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While the Tahitian pearl does get its name from the French Polynesia most well-known island, the pearl is actually cultivated throughout the waters of French Polynesia, a collection of islands and atolls in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean. Tahiti itself serves as the commercial center and trading hub for the bulk of the Tahitian pearl industry.The Pacific Islands have been known for their water riches for hundreds of years, since the influx of Europeans who came in search of them. At the time, natural pearls were mined, mostly off the islands of Gambier and Tuamotu. It wasn’t long that the pearls quickly became depleted and nearly extinct. But the demand for pearls did not wane and with that came the Japanese Ulysse Nardin Maxi Marine Chronometer Mens Watch technology of producing cultured pearls.
