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"Pearls as One"
Part 1: Introduction
A Dedication
Introduction to Cultured Pearls (2:11)
Welcome to Pearls as One
A Message from the CPAA
Part 2: Akoya Pearls
Introduction to Akoya Pearls
Akoya Pearls from Japan
The First Patents
Enter Tokichi Nishikawa and Tatsuhei Mise
An Industry is Born
The Road to Acceptance
After The Second World War
The Passing of a Legend
The Three Principles of Overseas Production: AKA The Diamond Policy
The Rise and Fall of Production
Pearl Farms in Japan
The Mollusk
Hatcheries
The Nucleus
Nucleation (1:14)
Formation of a Cultured Pearl
The Harvest
Little Accidents—Keshi
The Auctions
Pearl Processing Factories
Value Factors
The Wholesale Market
Akoya Pearls from China
Quiz: Akoya Pearls
Part 3: Freshwater pearls
Introduction to Freshwater Pearls
Traditional Non-Beaded Freshwater Pearls - The Most Versatile Pearl
Freshwater Mussels
The Earliest Years
Freshwater Pearls from Japan
The Earliest Market for Biwa Pearls
Enter China
The Operation (0:21)
The Farms
The Harvest and Processing
Value factors
Marketing
Quiz: Freshwater Pearls
Part 3.1: NEW Freshwater Pearls
Introduction to the NEW Freshwater Pearls
Humble Beginnings in Japan
Threatened by Pollution
Enter the Giant
Fireball Pearls
In-Body Nucleation
Bead-nucleated Pearl Varieties
Nucleated with a Shell Bead
Nucleated with a Pearl
Nucleated with Earthen Matter - Soufflé Pearls
Value Factors
The Future
Quiz: NEW Freshwater Pearls
Part 4: Black Pearls
Introduction to Black Pearls
Tahitian Pearls from French Polynesia
The Pearls
The Mollusk
Early Beginnings
Robert Wan
The Modern Age
The Farms (19:41)
Collection of Spat
The Nucleation (0:54)
The Harvest (1:55)
Treatments
Value Factors
Marketing
Part 4.1: Fijian Pearls
Fijian Black Pearls (4:07)
Part 4.2: Cortez Pearls
Cortez Pearls from Mexico
Cortez Pearl Attributes
Quiz: Black Pearls
Part 5: South Sea Pearls
Introduction to South Sea Pearls
Australian South Sea Pearls (Silver Lip) (2:30)
The Beginnings of an Industry
The Pearling Act
The Paspaley Family (2:32)
Pearling in Australia (1:17)
The Quota System
Wild Pearl Mollusks (1:32)
Hatcheries
Growth Period
The Harvest (0:52)
Processing
Value factors (0:27)
Marketing (2:40)
The South Sea Pearl Consortium
Part 5.1 Philippine South Sea Pearls (Gold Lip)
Introduction to Philippine South Sea Pearls
The Pearl
Value Factors
Early Attempts
The Philippines
The People and Events (2:37)
The Farms
The Mollusks (0:30)
Nucleation
The Environment (0:27)
The Harvest
Marketing (1:00)
Part 5.2 Indonesian South Sea Pearls (Gold & Silver Lip)
Introduction to Indonesian South Sea Pearls (4:34)
The Mollusks
The Farms (6:35)
Nucleation
The Harvest
The Market (0:30)
Quiz: South Sea Pearls
Part 6: A Retailer's Guide to Grading Akoya Pearls
Introduction
1. SIZE
2. SHAPES
3. COLOR
4. LUSTER
5. SURFACE QUALITY
6. NACRE QUALITY
7. MATCHING
GRADING AKOYA PEARLS
Part 7: A Retailer's Guide to Grading Freshwater Pearls
Introduction
1. SIZE
2. SHAPES
3. COLORS
4. LUSTER
5. SURFACE QUALITY
6. NACRE QUALITY
7. MATCHING
GRADING FRESHWATER PEARLS
Part 8: A Retailer's Guide to Grading Tahitian Pearls
Introduction
1. SIZE
2. SHAPES
3. COLORS
4. LUSTER
5. SURFACE QUALITY
6. NACRE QUALITY
7. MATCHING
GRADING TAHITIAN PEARLS
Part 9: A Retailer's Guide to Grading South Sea Pearls
Introduction to South Sea Pearl Grading
1. SIZE
2. SHAPES
3. COLORS
4. LUSTER
5. SURFACE QUALITY
6. NACRE QUALITY
7. MATCHING SOUTH SEA PEARLS
GRADING SOUTH SEA PEARLS
Becoming a CPAA Certified Pearl Specialist
PaO Final Exam
Nucleated with a Shell Bead
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