A fisherman from the Philippines discovered a giant pearl in a giant clam a decade ago, and kept it under his bed as a good luck charm until this year. Now some estimates put its value at as much ...

The fisherman's family says he found the pearl inside a giant clam near the island of Palawan and kept it under his bed. If confirmed, it would be far and away the largest natural pearl ever found.

What seems to be the world's largest, and most expensive naturally grown pearl has been shown to the world. It is a 75-pound 2-foot by 1-foot clam-grown pearl valued at $100 million. It was hidden ...

Giant clams, which rarely produce pearls, can grow as large as four feet in length and weigh 500 pounds. They’re typically found in the South Pacific or Indian Ocean. Filed under.

The largest pearl in the world was found 10 years ago by a fisherman who kept it hidden under his bed for good luck. The giant pearl, which weighs 75 pounds and measures 1 foot wide by 2.2 feet ...

The world’s largest natural giant clam pearl may have been recovered, according to Philippine officials. The pearl, which weighs 75 pounds, was first discovered 10 years ago by a fisherman off ...

A fisherman's good luck charm of 10 years might be the biggest natural giant clam pearl in the world. NPR reported that Aileen Cynthia Maggay-Amurao, a tourism officer in Puerto Princesa ...

A Filipino fisherman in western Palawan island has found possibly the world's biggest pearl, but he didn't know it.For 10 years, the 75-pound pearl, which could be worth up to $100 million, was ...

The unidentified fisherman found the 34kg treasure inside a giant clam over a decade ago while fishing, but was unaware of its value and kept it in his home under his bed as a good luck charm.

A photo shared online in September 2024 authentically showed a 75-pound pearl with an estimated value of $100 million that a Filipino fisherman kept under his bed for 10 years.

In fact, a fisherman once found a 34-kilogram pearl inside a giant clam. So, yeah, clams aren't just fascinating; they might also be precious.

Pearls that are farmed, or cultured, grow to around a centemeter wide within a year, says Strong. Considering the size of the Pearl of Puerto, the giant clam had been worrying at it for quite some ...