Ann: Atlas Sells a Record $2.5M at Kobe Auction, page-3

How many momme of pearls were sold at auction, without that information it is very misleading.

Assume the average size of each pearl is 0.6 momme

37000 pearls in 2012 at today's prices for arguments sake,

37000 * 0.6 is 22200 momme
@10700 momme is JPY 237,540,000 AUD 2.4 million approx

64000 pearls from recent auction

64000 * 0.6 is 38400 momme
@10700 momme is JPY 410,880,000. AUD 4.3 million approx

One can assume there is a problem with the calculations or the pearls auctioned were very small at about 0.35 momme average per pearl. A 10mm pearl is approx 0.4-0.5 momme in the round near round category.

Now let's say using JPY 6000/momme

64000 * 0.6 * JPY6000/momme would be JPY 230,400,000 AUD 2.4 million approx, which is much closer to the money.


Please correct me if wrong.