Rapaport will be sourcing and marketing Natural Pearls directly from divers in Bahrain. Who operate under strict government supervision ensuring protection of the natural habitat and environmental sustainability. All pearls will be certified natural by DANAT, the Bahrain Institute of Pearls and Gemstones. They are sorted by color, shape, size, luster, and surface quality before being certified by DANAT. Natural pearls are extremely rare, accounting for less than 1% of all pearls. Only one in a hundred natural oysters found in Bahrain contains a pearl larger than 5 mm in diameter.
Bahrain’s pearls are famous for their exceptional brilliance and purity, a result of their location next to underwater sweet water springs. They present an unprecedented opportunity for jewelers, jewelry manufacturers and dealers offering their clientele a new unique product that is beautiful and natural. The grading certificate assures the buyer of the unique natural qualities and origin of every pearl. This initiative will provide Bahraini divers with direct access to the global jewelry industry.