The Very Cultured Pearl Pt 2 - a podcast by Parle Jewelry Designs Jonathan and Brecken Farnsworth.

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

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