Philippines

Sand Origin

Bucao River, Botolan, Zambales

Random Sand Fact

Have you ever dreamt of finding a pearl as your beach finds? The Philippines could be the place.

Several of the world’s biggest natural pearls were found in the Philippines. A fisher recently handed in an enormous one after he had it tucked under his bed for years as a good luck charm.

Sand is the backbone for many creations but very rarely for pearls. If it were enough with sand entering a clam for a pearl to grow, pearls would litter the oceans.

P.S. Fear not, if you want to wear jewelry shaped from grains of sand, check out our GRAINS collection…

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