of the victim which is a super natural link to the victims children through cosmic energy, those children are US!

    • @dahlia_moon1475
      @dahlia_moon1475 5 лет назад

      My god it does

    • @asher-360
      @asher-360 4 года назад

      @@camerontaylor7471 It's a steven universe reference

  • @diabetes1226
    @diabetes1226 5 лет назад +3

    Mr.krabs sees the price of Pearl being sold in japan.
    Mr.krabs- SWEET MOTHER OF PEARL

  • @-4subscriberswithahammerad521
    @-4subscriberswithahammerad521 5 лет назад +134

    Soo...can I buy one in exchange for one of my kidneys?

    • @NewbyTon
      @NewbyTon 5 лет назад +5

      How many kidneys do you have jeez

    • @mattyaqin7501
      @mattyaqin7501 5 лет назад +7

      He can regenerate his kidney i guess.

    • @mayazhussain
      @mayazhussain 5 лет назад +26

      why not you make stones in your kidneys???

    • @justicem4495
      @justicem4495 5 лет назад

      @@mayazhussain nice one

    • @flowerchildvoid
      @flowerchildvoid 5 лет назад

      I have 10000000000 kidneys, all are not from me

  • @ruzzelladrian907
    @ruzzelladrian907 5 лет назад +2

    I always thought gold and silver were better jewelry than diamonds, because they're actually useful hence their value, and not artificially inflated prices. But pearls are just so beautiful and rare.

    • @autumnatic
      @autumnatic 2 года назад

      Diamonds are useful. They're an irreplaceable material in cutting tools.

  • @michaelcasalta7679
    @michaelcasalta7679 Год назад

    Very interesting!!!