I received an interesting post from someone with the moniker "Perlemeister" today. I think we may know this bloke from an earlier comment on the Chinese olympic post.I’ve heard for quite some time now that Robert Wan, called “a titan in the industry” in so many recent posts, has been bypassing the GIE Perles de Tahiti and the Papeete inspection and taxation procedures for quite a while, flying certain qualities of goods directly from his main atoll to the Cook Islands, where he unloads quantities of his goods to be sold in Rarotonga under the guise of them being Cook Island black-lipped pearls.
Whether this is absolutely true or not, I honestly do not know.
But if it were true, what possible good were all the rules and regulations set up by the Tahitians (really mostly French expatriates; it is said those governmental satrapian bureaucrats get paid 150% more salary than they would normally be paid at the Quai d’Orsay as so-called “imminent danger pay”... the price of living in French Polynesia’s terrible conditions) if the major pearl producer in the region ignored them?
And, further, what good will reemploying any ignored regulations do for the Tahitian pearl industry?
These are the questions that plague mankind.... and the corrupt, supercilious French administration in Papeete, many of whom (from personal experience) feel that the angels come at night to take their merde away.
They are getting what they deserve, having cratered a once-thriving industry.
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"what possible good were all the rules and regulations set up by the Tahitians really mostly French expatriates"
Teva Huioutu-Hapaitahaa, Gaston Tong-Sang, Michel Yip, Keitapu Maamaatuaiahutapu, Oscar Manutahiti Temaru... mmh all these names remind me of the bocage of Normandy and the banks of the Rhône.
aaaah nostalgy!
I have always wanted to migrate to Tahiti aside from Maldives and India as these three countries has everything that keep my precious excited but after searching the net, I found that immigration to Tahiti is probably the most difficult bcoz most of the jobs there are reserve for the local citizens and the only way to work there is if you are invited with a job order or as a businessaman and most importantly can speak french.
Maybe this Titan is living beyond his means. Is there not enough money for him? Does he pay his bills now? That is questionable. Why would someone have to cheat the system if they are a renowned Titan. The original Titans were a race of powerful deities that ruled during the legendary Golden Age. Perhaps the Golden Age of Perles De Tahiti are coming to a close as well.
I have been aware of your blog and decided today to send you a message. I have been involved with pearls for more than 30 years. I wrote and photographed the gem articles for National Geographic Magazine for most of those years. Now I have a series of 9 books about gems and I am disappointed and surprised that you didn't include any of my books in your list of gem books. I am constantly told they are the most popular and useful gem books in the world.
Fred Ward
Gem Book Publishers
2575 Barrymore Drive
Malibu, CA 90265
Mr. Fred Ward, in case nobody has told you yet, you are suffering from a major case of "swelled head" syndrome. But please disregard my comments if your above post was just a bad attempt at sarcasm.
Where is that list of gem books anyways?
Who is Fred Ward anyways?
He's the guy that sold a bum emerald to someone who sued him over it. And they won.
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