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Coco Chanel  revolutionized the fashion world  back in the highly experimental 1930s, when she introduced Ropes and ropes’ of faux pearls, featuring glass beads and chains  as costume jewellery  meant to be worn with beautiful dresses. And the world was never the same again!!! Let’s talk real! Real Pearls!  But if we talk of real pearls then it’s like we are talking about something divine, lustrous and glorious…the miracle of nature. In the world over, the real pearls have been stayed all time favourite of fashion conscious socialites, royals, elites and the jewllery lovers from all strata of society. One wise person has opined, “The pearl is an indicator of the health of the planet. Upon its lustrous surface, every typhoon, every change in water temperature, every current caused by a dynamite blast, and every nuance in the cleanliness of the water is recorded. It falls on the highly skilled pearl farmer to act as a steward of creation.” The pearls of Indonesia… With its more than 17,000 lush tropical islands, Indonesia is the largest archipelago country in the world. Its seventh largest in combined  land and sea area. Indonesia boasts 95,181 kilometers of coastline which is among the longest in the world.  Thanks to the best pristine marine environment for pearl-producing oysters, Indonesia is also a major producer of non-edible fishery products called pearls. The magical South Sea Pearls produced in Indonesia command a whooping share in the world market! Pearl is an organic “gem”, coming from a living thing.  A pearl is a living gem, and each pearl is a miracle of nature.