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South Sea pearls are the largest cultured-pearl variety, sometimes reaching over 20 millimeters in diameter. The Pinctada maxima oyster can take up to five years to produce a single South Sea pearl, whereas more common freshwater oysters can take as little as three months and create dozens of pearls. This long cultivation process makes South Sea pearls rarer - and more expensive. A single South Sea pearl can cost $1,500, and a necklace can reach over $200,000. So, how are these pearls grown? And what makes them so expensive?
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[@Stop4MotionMakr]

When you consider it took 9 years to collect the pearls for that one necklace, 36,000 is basically stealing.

[@rrrr-p3d6e]

She not only make one necklace.

[@yourdaymusicbox]

yeah 9 years for that, but she is not only make one neckless in 9 years isnt it 🤔

[@freeffree4133]

​@@rrrr-p3d6e He's talking about the last necklace

[@EliF-ge5bu]

The expression is, “it’s a steal”. Stealing does not mean the same. It’s a crime.

[@Stop4MotionMakr]

@@EliF-ge5bu no I did actually mean to say “stealing” albeit in a hyperbolic way. I mean dang the woman spent 9 YEARS on those pearls she should have been paid far more.

[@luxuryhub1323]

My mom found a purple pearl in an oyster she was eating and they valued it at like $750

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

damn, that's awesome. if I was a cook serving oysters, I would definitely check them for pearls! xD

[@treebahn]

That’s why any seafood festival should have a moneylender or something. If someone slurps down a raw oyster, someone should be right there to take the Pearl off their hands for some up-front cash.

[@Sausketo]

My sister and her best friend at the time had oysters together and the both found a pearl a little less than 1/4 inch, one of them was a purple pearl

[@juansantiago7335]

They are rare

[@mahmudasultana103]

Wow

[@izzatihassan1475]

A lot of people love the classic pearly whites, but I love the pinkish tint ones like in 5:40. Even better if it's misshapen and made into an assymetrical jewellery!

[@lesliesteele3926]

I have a string set of pink hue pearls from my great grandmother. The imperfect shapes and slightly pink shine is so unique. Need to get them restrung.

[@zohaibtariq7351]

Yeah those look beautiful

[@kylercroci2278]

Honestly misshapen ones to me seem more realistic being that there is misshapen ones instead of perfectly round like the fake plastic junk

[@isaiahc8390]

This world is rapidly passing away and I hope that you repent and take time to change before all out disaster occurs! Belief in messiah alone is not enough to grant you salvation - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36) if you believed in Messiah you would be following His commands as best as you could. If you are not a follower of Messiah I would highly recommend becoming one. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life - Revelation 3:20. Contemplate how the Roman Empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13 over the course of 1260+ years. Revelation 17 confirms that the beast is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years going back to Babylon and before, C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate once you start a relationship with God. Can't get a response from God? Fasting can help increase your perception and prayer can help initiate events. God will ignore you if your prayer does not align with His purpose (James 4:3) or if you are approaching Him when "unclean" (Isaiah 1:15, Isaiah 59:2, Micah 3:4). Stop eating food sacrificed to idols (McDonald's, Wendy's etc) stop glorifying yourself on social media or making other images of yourself (Second Commandment), stop gossiping about other people, stop watching obscene content etc. Have a blessed day!

[@victoriaburns1487]

I’m the same way! I could honestly care less about the color but I prefer the misshapen ones.

[@xwtek3505]

As a native Indonesian, the translation is quite off. The farmer said that they cleaned the oyster of moss, dirt, bacteria, and worms. They didn't talk about snails or insects.

[@eleabolar]

Thank you for letting us know!

[@xXxSkyViperxXx]

i heard as well "lumot". in Filipino, this also means moss

[@shorteelan]

They did in the beginning. They mentioned poisonous snails preventing them from eating.

[@TaigiTWeseFormosanDiplomat]

！

[@lisagriffin8221]

Thank you! It was weird seeing them say snails and insects when I see moss, dirt etc

[@ganangnursatriaji8895]

As an Indonesian, I am happy to see that local people in Lombok can make the most of their natural wealth. With this video, I hope the Ministry of Home Affairs can open their eyes about state assets in Lombok, apart from the Mandalika GP circuit, to be developed with assistance in the form of education or investment.

[@davidswanson5669]

I hope so too, God bless.

[@anumansaetang5012]

While half of indonesian population can't even afford to eat

[@fajrireynaldo5858]

@@anumansaetang5012 Well, it's exactly like your country, almost half the male population changes gender just to be able to eat and become shemale sexworker, really sad😢

[@werren894]

@@anumansaetang5012 and no birth control from the govt tho, but ours, sometimes being force by theirs stupid normalization culture

[@SF-ud4ej]

You know what on Mandalika GP, they invited many middle and small business to make exclusive merchandise and most of them failed to sell anything and suffering from great loss because there is certain minimum quantity that needed to be stocked there. I've met a pearl jeweller from Lombok telling me all of this. The problem is you are not allowed to sell those exclusive merchandise outside Mandalika GP and the government didn't do anything about this.

[@anyascelticcreations]

This is really interesting to me. I work with pearls as a designer but there is a lot that I learned in this video. For example, I didn't realize that pearls could be reshaped and shined like that. And I didn't realize that the nucleus was as big as it is. I wonder if I could learn to shape and buff some of my pearls that have flaws.

[@ericolens3]

Id say practice with low grade pearls. The thing I'm concerned about is the outer layer being shaven. Is that lacquer or natural oils that give pearls their luster? I bought my neice one of the cheaper pearl necklaces under $100.

[@anyascelticcreations]

@@ericolens3 Yeah, definitely I would try on a low grade pearl first. I always thought that the shine was from an unblemished outer layer of nacre. And that it couldn't be fixed in any way. But theoretically that nacre goes all the way to the nucleus. So theoretically I could polish a scratched or misshapened pearl the same way I polish metal. Though my equipment is different than theirs.

[@theecologist10]

Dont support this cruel practise. How would you like to be poked and prodding at, purposely hurt to produce a pearl, then go through it again each time.

[@theecologist10]

Culturing involves surgically opening each oyster shell and inserting an irritant in the oyster. Freshwater pearls are cultured by inserting another oyster’s mantle tissue. Saltwater pearls have beads and another oyster’s mollusk tissue inserted. Fewer than half of the oysters may survive this process. Cultivators further stress the oysters by suspending them in water in a cage, washing their shells, moving them around in different waters, and raising and lowering their cages to subject them to changing water temperatures. After the pearls are extracted from the oysters, one-third of oysters are “recycled” and put through the culturing process again. The others are killed and discarded

[@lawsoncallaway]

Lower quality pearls you can pearl back the nacre layers to expose nacre with better luster

[@onebigdarkroom3945]

The import of the precursor is what they will always use to control the cost and value of the pearls. If they increase production, then the price gets driven down because they aren't nearly as rare.

[@blabla4366]

Les masques tombent est la réalité fais juste peur ! Beuuw ! Une merde reste une merde quoi que tu face moi vous m'avez pourri ma vie mine de rien je rigole tjrs est cette joie d être n'a pas de prix! Ici bas tout passe mes l éternel ! Pour certains l enfer pour les autre la paix j'adore Allah le reste nique leurs mère ,.,., !$.,.,.,

[@onebigdarkroom3945]

@@blabla4366 dont speak french Pierre

[@TheFoxisintheHouse]

True

[@ge2719]

yeah, makes you wonder though, why don't they make their own nucleus. he said its made from shell anyway. seems they have access o plenty of shells. they just need a machine that can grind spheres.

[@querube78]

Me:"Who the hell is willing to wait 5 years for 1 godamm pearl" **Remembers we Mexicans wait 7 years for 1 tequila plant**

[@sayyadinawitch]

Umm…wine 😑 Fermentation has been around for over a 100k years my dear 🤦‍♀️

[@bellagreen6660]

@@Seijuuskan-VTY deer? 🦌

[@A2Cap]

@@Seijuuskan-VTY bro don’t correct someone if you don’t know english yourself 💀💀

[@shamerzaihan8638]

@@A2Cap i know ingles

[@A2Cap]

@@shamerzaihan8638 nice! mi tambien

[@ThyLoverly]

tbh i prefer the irregular shaped ones, they look more unique than the perfectly round ones which are copied too much.

[@isaiahc8390]

This world is rapidly passing away and I hope that you repent and take time to change before all out disaster occurs! Belief in messiah alone is not enough to grant you salvation - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36) if you believed in Messiah you would be following His commands as best as you could. If you are not a follower of Messiah I would highly recommend becoming one. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life - Revelation 3:20. Contemplate how the Roman Empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13 over the course of 1260+ years. Revelation 17 confirms that the beast is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years going back to Babylon and before, C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate once you start a relationship with God. Can't get a response from God? Fasting can help increase your perception and prayer can help initiate events. God will ignore you if your prayer does not align with His purpose (James 4:3) or if you are approaching Him when "unclean" (Isaiah 1:15, Isaiah 59:2, Micah 3:4). Stop eating food sacrificed to idols (McDonald's, Wendy's etc) stop glorifying yourself on social media or making other images of yourself (Second Commandment), stop gossiping about other people, stop watching obscene content etc. Have a blessed day!

[@rockytheman5106]

they would make good rings

[@allysonmarriott9591]

Baroque pearls. Delish!

[@polarnyong]

Those are called baroque pearls

[@anyascelticcreations]

Interesting. Maybe I will start using some of my more iregular shaped pearls in my designs then. I'm seeing comments everywhere here that people prefer the Baroque pearls. Nearly all of mine are. But I usually pick out the smoothest ones to use.

[@borabangtan]

I really hope this reaches some gov officials who actually care about the people and get them to support these local businesses either by giving them more chances to get better deals, more resources and or thru financial help. These people deserve more support from the country themself so that more locals develop interest in working with or for other locals

[@ge2719]

they are protecting the market by limiting the production of artificial pearls, so the market doesn't get flooded with them and they become worth far less. even though they still take just as much work to make, if they suddenly become less valuable then the entire market will collapse. just look what happened to amethyst. it was as rare as ruby and diamond. then in the 1800s they found massive amounts of it, and it became very cheap.

[@sweetpotato469]

One of my favourite analogies is the oyster and the pearl. It secretes a solution around something foreign, as its unable to expel it. So even if we struggle with a problem, if we act kindly and positive with the situation, we can turn it into a pearl, which will say a lot about us :D

[@coopercrab1709]

sango pearls

[@morpy3077]

sango pearls

[@lucky889s9]

Boba pearls... Love it in my milk tea

[@PipeScholar]

I like that, thanks for sharing

[@elon13yearsago8]

Seems like the problem that turns into pearl, not us.. We are the oysters, remember?

[@hannahrobertson31]

My mother has a pearl necklace grown in the shape of a cross, which a Chinese family of pearl farmers made by inserting a cross shaped base.

[@vitoshayelnikoff]

Shouldn’t that be more common and sell ooh😮 that actually sound pretty awesome !!!

[@cassandralyris4918]

I actually prefer wonkier pearls myself. There's something appealing about them to me. Like, a reminder that this is a natural object, a real one of a kind. Also, can't they produce their own nuclei in Indonesia? I assume they're just rounded mussel shell, right? Or, does having the more expensive Japanese nuclei contribute to their appeal for some people? Either way, I can definitely see why these are so expensive.

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

nah, you just can't afford the round pearls.

[@AliAsidqi2]

Lack of support I guess, they probably don't know how to produce these nuclei and no one studying it yet.

[@izzatihassan1475]

Japan is the origin of the oyster farming for pearls. So I guess the owner wants it to be as high quality as it gets.

[@adriennefloreen]

I also like "wonkier" pearls.

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

@@cyantn1634 actually the vast majority of pearls including these are not natural, because they contain a fake core. for the cheapest freshwater pearls, I think they use plastic balls that only get a millimeter or two of nacre coating, and in this case they use mussel shells, which are a similar material to oyster pearls, but still fake filler material and made round and big to give the pearls a big headstart in growing big and round. until a few hundred years ago, all pearls were natural, grown around randomly implanted grains of sand or shell. natural pearls only occur in a small percentage of oysters, fewer per oyster, they take a lot longer to reach the same size because their original core is very small, and they are much less likely to be round due to the lack of a round core as a starting point and the lack of manual turning of the oyster. nowadays, pearls are checked I think with x-rays to show wether they are made of concentric layers of nacre all the way to the center and thus natural, in which case they are far more expensive due to their rarity. plastic cores are certainly easy to identify, whereas these mussel shell cores may be an attempt to fool testing equipment with a similar density to oyster nacre. though I think there probably are ways to identify the lack of concentric layering. but at least the weight of the pearl will be convincing, as opposed to pearls with plastic cores.

[@Bretzel81]

I always find it fascinating how they do ocean farming like this. The oysters look natural, as if they live in the sea when they are in the lab yet they aren’t; the oysters have algae and other microbes growing on them the same as if they were growing in the ocean. So interesting

[@HisMajestyDD]

Same as normal farming.

[@joydixon3440]

Sad thing is they can't move

[@transfo47]

@@joydixon3440 Oysters don't seem to really be sentient.

[@winniechau4442]

I actually don’t like some Korean women hence they are deemed “evil” in my eyes

[@toastedt140]

@@joydixon3440 I live where there are a bunch of oyster farms (for food not pearls) and they have to go out very frequently and rotate those bags so they develop properly. I wouldn't be surprised if the same is true here. It's not like they set it and forget it, 100% of oysters would die.

[@jacob127w9]

Dang, only 36,000? I figured they were missing a zero somewhere considering that process.

[@JayyJay92]

36000 where she lives is like 120k In the US. Equivalent

[@jacob127w9]

@@JayyJay92 even so, she said that took 7 years to piece. She probably has multiple pieces being worked on at a time i imagine though.

[@palpatel9557]

It’s in dollars so I guess it’s worth it

[@alrighty6898]

That necklace has about 45 pearls and only cost $36k which means each pearl is less than $800. That’s still a lot for each. I wonder how much the guy sells his to the lady for it. The pearls are expensive because of its scarcity, increasing supply will bring down its cost

[@astaridjatmiko8187]

it's supposed to be sold in auction house

[@rdizzy1]

That necklace has way, way more than 45 pearls in it, just the outer one has more than 60 in it, and there are 3 strands. Probably over 150 pearls in total.

[@gaphic]

You think increasing the supply of luxury jewelry makes it cheaper? Someone’s never heard of lab-grown diamonds lol

[@jovrien]

Mikimoto makes cultured pearls, thus increasing supply (at least for them), but they still cost as much as buying a tiny car.

[@alrighty6898]

@@gaphic you think increasing the supply of something wouldn’t bring the price down? Somebody doesn’t understand supply and demand

[@Kiki-D-Kimono]

I worked in a fine jewelry store for a while and sold an incredibly beautiful and expensive Tahitian black pearl ring that was several thousand dollars. While I love pearls, my favorites are the cheaper freshwater variety, because I love those imperfections and differences of color.

[@HANDY_WAND]

I work before from a pearl farm in the phillipines producing golden pearls.... love this video... it remind me of my passion...

[@johnbroe]

Fascinating. The lengths we go to for shiny little things. 💎

[@mzhlop4623]

As Indonesian and birth and grew up in Lombok. I am so glad that Bussiner insider took this story into the world. Keep the good work!

[@thezenithupabove2531]

Do you know if I can buy pearls bulk direct and get them shipped to UK?

[@GhostiesWithTheMosties]

These videos are always so interesting I love this channel

[@Mr.Kreator]

Same

[@nancy4980]

Very informative piece. I never thought the irritants/nuclei were that size or perfectly shaped. Beautiful Indonesian scenery. I wonder how the price would change when it is a naturally occurring pearl. What happens to oysters after the pearl is harvested? Is climate change and warmer waters affecting the quality and quantity of cultured pearls?

[@fidelcatsro6948]

they become food

[@Layput]

It is mentioned that naturally occurring pearls are heavily deformed. So they fetch a lower price. After 3 harvests, the oyster usually dies.

[@vinsanity488]

Nuclei are often sourced from shells of sacrificed mussels, so they can cut the nuclei to certain specifications (obviously limited by thickness of shell from sacrificed mussel). It's a pretty wasteful, but quick and relatively consistent process

[@whitepouch0904]

Yes, climate change, hot temperature makes the water acidic due to release of ions so the shells not just from mollusk but also other sea species like corals have thinner calcium framework.

[@nancy4980]

@@whitepouch0904 You know, now that you you state this, I have noticed that the seashells that I have found on the beach close to a high traffic water area are thin, smaller, not too colorful, and easily breakable. I'm attributing this to the high water pollution levels. I am assuming water pollution plays a role as well. Thank you for answering. Take care.

[@cjpurcell774]

I'd love to see a episode of how videos like these get made, from idea to launch

[@ashokkumar-se5sl]

WHEN LADIES WEARS PEARL NECKLACE UPON NECK .WHAT IS THIER BENEFITS TO BODY

[@whitepouch0904]

@@ashokkumar-se5sl it's art. Expression of themselves.

[@graziedasilva9565]

At the start they just took a clam or oysters life away but then I saw the guy carefully taking the pearl out I was so happy 😊

[@LegumesEtFleurs]

Now I know why they are so expensive. I love pearls but I found the baroque ones the most beautiful and those pinky or peachy colored ones to be more eye-catching and appealing.

[@anyascelticcreations]

I'm seeing so many people saying that they prefer Baroque pearls here. That's encouraging to me as a designer because most of my pearls are noticeably Baroque with very few of them without color of some kind. I think I like the silvery blue ones the best. Though, pink on an otherwise cream pearl can be really pretty, too. 😊

[@theecologist10]

@@anyascelticcreations do you not feel guilty hurting these sea creatures or do you just not care?🤔

[@shuhuitan803]

@@theecologist10 There is no central nervous system in oysters, thus they are unable to process pain. Just like plants.

[@xWingzTV]

@@shuhuitan803 the video said they can feel the irritant though… isn’t that the whole reason it creates the pearl in the first place?

[@bendysama1728]

@@xWingzTV chill dude,the farmer always clean the pearl from mose,poison snails thay can prevent them to eat etc,they get food and care when the farmers also get pearls.

[@itisyourmaestrocris]

The Philippines is rich in pearls. We have a variety of pearls including black pearls, which could cost an arm and a leg. Hence, this has been exploited by people across the country not knowing that it is strictly prohibited to collect some of these.

[@gokuljosh1186]

These videos are helps me a lot to keep my mind at peace. I've subscribed to all insider channels and watch all videos, it helps me a lot when im stressed or if I'm having difficulty sleeping. Thanks a lot for your work.

[@keyqchan]

In other words, BI's videos put you to sleep.

[@ramrami8848]

Doar Iisus poate sa iti dea pace deplina. Roaga-te Lui.

[@xWingzTV]

they should be helping you make money

[@naikyunyo]

I’m going to save up to buy one of these necklaces. What a fun goal! Thank you all for your hard work!

[@jdwylde7]

I found a giant pearl worth a lot of money. Then this huge Sharp pain on the left side of my face. Old lady wearing the necklace slapped me.

[@Goblin_Geek]

😂

[@maristoldboys5466]

Nice documentary. We have distinctive champagne coloured pearls here in Fiji.

[@tehnative9779]

A pearl is one of the most literal sense's of "A other's trash is another mans treasure"

[@naiseniichan8035]

imagine buying white marbles for thousands of dollars.

[@Ret_Army_Combat_Vet]

My 1st job was a jeweler. Once I saw a customer bring in a string of beautiful deep gold pearls for repairs. WOW!

[@ndb_1982]

What kind of costume were they wearing? Or are you attempting to say, customer?

[@Ret_Army_Combat_Vet]

@@ndb_1982 Thanks did not check spell check

[@riomouris4767]

I've always found it interesting how pearls are essentially made by an oysters immune response

[@phoenix5054]

9 years in the making with a string of near-perfect 2-year cultured pearls only fetch $36k? Diamond jewelry can easily reach that number, and you are using commom rocks whose supply is only limited by De Beers.

[@habibainunsyifaf6463]

So you prefer us obliterate a mountain rather than farm these things?

[@phoenix5054]

@@habibainunsyifaf6463 Nah. I'm pointing out how unfair the world is. Something so rare and requires a lot of work can be so "cheap" as compared to common crap.

[@EliF-ge5bu]

@@phoenix5054 common crap? I bet you have some in your backyard you can send our way?

[@RV-ce1uc]

@@EliF-ge5bu diamonds are common. What's available to the public is scarce because diamonds are monopolized and hoarded by greedy business men. There are a lot of stock of diamonds compared to pearls. When he said it's common it does not mean its on everyone's backyard. Where's your common sense?

[@everythingallin4905]

@@RV-ce1uc diamonds are not common.

[@samsonsoturian6013]

Just so we're clear, pearls form when oysters get sharp things stuck inside their privates.

[@CRneu]

And we can grow them in a lab using bacteria, so there's zero reason to do this or to charge such high prices.

[@phillipwright7022]

@@CRneu no

[@sherrizanoli1398]

The South Sea pearls are the most beautiful pearls. I do have a pair of earrings and ring with 18mm S. S. Pearls and they are stunning.

[@CATsissta]

I just can’t help but feel sad for the oysters that have to die :(

[@fidelcatsro6948]

they become oyster meat ..yumyum..

[@CATsissta]

@@fidelcatsro6948 At least the oyster isn’t going to die in vain then, it will feed someone who likes oyster meat (not me) :)

[@fidelcatsro6948]

@@CATsissta rich in zinc and many other trace minerals!!

[@naruoze]

And they are restricted in a net in their life, can't moving

[@hanselsihotang]

Well, either these farmed oysters die in this farm or their wild brethren will get hunted to extinction just for the wild pearl. It's basically the struggle of modern farming and the push to limit/abolish it, some enviromentalist doesn't realize that if you abolish farms, the problem of the greed that causes it doesn't go away. And oysters doesn't move much anyway so unlike farmed mammals, the outrage of oysters getting chained in nets are laughable.

[@grafito4438]

They probably have a strict import license to stop this type of farming from affecting the environment. I could be wrong but monoculture farming is usually not a good thing.

[@vintagethrifter2114]

It's Indonesia, they don't really care about the environment. They rank low on the Environment Performance Index. Not as good as Thailand but better than China. It's all about the money. He just needs to find the right government official and as "How much."

[@auleaf1210]

It's true that monoculture farming generally create more environmental impact but I don't think it's applicable in this case. In this case they provide their own early culture (the one that involves chemical substances) in a lab and not in open water, reproduce their own oyster, and let the later culture happens naturally.

[@brownbee4889]

western people are very good at talking about environmental damage, monoculture, deforestation for oil palm, especially in developing countries. but they pretend to forget or do not really know how their environment is, many arid lands are not greened. they also do monoculture farming, (perhaps monoculture farming there doesn't need to destroy the forest). and they also pretended to forget who had colonized other countries and caused mischief.

[@vintagethrifter2114]

@@brownbee4889 The vast majority of farming in the world is monoculture. What the west tends to have a problem with is driving species to extinction to do it.

[@yoonseasaw]

@@brownbee4889 speak your truth!!

[@tiggercampbell6198]

i did not know that pearls were worth anything anymore..I thought it was just old fashion..my mum had pearls so I just bought them as a family tradition in the 90s..they only cost 75 back in the 90s..

[@unpersonableme1805]

Heirloom not tradition

[@user-mv9tt4st9k]

A fairly nice set of 5-7mm pearls cost more around $600.00 in the 1990s. A $200.00 set of Akoya pearls was not as pretty.

[@isaiahc8390]

Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36). Contemplate how the Roman empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years to accomplish the religion of the Israelites C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate though because you can start a relationship with God and have proof. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life. - Revelation 3:20 Revelation 6 1st Seal: White horse = Roman Empire conquering nations under Trajan 98-117 AD & Gospel spreading rapidly. 2nd Seal: Red horse, bloody civil wars with 32 different Emperors, most killed by the sword. 185-284 AD 3rd Seal: Black horse, economic despair from high taxes to pay for wars, farmers stopped growing. 200-250 AD 4th Seal: Pale horse, 1/4th of Romans died from famine, pestilence; at one point 5,000 dying per day. 250-300 AD 5th Seal: Diocletian persecuted Smyrna church era saints for ten years, blood crying out for vengeance. 303-312 AD 6th Seal: Political upheaval in the declining Roman Empire while the leaders battled each other. 313-395 AD Revelation 7 Sealing of 144,000, the saints, before trumpet war judgments, which led to the fall of the Roman Empire. Revelation 8 1st Trumpet: Alaric and the Goths attacked from the north, the path of hail, and set it on fire. 400-410 AD 2nd Trumpet: Genseric and the Vandals attacked the seas and coastlands, the blood of sailors in water. 425-470 AD 3rd Trumpet: Attila and the Huns scourged the Danube, Rhine & Po rivers area, dead bodies made water bitter. 451 AD 4th Trumpet: Odoacer and the Heruli caused the last Western Emperor (sun), Senate (moon) to lose power. 476 AD With the Western Roman Emperor (restrainer of 2 Thes. 2) removed; the son of perdition Popes took power. Revelation 9 Two woe judgments against the central 1/3rd and eastern 1/3rd of the Roman Empire. 612-1453 AD 5th Trumpet: Locust & scorpions point to Arabia, the rise of the Muslim army. Islam hides Gospel from Arabs. 612-762 AD 6th Trumpet: Turks released to attack Constantinople with large cannons (fire, smoke, brimstone). 1062-1453 AD Revelation 10 The little book is the printed Bible, which was needed after the Dark Ages when Scriptures were banned by Popes. Revelation 11 7th Trumpet: Martin Luther measured Roman Church; found that it’s an apostate church, not part of true temple. The two witnesses are the Scriptures and saints who proclaim the pure Gospel and testify against the antichrist Popes. Papal Church pronounced Christendom dead in 1514 AD. Silence for 3.5 years. Then Luther posted his 95 Thesis, which sparked the Protestant Reformation and brought the witnesses back to life. Millions of Catholics were saved. Revelation 12 Satan used the Roman Empire to try to wipe out the early Church, Satan was cast down as the Empire collapsed. Revelation 13 The antichrist beast Popes reigned in power 1,260 years, 538-1798, is the little horn of Daniel 7, son of perdition. The false prophet Jesuit Superior General rose to power from land (earth) of Vatican and has created many deceptions. Revelation 14 Points to great harvest during the Protestant Reformation & wrath on Catholic countries who obey antichrist Pope. Revelation 15 Overcoming saints victorious over the beast. Prelude to 7 vials and judgment on those who support Papal Rome. Revelation 16 1st Vial: The foul sore of atheism was poured out on Catholic France, leaving them with no hope, led to revolution. 2nd Vial: The French Revolution started in 1793, killed 250,000, as France had obeyed the Pope and killed saints. 3rd Vial: The French Revolution spread to rural areas of France, where Protestants had been killed in river areas. 4th Vial: The bloody Napoleonic wars shed the blood of countries who had revered and obeyed the antichrist Pope. 5th Vial: Judgment on the seat of the beast. Papal States invaded in 1798, Pope imprisoned, removed from power. 6th Vial: The Turks vast domain dried up, they were only left with Turkey. They lost control of Palestine in 1917 AD, Israel became a nation again in 1948

[@ndb_1982]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 If you only paid $75 you bought imitation.

[@AntroAlexander]

truth 😂😂😂 those were obviously fake pearls​@@ndb_1982

[@sepilokfui]

one of the most important factor is the quality of the water, clean, unpolluted, and right warmness

[@ugochukwuharbor5519]

So educative to watch.

[@muhammadkafiansyah9773]

Thats my aunty, riana meilia....i am so happy n proud😍

[@Benni777]

Human labor is one of many factors that make anything expensive 😞

[@danielalbert9749]

Makes sense. Nobody wants to put time and effort in to get nothing.

[@seaslugs]

Lol you would rather everyone be unemployed due to automation then?

[@isaiahc8390]

Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36). Contemplate how the Roman empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years to accomplish the religion of the Israelites C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate though because you can start a relationship with God and have proof. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life. - Revelation 3:20 Revelation 6 1st Seal: White horse = Roman Empire conquering nations under Trajan 98-117 AD & Gospel spreading rapidly. 2nd Seal: Red horse, bloody civil wars with 32 different Emperors, most killed by the sword. 185-284 AD 3rd Seal: Black horse, economic despair from high taxes to pay for wars, farmers stopped growing. 200-250 AD 4th Seal: Pale horse, 1/4th of Romans died from famine, pestilence; at one point 5,000 dying per day. 250-300 AD 5th Seal: Diocletian persecuted Smyrna church era saints for ten years, blood crying out for vengeance. 303-312 AD 6th Seal: Political upheaval in the declining Roman Empire while the leaders battled each other. 313-395 AD Revelation 7 Sealing of 144,000, the saints, before trumpet war judgments, which led to the fall of the Roman Empire. Revelation 8 1st Trumpet: Alaric and the Goths attacked from the north, the path of hail, and set it on fire. 400-410 AD 2nd Trumpet: Genseric and the Vandals attacked the seas and coastlands, the blood of sailors in water. 425-470 AD 3rd Trumpet: Attila and the Huns scourged the Danube, Rhine & Po rivers area, dead bodies made water bitter. 451 AD 4th Trumpet: Odoacer and the Heruli caused the last Western Emperor (sun), Senate (moon) to lose power. 476 AD With the Western Roman Emperor (restrainer of 2 Thes. 2) removed; the son of perdition Popes took power. Revelation 9 Two woe judgments against the central 1/3rd and eastern 1/3rd of the Roman Empire. 612-1453 AD 5th Trumpet: Locust & scorpions point to Arabia, the rise of the Muslim army. Islam hides Gospel from Arabs. 612-762 AD 6th Trumpet: Turks released to attack Constantinople with large cannons (fire, smoke, brimstone). 1062-1453 AD Revelation 10 The little book is the printed Bible, which was needed after the Dark Ages when Scriptures were banned by Popes. Revelation 11 7th Trumpet: Martin Luther measured Roman Church; found that it’s an apostate church, not part of true temple. The two witnesses are the Scriptures and saints who proclaim the pure Gospel and testify against the antichrist Popes. Papal Church pronounced Christendom dead in 1514 AD. Silence for 3.5 years. Then Luther posted his 95 Thesis, which sparked the Protestant Reformation and brought the witnesses back to life. Millions of Catholics were saved. Revelation 12 Satan used the Roman Empire to try to wipe out the early Church, Satan was cast down as the Empire collapsed. Revelation 13 The antichrist beast Popes reigned in power 1,260 years, 538-1798, is the little horn of Daniel 7, son of perdition. The false prophet Jesuit Superior General rose to power from land (earth) of Vatican and has created many deceptions. Revelation 14 Points to great harvest during the Protestant Reformation & wrath on Catholic countries who obey antichrist Pope. Revelation 15 Overcoming saints victorious over the beast. Prelude to 7 vials and judgment on those who support Papal Rome. Revelation 16 1st Vial: The foul sore of atheism was poured out on Catholic France, leaving them with no hope, led to revolution. 2nd Vial: The French Revolution started in 1793, killed 250,000, as France had obeyed the Pope and killed saints. 3rd Vial: The French Revolution spread to rural areas of France, where Protestants had been killed in river areas. 4th Vial: The bloody Napoleonic wars shed the blood of countries who had revered and obeyed the antichrist Pope. 5th Vial: Judgment on the seat of the beast. Papal States invaded in 1798, Pope imprisoned, removed from power. 6th Vial: The Turks vast domain dried up, they were only left with Turkey. They lost control of Palestine in 1917 AD, Israel became a nation again in 1948

[@danielalbert9749]

@@almostblank4025 yo mama.

[@seaslugs]

@@almostblank4025 there will be no post-scarcity world. What are you smoking. Something will always be rare. Soon it is going to be water and rare earth minerals and we are all going to go to war over them.

[@wyvern723]

Honestly, I like the ones that aren't perfect spheres better. They have more character.

[@crabmansteve6844]

These super perfect pearls just look far too manufactured. I'm a fan of the smaller less regularly shaped freshwater pearls.

[@tjloffice8433]

I got my south sea pearl ring from Lombok last year. It is my favorite ring. From the farmer i heard that the value is not from the shape, even fresh water or sea pearl have weighten the value.. but the first value firstly seen from the shine against the wall pattern of the pearl

[@Nomad_Wanderer]

I once found a black pearl on a sea beach it was small but i thought it to be something else as i was not sure if pearl are ever black but after some year's i was told that it is a very rare find

[@saffufathimaa2688]

Kaha dekha aapne

[@saffufathimaa2688]

Aap apne pass rakh lete pheka kyu

[@oraibaiki411]

The color of a pearl is dependent on the shell inside the oyster (mother of pearl). It has a spectrum of colors where some of them will be on the pearl. So a black pearl will likely come from a species of oyster with many dark hues on the mother of pearl. For example black lipped oyster

[@akankshadash7129]

Damn, these pearls are even more expensive than diamonds!!!

[@christianfrommuslim]

LESSONS from PEARLS: Once a university student from Kuwait brought me a pearl after her return from the Middle East. Yet surprisingly, she did not know how pearls were made. I shared with her how constant irritation made such a beautiful thing, and how difficulties in our lives can do the same. An even more meaningful story is of "the pearl of great price," one of the fascinating parables which won Jesus such popularity. In it a pearl is found by a merchant. To get it he sells everything that he has. There are two interpretations to the parable: One is that when we see the beauty of living in tune with God and people, we would exchange everything we have to be part of it. The other is that God loves us so much, we are like a pearl that he gives his best to save. He came to earth to be with and suffer with us. He died for our wrongs, and his resurrection gives us hope of eternal life - the best gift of all!

[@yassi8814]

I like pink pearls & black pearls

[@Jams90.]

That man is a surgeon.

[@Dapyking]

That first shot of the guy ripping the oyster made me go GOH!

[@mythicalcreature1963]

High respect to those bringing up the oysters from sea. they aren't even using gogles

[@oryxthetakenking8275]

I was more shocked at them cleaning the oysters with bare hands despite saying poisonous snails can be on them or other predators

[@bryanm6245]

8:37 it took 9 years to make that necklace and she only got $36k? That "Local Buyer" just made a fortune.

[@twojac20]

At least they are farming rather than tearing up the whole ocean just for a pearl

[@iipsarifudin9999]

Yeah they are trying. Not to ruin the whole ocean

[@rahulvinalnarayan9743]

Some of the best quality pearls are found in my country, Fiji. My mum bought a pearl necklace for $15k and my god it’s stunning

[@abaronsnumismatics]

Good video thanks for sharing

[@andrewondon]

The in depth knowledge of these ppl is mind blowing! Imagine watching this Vid in the upmarket boutique, the buyer would pay even more

[@patsmith5947]

I’m really surprised that they can open the shells completely , this is way more difficult than I thought.

[@blodstainer]

75% dead oysters seems like they're doing something wrong. And fixing it probably would draw down cost.. This sounds like a luxury ineffective produce that kills because fixing it will not be profitable.

[@nidhisawant4313]

imo the misshapen pearls should be more expensive because they are more natural. and they also look better

[@Smiley_101]

U know I do get what these farmers are going through . Sometime you’re just a small farmer in countries that not as big or popular u do get being take advantage of your hard works . I do believed they can get the support they needs as I myself love pearls ❤️ n seeing their hardworks in produce the pearls make me appreciates pearls even more ❤️

[@purefreedom282]

You can buy real pearls from fishermen in the Philippines for 20-30$(that's what I think I paid in 2016/2017) for a full necklace and they are real . But of course they have irregular shapes and you have to buy directly from them..I didn't ask for the prices recently

[@landove1486]

Let's say the necklace is made of 40 pearls, so each pearl is less than a Dollar. That's extremely cheap. It's either made of fake pearls or low quality freshwater pearls.

[@bendysama1728]

@@landove1486 exactly, the only thing we can do to check the pealrs in lab.

[@purefreedom282]

@@landove1486 I bought them from a fisherman in a small beach village in the Philippines where I have been living . Not fake as I know how to recognize. Person I think said they were seawater pearls and was even selling some pinctada shells where the pearls apparently grew but if course I cannot know for sure and also I'm not an expert's I can only say they were not fake.. I paid for each necklace probably 20$ which in the Philippines is not cheap anyway. They were not regular pearls that's for sure , I mean the pearls were not perfectly round or at least not all of them

[@altasierra3415]

@@purefreedom282 they are real freshwater Pearl

[@justsomehaatonpassingby4488]

We do have South Sea pearl farms in the Philippines, it's mainly on two areas of the country which originally produce it... Sulu and Palawan... Whilst the culture of Pearl harvesting is older in Sulu, they produce pearls on a smaller scale compared to Palawan, Palawan on the other hand is more successful of the two because of Government backing, and protection and having it on a larger scale... As a side note, the Badjao tribe of Sulu are also known for being the source of natural South Sea Pearls in the Philippines

[@youcanknowanything8489]

One would think (with admittedly no experience in the pear industry) that creating a new item to use as a "nucleus" for cultured pearls would be possible. Mussel shells are available in many locations around the world....

[@ricoh881227]

Damn, this is so informative.. didnt know you could farm pearl, thought it was natural and stuff..

[@fidelcatsro6948]

GMO pearl farming

[@CRneu]

You can produce oysters in a lab using bacteria. No reason to harm oysters or do monoculture

[@theecologist10]

People will find a way to exploit anything no matter how cruel

[@ndb_1982]

@@CRneu 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ndb_1982]

@@theecologist10 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@aaliyahlunan876]

The time it takes makes this real luxury

[@anameglass1607]

From 10.000 oysters only 2.500 survives. Why they didn't use nucleus from died oysters for the new ones to expand bussiness?

[@andreafranco1477]

Because they don't implant a nucleus to all of them, only 25% make it into adulhood and that's when the nucleous is implanted, nothing goes to waste.

[@anameglass1607]

@@andreafranco1477 thanks for the explanation

[@UKindness4]

We need to only buy pearls from oysters who have grown naturely in their own habitat.

[@fidelcatsro6948]

they need to find out how to make nuclei locally themselves!

[@actualartist3082]

nah.

[@alparslankorkmaz2964]

Nice video.

[@jeremybaptistal4259]

6:03 growing in plastic... sad to see

[@carlaphoenix8965]

Fascinating, very informative.

[@Layput]

If the importation of beads were easier, the oysters could be exploited heavily.

[@xWingzTV]

those aren’t just beads tho lol

[@tough10triviaquiz73]

and pearl's price will crash drastically.

[@blazednlovinit]

Interesting stuff, I've never valued pearls personally, they look kind of nice but are essentially boring beads. I'd prefer gemstones or gold any time :)

[@lc2557]

Yeah fake pearls basically look the same

[@blazednlovinit]

@@lc2557 I'm red/green colourblind, so shades of pink are shifted towards looking grey to me. Maybe that's why I don't like them, sparkle is more important than shade for my vision :D

[@johnl.7754]

Not sure if making more pearls will mean more $$$ since then the price of it will probably go down.

[@Anderson-f4t6c]

By that logic mining more gold/diamond will reduce its price. The price won't go down until demand is high

[@estrelletapolar]

@@Anderson-f4t6c opposite. Prices rise when demand is high and offer is low

[@broodywalsh7322]

@@Anderson-f4t6c Prices of gold will never go down as it is not economically wise to make gold and gold is the physical worth of money but I do believe that diamonds and pearl prices will definetly go down someday bc they could be easily grown unlike gold.

[@vintagethrifter2114]

@@broodywalsh7322 You must be pretty young. You really do need to research the history of the gold market. The last highest price for gold was in September of 2011. Over the last ten years it dropped as much as 42%. People are slowly getting their money back to even. The most recent high price for gold was March 8, 2022 when it was $2074. Two days ago it was $1699.

[@isaiahc8390]

Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36). Contemplate how the Roman empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years to accomplish the religion of the Israelites C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate though because you can start a relationship with God and have proof. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life. - Revelation 3:20 Revelation 6 1st Seal: White horse = Roman Empire conquering nations under Trajan 98-117 AD & Gospel spreading rapidly. 2nd Seal: Red horse, bloody civil wars with 32 different Emperors, most killed by the sword. 185-284 AD 3rd Seal: Black horse, economic despair from high taxes to pay for wars, farmers stopped growing. 200-250 AD 4th Seal: Pale horse, 1/4th of Romans died from famine, pestilence; at one point 5,000 dying per day. 250-300 AD 5th Seal: Diocletian persecuted Smyrna church era saints for ten years, blood crying out for vengeance. 303-312 AD 6th Seal: Political upheaval in the declining Roman Empire while the leaders battled each other. 313-395 AD Revelation 7 Sealing of 144,000, the saints, before trumpet war judgments, which led to the fall of the Roman Empire. Revelation 8 1st Trumpet: Alaric and the Goths attacked from the north, the path of hail, and set it on fire. 400-410 AD 2nd Trumpet: Genseric and the Vandals attacked the seas and coastlands, the blood of sailors in water. 425-470 AD 3rd Trumpet: Attila and the Huns scourged the Danube, Rhine & Po rivers area, dead bodies made water bitter. 451 AD 4th Trumpet: Odoacer and the Heruli caused the last Western Emperor (sun), Senate (moon) to lose power. 476 AD With the Western Roman Emperor (restrainer of 2 Thes. 2) removed; the son of perdition Popes took power. Revelation 9 Two woe judgments against the central 1/3rd and eastern 1/3rd of the Roman Empire. 612-1453 AD 5th Trumpet: Locust & scorpions point to Arabia, the rise of the Muslim army. Islam hides Gospel from Arabs. 612-762 AD 6th Trumpet: Turks released to attack Constantinople with large cannons (fire, smoke, brimstone). 1062-1453 AD Revelation 10 The little book is the printed Bible, which was needed after the Dark Ages when Scriptures were banned by Popes. Revelation 11 7th Trumpet: Martin Luther measured Roman Church; found that it’s an apostate church, not part of true temple. The two witnesses are the Scriptures and saints who proclaim the pure Gospel and testify against the antichrist Popes. Papal Church pronounced Christendom dead in 1514 AD. Silence for 3.5 years. Then Luther posted his 95 Thesis, which sparked the Protestant Reformation and brought the witnesses back to life. Millions of Catholics were saved. Revelation 12 Satan used the Roman Empire to try to wipe out the early Church, Satan was cast down as the Empire collapsed. Revelation 13 The antichrist beast Popes reigned in power 1,260 years, 538-1798, is the little horn of Daniel 7, son of perdition. The false prophet Jesuit Superior General rose to power from land (earth) of Vatican and has created many deceptions. Revelation 14 Points to great harvest during the Protestant Reformation & wrath on Catholic countries who obey antichrist Pope. Revelation 15 Overcoming saints victorious over the beast. Prelude to 7 vials and judgment on those who support Papal Rome. Revelation 16 1st Vial: The foul sore of atheism was poured out on Catholic France, leaving them with no hope, led to revolution. 2nd Vial: The French Revolution started in 1793, killed 250,000, as France had obeyed the Pope and killed saints. 3rd Vial: The French Revolution spread to rural areas of France, where Protestants had been killed in river areas. 4th Vial: The bloody Napoleonic wars shed the blood of countries who had revered and obeyed the antichrist Pope. 5th Vial: Judgment on the seat of the beast. Papal States invaded in 1798, Pope imprisoned, removed from power. 6th Vial: The Turks vast domain dried up, they were only left with Turkey. They lost control of Palestine in 1917 AD, Israel became a nation again in 1948

[@johnphilip4653]

😊❤ Thank for sharing

[@aminayusuf2491]

Amazing. Such painstaking care and dedication.

[@Meetoniceyou]

I need to know more about the fully opened oyster, the partially opened oyster, and the nuclei

[@Dr_Doofenshmirts]

she sold it for 36k only? should've put it in an auction

[@ktursts4088]

*always the ans is: it's rare* (too difficult or time consuming or impossible to produce, limited resource, or not available due to regulations etc is mostly what make things rare)

[@Magellan-s2p]

In addition to being expensive it's ugly

[@Bakerygo]

That 36000 necklace is dreamy!

[@seafoodmonster3060]

I didn't realize how dreadful the life of an oyster could be.

[@rad8261]

I love the look of the Philippines golden south sea pearls

[@hatsunemikufan4]

Why are these pearls so expensive? Cause we say so and you want it more now!

[@ru2225]

Guess you skipped the video...

[@Benni777]

Human labor and capitalism. And exclusivity always makes any product or service more expensive

[@werren894]

just don't buy and shut up, nobody want to be communist

[@snigie1]

Tears the oysters gonads.... I wasn't ready for that line!

[@letsgetreal3076]

I love pearls but I was uncomfortable with how invasive the farming is for the oysters. I had no idea that they are messed around with so frequently when pearls are cultivated. The system used is really awful for them, uncomfortable viewing.

[@AjengHendrikse]

i went to pearl farm in Lombok once, and bought a necklace with Kangaroo’s leather. it was almost 40% cheaper than the shop

[@KelsaRavenlock]

I just don't get it at all, $1500 for a pearl when pearls have almost no use outside of maybe paint pigment.

[@Suzzers]

Agreed. Some people like them for jewelry but they're so expensive it's ridiculous.

[@bendysama1728]

Bro,if some people have money,that is their rights,so don't say that this is a stupid idea. You have money you get things you want.

[@oneshotme]

Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@antman7673]

Can they not just pipe sea water into a tank of oysters?

[@thefunkypet9402]

her voice is really soothing.. i wanna be her friend

[@bigblackblock7385]

while everyone’s focusing on the pearls, i’m admiring how delicious those oysters look

[@9487087496]

Very informative and inspiring video.

[@FinancialShinanigan]

Sad how most of these video topics willbe affected dramatically by climate change

[@Bonbonbosnang]

Bangga cuyy🙌🙌🙌

[@flapjack2958]

Hope the oyster got its fair share of the profits!

[@nancytestani1470]

This is just amazing, thanks for sharing..

[@minnahumble2294]

You keep mentioning perfectly round pearls. I have always thought the beauty of South Street pearls is they are not perfectly round, but baroque or slightly elongated.

[@tjloffice8433]

Imperfect sea pearl is usually black tahitian sea pearl

[@y0kozuna]

I got these pearls from this island, even the regular non high quality beads are absolutely gorgeous, for $100 you can get a nice satin white pearl bracelet