Guest guest Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 Dear Pandit, Namaste!!! Basra and Bahrain still produces genuine natural pearls. I have them available for over 15 yearts. A gem lab requires X-ray to test them and issue certificate. They cost about $1000/ct average and larger sizes than 3 carats can cost more; smaller than one carat cost far less. They are a rare and precious gem. And cultured is a perfect example of Maya - a superficial imitation. Q: Can anyone recommend a gem lab in India that issues natural pearl certificates? (a reputable gem lab). Best wishes, Richard sacred-objects , " panditarjun2004 " <panditarjun2004 wrote: > > dear friends > > am living in hyderabad, india and this city is most reputed for selling > pearls. many tourists from across the world visit this old city and > shop in the market streets around the famed charminar where hundreds of > shops sell pearls. pearl necklaces containing hundreds of pearls are > avilable starting less than one hundred rupees and to a couple of > thousand rupees. one customer of mine asked me to enquire if he can > get a genuine NATURAL pearl in this city of pearls and then i visited > more than hundred shops including the most reputed and oldest shops in > hyderabad and ALL of them said that they dont have any natural pearls > and all the pearls they sell are shell cultured and some even imported > from china. one shopseller told that the last natural pearls were > available two decades ago from basra, off pakistan. due to rampant oil > and gas drilling and other human, mechanical interventions, natural > pearls have become as rare as extinct. > > i request richardji to inform whether natural pearls are really that > rare and if there are any dealers in india who still sell genuine > natural pearls. > > to those who are not aware, i dont buy or sell gems at all and this > message is only for knowledge sharing purposes on knowing the real > genuine natural pearls and their availability. > > with best wishes and blessings > pandit arjun > www.rudraksharemedy.com > > sacred-objects , " Richard Shaw-Brown " > <rsbj66@> wrote: > > > > Dear friends, > > > > Namaste!!! It would be very useful if we can create a list of > reputable Gem Labs in India. Please, anyone who knows any good places > please send in the name and contact. This list could be very useful to > those in India. > > > > Best wishes, > > Richard > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 dear richardji thanks for your information on the availability of natural pearls. from your and other mails, it is now clear that a genuine natural pearl of basra or bahrain origin is still available, albeit expensive. since most jewellery shops and astrologers in this country are selling the CULTURED pearls costing only one or two hundred rupees, is it safe to assume that all these cultured shell pearls are of no use and cannot be worn as a remedy for moon? also from what ishwarji is suggesting, there is hardly one genuine natural pearl seller in a famed city of pearls. hence natives must make themselves aware that they shall not go for these cheap useless cultured pearls as a remedy for moon. of course these cultured shell pearls are worn as ornaments and definitely they cannot be sold as SACRED OBJECTS that too as a gem for moon. with best wishes and blessings pandit arjun www.rudraksharemedy.com sacred-objects , " Richard Shaw-Brown " <rsbj66 wrote: > > Dear Pandit, > > Namaste!!! Basra and Bahrain still produces genuine natural pearls. I have them available for over 15 yearts. A gem lab requires X-ray to test them and issue certificate. They cost about $1000/ct average and larger sizes than 3 carats can cost more; smaller than one carat cost far less. They are a rare and precious gem. And cultured is a perfect example of Maya - a superficial imitation. > > Q: Can anyone recommend a gem lab in India that issues natural pearl certificates? (a reputable gem lab). > > Best wishes, > Richard > > > > sacred-objects , " panditarjun2004 " <panditarjun2004@> > wrote: > > > > dear friends > > > > am living in hyderabad, india and this city is most reputed for selling > > pearls. many tourists from across the world visit this old city and > > shop in the market streets around the famed charminar where hundreds of > > shops sell pearls. pearl necklaces containing hundreds of pearls are > > avilable starting less than one hundred rupees and to a couple of > > thousand rupees. one customer of mine asked me to enquire if he can > > get a genuine NATURAL pearl in this city of pearls and then i visited > > more than hundred shops including the most reputed and oldest shops in > > hyderabad and ALL of them said that they dont have any natural pearls > > and all the pearls they sell are shell cultured and some even imported > > from china. one shopseller told that the last natural pearls were > > available two decades ago from basra, off pakistan. due to rampant oil > > and gas drilling and other human, mechanical interventions, natural > > pearls have become as rare as extinct. > > > > i request richardji to inform whether natural pearls are really that > > rare and if there are any dealers in india who still sell genuine > > natural pearls. > > > > to those who are not aware, i dont buy or sell gems at all and this > > message is only for knowledge sharing purposes on knowing the real > > genuine natural pearls and their availability. > > > > with best wishes and blessings > > pandit arjun > > www.rudraksharemedy.com > > > > sacred-objects , " Richard Shaw-Brown " > > <rsbj66@> wrote: > > > > > > Dear friends, > > > > > > Namaste!!! It would be very useful if we can create a list of > > reputable Gem Labs in India. Please, anyone who knows any good places > > please send in the name and contact. This list could be very useful to > > those in India. > > > > > > Best wishes, > > > Richard > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 Dear Pandit, Namaste. I am attaching a cross section drawing showing the difference between natural, REAL Pearl, and bogus coated imitation " cultured pearls. " There is also information explaining this at http://www.agt-gems.com/natural-pearls.html Cultured pearl is total Maya. Looks real but is illusion. Cultured pearls are not single-unit gems and have no pearl INSIDE. It's just nonsense to use these bogus imitations for Jyotish. We cannot say that a thin layer of " nacre " covering a non-pearl bead makes a PEARL. Like a ruby... it must be ruby, through and through, a single-unit gem with a heart and life. Natural pearls are expensive because they are a " gem " - still that are a fraction of the price of ruby or diamond or emerald. There is NO really effective substitute for Natural PEARL. Best wishes, Richard --- panditarjun2004 <panditarjun2004 wrote: > dear richardji > > thanks for your information on the availability of natural pearls. > > from your and other mails, it is now clear that a genuine natural > pearl of basra or bahrain origin is still available, albeit > expensive. > > since most jewellery shops and astrologers in this country are > selling the CULTURED pearls costing only one or two hundred rupees, > is it safe to assume that all these cultured shell pearls are of no > use and cannot be worn as a remedy for moon? > > also from what ishwarji is suggesting, there is hardly one genuine > natural pearl seller in a famed city of pearls. hence natives must > make themselves aware that they shall not go for these cheap useless > cultured pearls as a remedy for moon. of course these cultured shell > > pearls are worn as ornaments and definitely they cannot be sold as > SACRED OBJECTS that too as a gem for moon. > > with best wishes and blessings > pandit arjun > www.rudraksharemedy.com > > > sacred-objects , " Richard Shaw-Brown " > <rsbj66 wrote: > > > > Dear Pandit, > > > > Namaste!!! Basra and Bahrain still produces genuine natural pearls. > > I have them available for over 15 yearts. A gem lab requires X-ray to > > test them and issue certificate. They cost about $1000/ct average and > > larger sizes than 3 carats can cost more; smaller than one carat cost > > far less. They are a rare and precious gem. And cultured is a perfect > > example of Maya - a superficial imitation. > > > > Q: Can anyone recommend a gem lab in India that issues natural > pearl certificates? (a reputable gem lab). > > > > Best wishes, > > Richard > > > > > > > > sacred-objects , " panditarjun2004 " > <panditarjun2004@> > > wrote: > > > > > > dear friends > > > > > > am living in hyderabad, india and this city is most reputed for > selling > > > pearls. many tourists from across the world visit this old city > and > > > shop in the market streets around the famed charminar where > hundreds of > > > shops sell pearls. pearl necklaces containing hundreds of pearls > > are > > > avilable starting less than one hundred rupees and to a couple of > > > thousand rupees. one customer of mine asked me to enquire if he > can > > > get a genuine NATURAL pearl in this city of pearls and then i > visited > > > more than hundred shops including the most reputed and oldest > shops in > > > hyderabad and ALL of them said that they dont have any natural > pearls > > > and all the pearls they sell are shell cultured and some even > imported > > > from china. one shopseller told that the last natural pearls > were > > > available two decades ago from basra, off pakistan. due to > rampant oil > > > and gas drilling and other human, mechanical interventions, > natural > > > pearls have become as rare as extinct. > > > > > > i request richardji to inform whether natural pearls are really > that > > > rare and if there are any dealers in india who still sell genuine > > > natural pearls. > > > > > > to those who are not aware, i dont buy or sell gems at all and > this > > > message is only for knowledge sharing purposes on knowing the > real > > > genuine natural pearls and their availability. > > > > > > with best wishes and blessings > > > pandit arjun > > > www.rudraksharemedy.com > > > > > > sacred-objects , " Richard Shaw-Brown " > > > <rsbj66@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Dear friends, > > > > > > > > Namaste!!! It would be very useful if we can create a list of > > > reputable Gem Labs in India. Please, anyone who knows any good > places > > > please send in the name and contact. This list could be very > useful to > > > those in India. > > > > > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Richard > > > > > > > > > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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