We deliver unique and high-quality pearls from Kobe, the birthplace of the cultured pearl trade, to countries around the world.
About Andy Müller
Since coming to Japan in 1968, the current chairman, Andy Muller, has been based in Kobe, a world-famous pearl distribution city, and has been engaged in the cultivation and distribution of South Sea pearls.
has contributed greatly to its development.
In addition to his career as a pioneer, he has received international acclaim as an expert in the South Sea pearl industry due to his deep expertise in pearls and his outstanding observational eye. has received high praise from all over the world, including Europe and North America.
HISTORY
1947 Born in Switzerland
1969 Traveled to Hong Kong
1972 Appointed President of Gorey Bushel Japan
2002 Established HINATA Trading Co., Ltd.
Over the course of his career, he has visited Tahiti more than 200 times.
Proud, the record continues to be updated even now.
-Career Highlights-
1991 Received a medal from the Burmese government
1997 From the President of French Polynesia
Received the title of Chevalier dans L'ordre de Tahiti Nui
2009 From the Gemmological Society of Switzerland
Received the Gemological Excellence Award
- Presentations -
1994 Pearls '94 Hawaii
1998 Swiss Gemmological Society
1999 International GIA Symposium in San Diego, USA
2000 Bangkok, Thailand GIA/TGJTA
2005 GemmoBasel, Basel, Switzerland
2009 European Gemmological Symposium, Bern, Switzerland
