Giant gold earrings in Dubai win two Guinness World Records titles

A giant pair of handcrafted gold earrings in Dubai has won two Guinness World Records titles, adding another milestone to the emirate’s reputation as the city of gold.

Called Mayura Sahasra, meaning “A Thousand Peacocks,” the 22-carat gold jhumkas were made by Joyalukkas Jewellery and weigh 16.514kg together. Guinness World Records verified them as the “heaviest pair of gold earrings” and the “largest pair of gold earrings.”

The pair measures 1.215 metres long and 0.682 metres across. It took 55 skilled artisans 5,840 hours of work over several months to finish.

Dubai inspires the record

John Paul Alukkas, CEO of Joyalukkas Jewellery, told Gulf News the idea grew out of the company’s four decades in the UAE and its experience of watching Dubai grow.

“We’ve been in the UAE for the last 40 years and we’ve seen how the UAE and Dubai has grown. We’ve seen a lot of records which Dubai has broken and we thought we should do something which we can give back to Dubai,” said John Paul.

The company wanted to make something in the jewellery sector that would add to the emirate’s achievements.

“Dubai is always known as a city of gold. This is only going to complement it even more.”

The unveiling came shortly after the opening of the Jewel of Joy, the largest jewellery showroom in the Middle East.

“I want all the customers and all the visitors of Dubai to come and view what we have done. It took us a lot of time and effort to make this wonderful pair of earrings and it is in display in this particular store in Jewel of Joy.”