Following is a transcription of the video. Narrator: Pearls have been a symbol of elegance and class for centuries. The Maharajas of India and European queens adorned themselves with pearls, a symbol ...

As we walked down the crowded alleys of Qatar's oldest souq - Souq Waqif - jewellery stores decked out in pearl necklaces, bracelets and rings surrounded us. The pearl industry was significant in ...

Oysters are the main producers of pearls, but clams and mussels can also create them. Pearls form when oysters secrete layers of nacre around irritants. There are natural and cultured pearls, with ...

Pearl dealers are turning to cutting edge science to help them distinguish between cultured pearls and the natural kind. Natural pearls continue to fetch high prices, but methods for culturing them ...

An island kingdom just off the Arabian Peninsula, known as the first emirate nation to discover oil in 1932, wants to re-establish itself as the global center for sustainable pearls. Natural pearls ...

Pearl buyer J.R. Sink went up and down the White and Black rivers in the 1920s and ’30s, swapping cash for fresh-water pearls. Those who visit Pearls Unique in Newport can buy some of those very ...

A great irony of pearl history is that the least expensive cultured pearl product in the market today rivals the quality of the most expensive natural pearls ever found. The price-value anomaly is ...