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Collection of various gems and other diamond jewelries.
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Wittelsbach Diamond - The Most Expensive Stone Sold at an Auction
 Wittelsbach Diamond - The Most Expensive Stone Sold at an Auction
Wittelsbach diamond became the most expensive stone or piece of jewelry ever sold at an auction at Christie’s in Central London. This sky-blue gem was given as the wedding dowry of a Spanish princess “Infanta Magarita Teresa” painted by Velazquez on 1664. The said jewel is originally from India and hasn’t been on the market for 80 years.
According to dailymail, the London Bond Street-based jeweler Laurence Graff paid a whopping £16.4 million (US $24.47 million) for the extraordinary Wittelsbach diamond. Mr. Graff said that diamond might have sold for £50 million if there had been no credit crunch. Graff says that he will reshape the 35.56 carat gem before selling it. Earlier, the diamond was expected to sell for £9 million, but the auction ended with setting the world record for the most expensive diamond.via
Engagement Ring Shopping Through iPhone
 Engagement Ring Shopping Through iPhone
Engagement Ring Shopping Through iPhoneTechnology for now continues to evolve and it's now a big use to everyone of us. We can use it in our daily life, just like cellphone. Cellphone for now is not just for texting and calling but you can use it for surfing the web and shopping like engagement ring. According to Luxist, shoppers now can buy engagement ring through iPhone. Stuller has partnered with Gemvision Corp. on an app that lets you try on a ring no matter where you are using the iPhone camera. The app is called "Live Diamond Try-On (brought to you by Red Box Diamonds)" and will be available for free this summer from the App store.
Users can select a diamond engagement ring, choosing metal, carat size, style and more then try it out for size on their own hand. To get the full effect you can put the iPhone on your hand and tilt it to get a sense of the ring's sparkle as it shifts. The image can be saved and e-mailed and posted on Facebook or Twitter. The user can then get the real thing using the app's "find a jeweler" function.
Good news to gentlemen who to wish to propose wedding to their girlfriend with no real ring required?
Tournaire Dream Home Rings
 Tournaire Dream Home Rings
Tournaire brings your dream home to a reality with their new line of Dream Home Rings. The 18 karat gold and platinum rings are actual replicas of buildings around the world crafted by French jewelry designer Philippe Tournaire.
Tournaire, the Paris boutique, is bringing their design to the US with these head turning designs. While these piece of jewelry are definitely not for the dainty at heart, these Dream House Rings will have a crowd in awe.
Handmade from 18-karat gold, platinum and precious stones, the rings, earrings, bracelets and necklaces in the collections mimic the design of architectural dazzlers from around the world, such as the Prieure Saint-Roman in France, as seen in the Roman ring, and the Big Apple's skyline, as seen in "Manhattan." Both are from the Villa de Reve collection, which means "dream home" in French, but the hope is that the concept will gain a greater global platform.
"The idea is to develop the brand outside of France," said Frederic Saint Romain, the company president, who visited New York to show the collection to the press.
The collection will be featured at the Couture Show in Las Vegas from May 28-June 2.via
Other Picture of Mansion ring.
Angelina Jolie's £1.1 Million Asprey Diamond Earrings Lost
 Angelina Jolie wearing her £1.1 Million Asprey Diamond Earrings
Angelina Jolie's £1.1 Million Asprey Diamond Earrings Lost Lots of people loves to travel to different parts of the world. Most of them enjoying on looking in some beautiful places. But besides on this, some of them also accidentally forgot their valuable personal belongings and hard to track on where they left this. This is frequent to happen not only for ordinary person but also for famous people. Just like Angelina Jolie.
Jolie left her pair of Asprey diamond earrings at the Dorchester hotel. She wore the diamond earrings with her Armani Prive dress at the Bafta awards but left them in her suite at the Dorchester hotel before taking off.
According to the Daily Mirror, Jolie realized that she had forgotten the earrings before leaving the country and called the hotel which found them and sent them on to Los Angeles. The total amount of the said diamond earrings is £1.1 million.
SpongeBob SquarePants Diamond Pendant
 SpongeBob SquarePants Diamond Pendant
We've already seen Hello Kitty ring encrusted with diamonds, gold and ruby as well as Barbie diamond pendants. And now, here is another fine jewelry and watch line inspired by SpongeBob SquarePants, a cartoon character.
The line will include pieces in gold, silver and enamel and products will sell for $150 to $75,000. The line will debut in the fall. The 12-carat total weight diamond-encrusted SpongeBob pendant shown here will be auctioned off for charity with proceeds benefiting Simmons's Diamond Empowerment Fundwhich funds schools in Africa.
Simmons Jewelry, the creator of the Hello Kitty fine jewelry line, Nickelodeon/Viacom Consumer Products partner on co-branded SpongeBob SquarePants fine jewelry line.via
£80,000 Diamond-Studded Birkin Bag of Victoria Beckham
Lots of expensive bags nowadays are also with diamonds. Just like the Hermes Birkin Himalayan bag. It is one of the Victoria Beckham’s collection. Her bag collection continues to grow as she shows off her latest addition — a limited edition Hermes Birkin Himalayan bag. The Hermes bag, which is one of three in the world, costs her £80,000 ($116,665). What makes it so expensive are hundreds of diamonds etched on its body, including a three-carat diamond on the lock.
Victoria showed off her diamond-studded handbag in Dubai as husband David made his debut for AC Milan Victoria. Beckham, the 34-year-old former Spice Girl, who owns this luxury bag that is so elegant, chic and so posh, is certainly one of those three lucky ladies on the earth to have one.via
Diamond Encrusted Girard Perregaux Cat's Eye Haute Joaillerie
 Diamond Encrusted Girard Perregaux Cat's Eye Haute JoaillerieNot to be outdone by those 'other' ultra expensive gem rich timepieces, watch maker Girard Perregaux creates what is possibly it's most expensive watch yet - and it's for the ladies. The popular Cat's Eye line serves as the base for the Girard Perregaux Cat's Eye Haute Joaillerie fully diamond encrusted watch. For those who haven't made the connection (or know French) "joaillerie" means "jewelry." This watch is as much decoration as it is a fine timepiece with a Girard Perregaux automatic GP033R0 mechanical movement inside; visible through the sapphire crystal covered caseback window. The 35.25mm x 30.25mm case itself is18k white gold, with an interesting close-link bracelet (can you wear the extra links as jewelry too after sizing the watch?). I really like how the crown, with its star shape engraving, is set into the case itself, only protruding when you set the watch. Aside from the small seconds dial (part of the crescent moon), the face features a power reserve indicator that makes up the comet trail for the star in between the 3 and 4 o'clock position. For the rest of this news, visit www.luxist.com.
$30,000 Diamond-Encrusted Christmas Ornaments
Christmas is just around the corner. We've already seen lots of sparkling lights, beautiful lanterns and christmas trees. But your christmas tree will be perfect if you add this 12 karat gold, diamond-encrusted ornament. The said ornament was made by Krebs Glas in Lauscha, Germany. The burgundy glass bauble is surrounded by a gold filigree cage that’s set with 120 glittering VS1 diamonds. The ball, which looks like it may measure about 4” in diameter, is valued at 20,000 Euros, which works out to over $33,000 Canadian dollars. You’d better have one fancy evergreen to hang this ornament on! via
Barack Obama to Gift Harmony Ring to his Wife
Jewelry shopping has already seen a hit this year due to the recession, but nevertheless, “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend” still holds true. Even Barack Obama will agree with it, and that pretty much explains his choice of gift for his wife, Michelle. A spokesman for top Italian designer Giovanni Bosco has confirmed that President-Elect Barack Obama is looking to purchase a $30,000 Harmony ring made of rhodium and encrusted with diamonds to say “thanks for your support”. We expect the future First Lady to receive the ring in time for her husband's January inauguration ceremony. The gift is a thank you for her support throughout the last two years of campaigning.
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