- Mikimoto "Mikimoto was born in 1858 in the Japanese town of Tobo to a family of a noodle merchant. His path to the pearl throne began in 1888, when Mikimoto became interested in the famous local product - pearls Izie. One hundred and ten years ago, in 1893 Mikimoto received his first cultured pearl. In 1927, during a trip to the US and Europe, Mikimoto visited the inventor Thomas Edison. Presenting the pearl to the famous American, he heard the words that sounded the highest praise from the mouth of a man who, in his experience, knew the value of many discoveries: "This is not cultivated, but natural pearls. There are two things that can not be obtained in my laboratory - diamond and pearls! "... One of the most dazzling combinations is the fusion of pearls and diamonds. Mikimoto jewelers own a patent for "implanting" diamonds into a "pearl body". The brilliance of diamonds perfectly improves the natural beauty of pearls. "

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