Your pearl, your way

For Franck Tehaamatai, the owner of Tahiti Pearl Market, it all started In 1994, while he went on a trip to the Tuamotu atolls to research about the possibilities of shrimp farming in these ring shaped islands. It was during his stay at his friend’s pearl farm that he found out about this gem and fell in love with the Tahitian pearl.

So fascinated by this gem and its farming process, he started his first farm on the atoll of Takaroa. Since then, Mr Franck Tehaamatai has established 7 pearls farms on different atolls such as Fakarava - a Unesco Biosphere Reserve - and has grown to be one of the leaders in the Tahitian pearl industry over the past two decades.

This is marking the 22 years of his endeavor and his passion is still growing stronger for this fascinating and mysterious gem.