A pair of massive gold jhumkas weighing more than 16 kg has secured two Guinness World Records in Dubai. Created by Joyalukkas Jewellery, the handcrafted earrings have been recognised as the world’s heaviest and largest pair of gold earrings.
“For nearly four decades, Joyalukkas has grown alongside Dubai, the city of gold. The earrings were unveiled on October 24 at the Jewel of Joy showroom in Dubai Gold District by Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, the UAE’s Minister of Economy and Tourism. Joyalukkas officially achieved the record for the heaviest pair of gold earrings on October 12, ahead of their public unveiling, according to Guinness World Records.
The 22-carat gold earrings, named Mayura Sahasra, meaning “A Thousand Peacocks”, weigh a combined 16.514 kg, according to a Gulf News report . These earrings are our tribute to this city and to the artisans whose hands turned an impossible idea into gold,” he said.
