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2. Kokichi Mikimoto - Wikipedia

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   Kokichi Mikimoto (Japanese: 御木本 幸吉, Hepburn: Mikimoto Kōkichi, 25 January 1858 – 21 September 1954) was a Japanese entrepreneur who is credited with creating the first cultured pearl and subsequently starting the cultured pearl industry with the establishment of his luxury pearl company Mikimoto.

3. Mikimoto Pearl Island - Wikipedia

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   Mikimoto developed the island as a center for pearl production. In 1951, Mikimoto renamed it Mikimoto Pearl Island and set up a company to develop it for tourism. A commemorative museum of the life of Mikimoto was established in 1958 and a Pearl Museum in 1962. A bridge connecting the island to the mainland was completed in 1970.

4. Ama (diving) - Wikipedia

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   However, Mikimoto Kōkichi's discovery and production of the cultured pearl in 1893 produced a great demand for ama. He established the Mikimoto Pearl Island in Toba and used the ama 's findings to grow his business internationally. [5] Nowadays, the pearl-diving ama are viewed as a tourist attraction at Mikimoto Pearl Island. [6]

5. Pearl - Wikipedia

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   Though millimeter size range is typically the first factor in determining a cultured pearl necklace's value, the momme weight of pearl necklace will allow the buyer to quickly determine if the necklace is properly proportioned. This is especially true when comparing the larger south sea and Tahitian pearl necklaces. [53] [3]

6. Tiffany & Co. - Wikipedia

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   Tiffany & Company, Union Square, Manhattan, storage area with porcelain, c. 1887 Tiffany & Co. was founded in 1837 by Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young, [12] in New York City, as a "stationery and fancy goods emporium", with the help of Charles Tiffany's father, who financed the store for only $1,000 with profits from a cotton mill. [13]

7. Pearl necklace (sexual act) - Wikipedia

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   The ZZ Top song "Pearl Necklace" drew attention for its lyrics which were alleged to objectify women. [6] The term appears in season 5 episode 3, "Luck Be an Old Lady", of the HBO sex comedy Sex and the City, first broadcast in 2002. [7] [8] [9] The term "Pearl necklace" is mentioned in the 2014 musical Heathers in the song "I Love My Dead Gay ...