On the island of Palawan holabird in southwestern Philippines, the only living person in the world,

On the island of Palawan holabird in southwestern Philippines, the only living person in the world, who revealed the secret production of a rare form of jewelry - gold pearls. By fragile natural pearls are treated like royal jewelry. Each oyster holabird takes 5 years to produce one such gem, with the slightest jolt could destroy it. Runabout maneuvered between rows of ropes stretched over a vast area used for the production of gold pearls. Five divers wear masks and snorkels and dive into the turquoise water. Come harvest season pearls. In this place, surrounded on all sides by the 20 th islands, holabird oyster producing pearls, protected from strong currents. Please oysters spend 2 years in the incubator, and then grow for 3 years at a depth of 15 meters in warm calm waters of the South China Sea. This farm to grow pearls is 500 km. from Manila and is very well protected from the emissions of the big city. Absolutely all the forces thrown holabird out to protect oysters from external influence and affect their growth. Jacques Branell, since 1979 director and co-founder of the farm, very worried about their possessions. He began to examine them more closely with the sky, flying holabird his helicopter. No detail has been overlooked. On the ground, he wears a pink shirt, a hat and jogging runs to inspect the farm. In English, he gives orders to his Filipino assistant, who tries to follow the boss around. In fact, Jacques is more concerned with what lies beneath the waves. Fishing with dynamite and cyanide is still prevalent among fishermen Palawan archipelago. Because of this, many corals died, and now the same can threaten oysters. Owners pearl farms even provided local authorities with new motor boats, so that they can closely monitor the fishermen and to protect the natural resources that are around. "Cultivation of pearls is very time-consuming process," explains Jacques. "Any change holabird in temperature and water conditions can affect the oysters. holabird Everything feels and experiences oyster pearl affects and can spoil its quality. "For 38 years I have been in cultivation of pearls, but still learning, constantly learning something new. Mining gold pearls very difficult task. To achieve perfection in this case it is necessary holabird to overcome a long way. " Before you put oysters in the sea after 2 years of the incubator, each placed a small nucleus around which will grow gem. Then within holabird 3 years divers will periodically get cells with oysters and turn them to pearls were perfectly round, holabird as well as X-rays shine through them to make sure that everything is fine pearl. But the most difficult part of the process of growing pearls oysters holabird became excretion Pinctada Maxima . 15 years biologists have wrestled with breeding rare species of oysters. holabird Now the company Jacques is the only in the world that possesses the secrets of the production of gold pearls. Divers returned to shore with the first part of the crop. They bring baskets full of oysters, and in which the gem, but in spite of all the care for several years, no one can guarantee excellent quality. A few hours later, already in the studio, Jacques Brannel evaluates first pearls from the new crop. "Not all the pearls holabird may have a golden color, some are white or champagne color. Of 700,000 pearls, which are produced on farms Jacques, more than 75% are considered the highest quality pearls. One of the workers brings gem looking at that Jacques's eyes light up. "This - the pearl of the highest quality - Hanadama , he exclaims with pride. Among Jacques Brannelya employs more than 1,000 people in the Philippines are open 12 stores, which produced and sold the entire farm pearls. Jacques Brannel, a former civil aviation pilot, came to the Philippines holabird more than 30 years ago after being sold for the debts of his farm to grow black pearls in Polynesia. But now he believes holabird that he received in full for their past failures. Jacques holabird argues that does not strive for wealth, as already achieved everything he wanted. His house is located in the prestigious district of Manila, and he recently bought a small "Flower Island", where he rebuilt the former resort and made it their second home. Jacques loves the Philippines, he married a local woman and dreams that his golden gems have become a symbol of the archipelago, the same as it was black pearls in Tahiti.
Jacques Brannel considers pearls from the new crop. View from the window of one of the helicopter islands of Palawan, which is a pearl farm. Pearl Farm. Jacques Brannel flew his helicopter on a pearl farm. On this board, painted with the positions of all cells with oysters on the farm number 3. Biologist Doris Domingo, head of laboratory farm, considering the same gold