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World's Biggest Pearl on Display in Toronto

March 11, 25 by John Jeffay

(IDEX Online) - The world's largest pearl - weighing 27.65kg and valued at $98m is currently being displayed at a secret venue in Canada.

The Giga Pearl belongs to Toronto-based artist Abraham Reyes and is being shown as part of his Beneath The Surface exhibition of pearls, diamonds, and other precious stones.

The pearl was created 1,000 years ago by a giant clam, the largest of all bivalve molluscs (soft-bodied sea creatures with a hinged shell).

It has been certified by the GIA as the world's largest natural blister pearl and holds the Guinness World Record.

Reyes inherited the pearl in 2019 from a great aunt after his grandfather bought it from a fisherman in the Philippines.

"I wanted to educate people about it," Reyes said. "A lot of people don't know that these giant clams exist because they're endemic in the South Pacific. So this is something fascinating for people here in Toronto."

The location of the Giga Pearl is being kept private for security reasons. 

Pic shows the huge pearl in the tentacles of a gold octopus.

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