Military Officer - November 2006 - (Page 37)

FREE earrings! See offer below. A Trip to Australia Reveals the Wonder of Giant Golden Pearls J ust before 1900, in a small isolated town called Broome Australia, fishermen came across the rarest oyster-a giant named the Pinctada maxima. This world's largest oyster contained the voluptuous South Sea Pearl—the most sought after pearl in the world. After this discovery, Broome soon became the dominant pearl trading post in the world and literally 80% of all worldwide pearl trading passed through Broome. A trip to Broome. We took the long trip to the South Pacific to study the famous white lipped oysters that produced magnificent pearls that are often 11-14mm—about 8 times the size (and 8 times the price!) of a standard pearl. Not only did these oysters produce the rare South Sea pearl, but they also produced a tremendous amounts of mother of pearl or nacre. Nacre is the lustrous iridescent substance which is secreted by the oyster to form the shiny inside of their shells. When nacre secretions are deposited around the pearl seed they build up to form a full sized pearl. Our bio-scientists went to work to see if we could improve upon Mother Nature's process a little. By extracting the seed pearl from young oyster shells and speeding up the process in the lab, we coated these natural seed pearls with nacre from the inside of the giant shells, and were able to produce the breathtaking lab-coated Australian Pacific Pearl. Golden beauties. These golden enhanced pearls are extremely large in size—12mm— but they are much more consistent in shape than ordinary pearls that have to be extracted from 4-5 year old oysters that are dead. They are also less porous so you don't have to worry about perfumes or cosmetics discoloring these pearls like you do with ordinary pearls. In a more ecologically friendly approach, the Australian Pacific pearl seed is extracted from fresh oyster shells and then organically micro-coated in the laboratory with the same nacre that coats naturally grown pearls. Giant 12mm golden South Sea pearls can cost up to $50,000 for an 18" strand. Why even think about that when you can now wear an 18" strand of 12mm lab-coated enhanced Australian Pacific Pearls with a consistently round shape and a rare golden color for under $300. A rare deal. Try the Australian Pacific Collection risk-free for 30 days. If for any reason you are not satisfied with your purchase, please just return it to us for a full refund of the purchase price. Not Available in Stores Australian Pacific Golden Pearl Collection: 12mm Necklace $299.85 +S&H 12mm Bracelet $199.95 +S&H 12mm Earrings $69.95 +S&H Special Offer! Order the 12mm Pearl Necklace & Bracelet and receive the earrings FREE! $499.80 + S&H Promotional Code PLS218-03 Please mention this when you call. Call to order toll-free, 24 hours a day, 7 days week 800-724-9435 www.stauer.com 14101 Southcross Drive W., Dept. PLS218-03 Burnsville, Minnesota 55337 http://www.stauer.com http://www.stauer.com

Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Military Officer - November 2006

From the Editor From the President Your Views MOAA Directory Rapid Fire Washington Scene Financial Forum Ask the Doctor Chapter Activities Cover Story: Financial Guidebook Got (the right) Insurance? A Penny Saved, a Degree Earned The “Y” MOAA Scholarship Recipients Pages of History Information Exchange Member Books MOAA Scholarship Donors MOAA Member Services Advertising Index MOAA Calendar Sounding Taps Encore

Military Officer - November 2006

For optimal viewing of this digital publication, please enable JavaScript and then refresh the page. If you would like to try to load the digital publication without using Flash Player detection, please click here.