Tahiti Perles – A Robert Wan Company is conducting its third online auction of the year from May 20 to 26, 2021. The sale offers a wide range of Robert Wan’s loose pearls and layouts, mostly from its 2020 harvests.

The pearl producer held three online auctions last year on its dedicated platform. It described this new channel as "a necessity in that tumultuous year of lockdown perhaps, but something that had been in the planning stages for some time beforehand."

Pearl wholesalers, retailers, traders and enthusiasts can register on the platform and place their bids on the items on offer during the auction period. 

A detailed list is made available for download at the start of each sale, with each lot presented alongside two clear pictures and a video. 

Participants are notified by email of higher bids placed on the items they had selected. An option for automatic bids enables participants to set their maximum price, and then the platform places the bids on their behalf.

Moving forward, Tahiti Perles – A Robert Wan Company intends to organise one online auction per month this year. 

"Our online auctions have done well, with good feedback from participants. This is the best channel to reach the largest number of buyers at the same time without having to travel," it noted.