Pearl of Kuwait Pearl of Kuwait The Pearl of Kuwait is a pearl that was bought in 2004 by its current owners, Bond Street, London jewellers Symbolic & Chase, and named the "Pearl of Kuwait" in recognition of the Persian Gulf waters in which many pearls have been found. It measures 258.12 grains (64.5 carats, 69.8 carats with its diamond cap) making it the third-largest (documented) well-formed natural pearl drop. In 2004, a large pearl named the Pearl of Kuwait was consigned by an undisclosed private family for auction at Christie's in London. The Pearl of Kuwait was part of the Pearls exhibition
Nine (purity) Nine (purity) Nines are an informal, yet common method of grading the purity of materials. very fine precious metals such as platinum, gold and silver. Based on the system of millesimal fineness, a metal is said to be "one nine" or "one nine fine" if it is 900 fine, or 90% pure. A metal that is 990 fine is then described as "two nines fine" and one that is 999 fine is described as "three nines fine". Thus, nines are a logarithmic scale of purity for very fine precious metals. Similarly, percentages ending in a 5 have conventional names, traditionally