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Jun 27, 2018 · The pearl is about 9.5 inches long and weighs 14 lbs (est). (Photo courtesy of Laura Lintner-Horn and The Atlantic Magazine) In brief, the story of the Lao-Tzu Pearl began in 1936 when a Dyak chieftain in the southern Palawan areas, supposedly rewarded one William Dowell Cobb, an American-Filipino from Manila, this huge, rare pearl in gratitude ...
Known as the “Pearl of Lao Tzu” or “Pearl of Allah,” this extraordinary pearl was discovered in the waters of the Philippines. Weighing an incredible 14.1 pounds (6.4 kilograms) and measuring approximately 9.45 inches (24 centimeters) in diameter, its sheer size and unique formation have ranked it as the largest pearl in the world.
The Giga Pearl is owned by Abraham Reyes, a natural pearl and antiquities collector in Canada. [6] Reyes comes from the rank of avid collectors. His great aunt, who is in her late 90s, is a major collector of Asian artifacts in the Philippines. The pearl was given to his great aunt by his grandfather who came to visit her in Manila and brought ...
Aug 23, 2016 · Just about 10 years ago, a Filipino fisherman made an amazing discovery in the sea off the coast of the Palawan Island, Philippines: a two-foot long (26 inches to be exact) pearl inside a giant clam.
Aug 24, 2016 · The previous largest known natural pearl was the Pearl of Lao Tzu, also known as the Pearl of Allah, weighing 6.4 kg (14 lb), measuring 9 inches (24 cm) in diameter, and valued at an estimated $35 ...
Aug 24, 2016 · The Pearl of Allah/Lao Tzu was found in the 1930s, also in Palawan. Because gemologists appraised it at tens of millions of dollars, the new pearl looks to be a really good catch.
Aug 25, 2016 · Currently, the world’s largest pearl is the 13-pound Pearl of Allah (also known as the Pearl of Lao Tze), which was found in the same sea in 1934 and is valued at $35 million. Once a gemologist ...
