I live in Guangzhou China, there is a huge pearl market near me. So I’m constantly buying a string of pearls. Making a bracelets or earrings or rings for myself at the jewelry shop. Prices are crazy low. But I’m buying what I like (luster, shape and the shade are important to me). I feel lucky to have the opportunity to be buying here at the market where most pearls are from. 😊
I took the pearls as one course. it was very thorough, the interaction with Jeremy and other students was nice, it made it feel more active vs a generic online course. if you like pearls, I highly recommend it! jott- another fine video
It’s so important to know what’s what! 😊 And there is shockingly little information on the internet clearing up this confusion. Glad you found the video helpful!!
So glad you’re enjoying it! Taking the course made me proud to be part of the jewelry industry. I love to see the impact pearls have on economies and ecosystems all over the world
Thank you so much for your information 😊 I am glad to see that the pub is finally getting a better understanding of how we culture pearls. I have know for a long time that we intriduce a round base into the mollusk and the mollusk adds the nacre layers. I have only SUPPOSED that the grading system has a bit to do with the length of time/layers of nacre formula of that lot of cultured pearls. Excellent video! ❤
What is the blue crystal on Jeremy’s desk? And thanks so much for the information I’ve learnt so much, especially Because I want to buy pearls for my daughters
I've purchased and began collecting honora pearls. Love the color variations. I've been told the are cultured. Not glass etc. Are these a decent investment? Spent a little to get them. I think a good price
South sea pearls are highly sought after for their rich and varied colours. They can grow to an average of about 18mm rarely exceeding a maximum of 20mm. The main factors that determines the colour of a pearl are their growing environment and their oyster species. So this is the reason that South Seas pearls come in a variety of colours. Their prices are way dearer than freshwater pearls as each “cultured saltwater South Seas oyster” only produces one pearl in a five year period in comparison to “freshwater oyster pearls” that produce 20-30 pearls each in a few months! What is more, only one in four of these “cultured saltwater South Seas oyster” actually produces one single pearl in each five year period!
There are factories in China that insert the pearls into the baby shells. They are then dropped into a chemical solution that causes them to constrict and die. It then appears as though a pearl is being harvested when it is opened in front of the customer. This is a very old gimmick that has been going on for decades. The pearl you received was indeed dyed before it was inserted into the shell. This is covered in the video :)
Hello we are going to Japan in February, we want to buy some pearls for our 30th wedding anniversary and can't afford Mikimoto pearls but will search in the second hand dealers. We would like to buy Japanese pearls as we love Japan. Can you offer any advice on where we should look for how to make sure they are akoya pearls. thanks so much.
@@k2duo719 Hi there! Happy Anniversary! I do have a video collab with Matt Harris about akoya pearls, I recommend giving that a watch. Shop with a trustworthy seller! You can even look up the CPAA (Cultured Pearl Association of America) member list to find someone near you.
I feel sorry for the baby oyster scam, sounds really cruel how the kill them with formaldehyde and alcohol!! May stop buying them now! Great video, thank you!! 👍👍👍❤️
@@unknownangel3101 It makes me sad too…Especially knowing that pearl farming is so good for the oysters and for the ecology around them. Oysters actually live longer on pearl farms because they’re safe from predators!
I wondered how the RUclips channels really got their pearls. I was recommended a channel that I've been watching and thinking about ordering some pearls. I got recommended pearl paradise channel that's how I ended up on this one. I'll not be buying any from those channels. I'll stick to my favorite jewelry stores. Thanks for the info.
I bought a Mikimoto Blue Lagoon necklace back in about the early 1990's from a jeweler. I'm pretty sure they're 15 inch not 16 inch. (?). 8mm pearls.I know nothing about them other than they are beautiful and a bit heavy.
That’s a great question! If you fast-forward to 10:53 in this video, Jeremy explains the answer in-depth. But, to put it simply, pearls do not form around a grain of sand. Pearl formation starts with the displacement of epithelial cells inside the mollusk.
Thank you for watching our video with Jeremy Shepherd from Pearl Paradise! Please comment all of your pearl questions below!
Contact information pls. I have some pearl
“… if they cared about sand, they wouldn’t live in the ocean!” Hysterical! Great video, Jeremy!
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I live in Guangzhou China, there is a huge pearl market near me. So I’m constantly buying a string of pearls. Making a bracelets or earrings or rings for myself at the jewelry shop. Prices are crazy low. But I’m buying what I like (luster, shape and the shade are important to me). I feel lucky to have the opportunity to be buying here at the market where most pearls are from. 😊
I took the pearls as one course. it was very thorough, the interaction with Jeremy and other students was nice, it made it feel more active vs a generic online course. if you like pearls, I highly recommend it! jott- another fine video
Thank you so much for your comment! I’m glad you enjoyed the course!!
Thanks for sending me this video! I took the pearls course several years ago, and love getting little refresher videos!
😊😊😊 Jeremy’s enthusiasm on the subject of pearls is contagious!!
I love pearls mine are only dyed but I still love them I have loved them since I was very young .😍😍
Thankyou soo much for explaining so nicely abt the pearls and dyed pearl .
It’s so important to know what’s what! 😊 And there is shockingly little information on the internet clearing up this confusion. Glad you found the video helpful!!
I am taking the Pearl course and just love it. I find it quite fascinating!!
So glad you’re enjoying it! Taking the course made me proud to be part of the jewelry industry. I love to see the impact pearls have on economies and ecosystems all over the world
Thank you so much for your information 😊 I am glad to see that the pub is finally getting a better understanding of how we culture pearls. I have know for a long time that we intriduce a round base into the mollusk and the mollusk adds the nacre layers. I have only SUPPOSED that the grading system has a bit to do with the length of time/layers of nacre formula of that lot of cultured pearls. Excellent video! ❤
I've gotten the best prices and nicest pearls from estate sales ❤
Great video! Clarified quite a lot of lies in the pearl market and explain very clearly!
I have a strand of Mikimoto pearls. the strand was purchased in 1962 in Japan. Beautiful buttery pink in color
I'm currently taking the pearls as one course and I love it. Pearls have always been a passion of mine since I was a child.
What is the blue crystal on Jeremy’s desk? And thanks so much for the information I’ve learnt so much, especially Because I want to buy pearls for my daughters
Sodalite!
Love how informative this video is! Definitely learned a lot and feel way more confident buying pearls online 😊
Is it possible to use a magnifying glass to tell if the pearl is freshwater or seawater?
Thank you! Fantastic advice!
😊😊😊 Thank you for commenting!!! Jeremy is a wealth of information!
I've purchased and began collecting honora pearls. Love the color variations. I've been told the are cultured. Not glass etc. Are these a decent investment? Spent a little to get them. I think a good price
For me the pearl craze was before the Jade hysteria, but I was able to not be as hooked, Im winged of this phase TG ❤
Very interesting. I am looking at buying my first set of real pearls for Christmas. Great information.
Thanks for the video, what about of Tiffany?
;Exactly what I wanted to know. Not annoying. thank you.
I have a bunch of pearls but I don’t know where to send them to be evaluated and appraised do you guys do that?
South sea pearls are highly sought after for their rich and varied colours. They can grow to an average of about 18mm rarely exceeding a maximum of 20mm. The main factors that determines the colour of a pearl are their growing environment and their oyster species. So this is the reason that South Seas pearls come in a variety of colours. Their prices are way dearer than freshwater pearls as each “cultured saltwater South Seas oyster” only produces one pearl in a five year period in comparison to “freshwater oyster pearls” that produce 20-30 pearls each in a few months! What is more, only one in four of these “cultured saltwater South Seas oyster” actually produces one single pearl in each five year period!
I picked from a tank and had them opened and one had a Beautiful Black pearl in it. Not dyed but dug right out of the Oyster. So what about that?
There are factories in China that insert the pearls into the baby shells. They are then dropped into a chemical solution that causes them to constrict and die. It then appears as though a pearl is being harvested when it is opened in front of the customer.
This is a very old gimmick that has been going on for decades. The pearl you received was indeed dyed before it was inserted into the shell. This is covered in the video :)
Hello we are going to Japan in February, we want to buy some pearls for our 30th wedding anniversary and can't afford Mikimoto pearls but will search in the second hand dealers. We would like to buy Japanese pearls as we love Japan. Can you offer any advice on where we should look for how to make sure they are akoya pearls. thanks so much.
@@k2duo719 Hi there! Happy Anniversary! I do have a video collab with Matt Harris about akoya pearls, I recommend giving that a watch. Shop with a trustworthy seller! You can even look up the CPAA (Cultured Pearl Association of America) member list to find someone near you.
Very informative video
Glad you enjoyed it!!
😮 Thank you for sharing
Jeremy is a true expert! I’m always so grateful to have him on the channel. I learn something new every time I talk to him
I feel sorry for the baby oyster scam, sounds really cruel how the kill them with formaldehyde and alcohol!! May stop buying them now!
Great video, thank you!! 👍👍👍❤️
@@unknownangel3101 It makes me sad too…Especially knowing that pearl farming is so good for the oysters and for the ecology around them. Oysters actually live longer on pearl farms because they’re safe from predators!
What about black pearls from farmed black lipped oysters in the Abralles?
Great video 😍😍😍😍
I wondered how the RUclips channels really got their pearls. I was recommended a channel that I've been watching and thinking about ordering some pearls. I got recommended pearl paradise channel that's how I ended up on this one. I'll not be buying any from those channels. I'll stick to my favorite jewelry stores. Thanks for the info.
So glad this video helped you! 😊
You haven't heard of Philippines pearl? like in Palawan and Mindanao?
I bought a Mikimoto Blue Lagoon necklace back in about the early 1990's from a jeweler. I'm pretty sure they're 15 inch not 16 inch. (?). 8mm pearls.I know nothing about them other than they are beautiful and a bit heavy.
You didn’t mention Texas concho pearls
Love your channel
8:45 i have the middle one i wish they weren’t dyed tho it makes them Look fake n for a long time i kinda thought they where
awesome!! :)))
Thank you, Julia!! 😊 Hope you are well!
I have a pearl I got from a crab
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I have the real pearls 😊
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That lady needs to stop talking
This girl is irratating
Hi! Is nacre formed around an irritant, like a grain of sand, secreted over and over again, eventually resulting in a pearl? Thank you 🪷
That’s a great question! If you fast-forward to 10:53 in this video, Jeremy explains the answer in-depth. But, to put it simply, pearls do not form around a grain of sand. Pearl formation starts with the displacement of epithelial cells inside the mollusk.
Did you watch this video?
@@Molly-pb2ybi imagine it was sarcasm due to the way Jeremy angrily debunked that