Bahrain plans grading system for pearls
The purpose of the classification system is to standardise the grading of pearls
Workers sort artificially cultivated freshwater pearls at a pearl production factory in Zhuji, Zhejiang province in this April 23, 2008 file photo. Image for illustrative purposes.
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By Staff Writer, Gulf Daily News
"Bahrain - A new classification system for pearls, similar to the grading system for diamonds, is being developed in Bahrain.
Pearl experts from around the world gathered in Bahrain yesterday for a first-of-its-kind Pearl Symposium, which aims to shed light on Bahrain’s pioneering position, regionally and globally, in the pearl trade.
The two-day event is being organised by the Bahrain Institute for Pearls and Gemstones (Danat) at the Shaikh Ebrahim Centre for Culture and Research in Muharraq.
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Danat chief executive Noora Jamsheer highlighted the importance of creating a system for pearls such as the 4Cs used for diamonds representing the four main components of its beauty and structure – cut, colour, clarity and carat.
“The purpose of the classification system is to standardise the grading of pearls so that it’s not subjective from one lab to the other, so that everybody is talking the same language about pearls,” she told the GDN on the sidelines.
“This will be an important stepping stone towards taking pearls to an international level, when you have standardisation that’s when people are able to associate value to a particular element of a pearl.
“Bahrain is definitely a major contributor to the natural pearl market, however, what is happening now is that in the pearl value chain ... "
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