Articles in the Gold Category

Goldstriker Unveils 24-Carat Gold Wristwatch Table
Posted in Designer, Gadgets, Gold, Watch on 17 August 2008

Gold Wristwatch Table

If that designer LED clock table by Rowland fails to justify your deluxe interiors and you proceed to welcome some elite form of furniture with a similar appeal then the Goldstriker creation of 24-Carat Wristwatch Table can put an end to your hunt. With looks making a dull wrist watch feel ashamed, the masterpiece serves as notable furniture. The dial of the timepiece sports as the table top whilst featuring time in a LED display. Addressing a wider functionality to this striking offering, the wristwatch table also sports date, temperature and your selection of convivial words.

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£25,000 Anglo Saxon Gold Cross
Posted in Antique, Gold, Jewelry on 7 August 2008

gold cross

England’s harmony is a much-talked about issue gathering deserving attention amongst historians chiefly pointing to Anglo-Saxons and reviving energies after a long interval stands here the unearthing of this atypical cross. This gives me another chance to be remembered as a proletarian treasure hunter has discovered a 1400-year old Anglo Saxon Cross buried in the farms of Nottinghamshire. Claiming to bear a pricey tag of £25,000, the Cross comes donned in 18-karat gold and features three red gemstones together. Elegant to be worn as a pendant, the cross is developed after melting gold from Merovingian French Coins. In fact, the three red gemstones are extraordinary as they are allegedly the Grantum gems, the most ancient stones found globally.

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“24K Gold Mirror Lenses” by Zeiss Costs $18,165
Posted in Designer, Gold, Luxury on 30 July 2008

Gold Mirror Lense

Wanting to have Golden eyes? Here you go! The timeless Wayfarer from Italy’s super lately got blessed with a golden touch from Zeiss lenses. Featured above is a limited edition of the handcrafted frames that hold gold mirror lenses.  The “24K Gold Lenses” available in a black and a white frame fail to gather my attention as I would love to go with plain frames and also don’t have enough dough to take pride in holding one. Like I always say, luxury never comes cheap and hence the lenses here also know their worth and therefore demand $18,165. Sure thing, for carrying such glitzy lenses one needs to have bold personality as well!

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Suo Xin ZT888 Accessible Via Apple Call Buttons
Posted in Cell Phone, Gadgets, Gold, Luxury, Mobile Phone on 22 July 2008

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Coming from China, the Suo Xin ZT888 is a handset that aims at playing hoodwink with Apple fans, thereby blindly encouraging them to ink deal with the cheapest version of phone bearing an Apple logo.  The mobile phone from iPMart comes equipped with an added layer of authentic leather case/battery for certain reason. Priced at $115.43, the model invited my attention because of the Apple-logo slapped call buttons.

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Elite Find of the Day: Boucheron Bestiaire Watch
Posted in Elite Find of the Day, Gold, Jewelry, Luxury, Watch on 16 July 2008

Having carved snakes on cell phones, Jeweler Boucheron is now showing an admiration for frogs on watches. The limited edition Boucheron Bestiaire timepieces are produced in counted eight-pieces and come slapped with 18K white gold. Measuring 42mm, the watch is water resistant to 50 meters bearing a white mother-of-pearl dial with the movement of a manual-wind Tourbillon well defined by 17 jewels. Available in two editions, one with 282 rubies, sapphires and multicolored tsavorites (weighing 7.7 carats), and other with 195 rubies, sapphires and multicolored tsavorites (weighing 3.3 carats.), it is a complete form of luxury that you can ever flaunt via a timepiece.

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World’s Most Expensive Magazine Costs $10,000
Posted in Auctions, Celebrity Shopping, Gold, News, Worlds Most Expensive on 16 July 2008

Yes, you heard it right! And the courtesy for such a whopping price tag of Damas-designed Kohl magazine, ITP Lifestyle magazine goes to its bejeweled cover page featuring Katrina Kaif captured by celebrity photographer Avinash Gowariker! Targeting Asian women, the face of the magazine comes dipped in 91 grams of gold and festooned with 622 diamonds. Thanks to the alliance with an established UAE-based jeweler Damas that the magazine is valued at more than $10,000 and is anticipated to undergo auction for the Rashid Pediatric Therapy Centre in October 2008. The gold-slapped cover of Kohl respects Bollywood diva Katrina Kaif, who was voted the Sexiest Woman by a famous international magazine.

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The Golden Porsche: With Love From Russia
Posted in Automobile, Car, Gold, Luxury on 7 July 2008

Golden Porsche

Russia was in news days back for unveiling alien cars with little knowledge that it had its eyes upon marking a bling statement as well. And if that 24-carat gold encrusted wheels or Bentley’s Gold-bathed coupe failed to invite your attention then here is a feast for your eyes. The second model of Porsche comes slapped with gold and is all set to burn the roads. The jazzy Porsche 911 is from Russia and would sit quietly in any filthy-rich’s parking lot as it is layered with around 40 pounds of the pure gold, making the proud owner think and rethink for taking it out in dusty environs.

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Fujitsu Unveils LifeBook P8010 Limited Pink Gold Edition with 3.5G
Posted in Computer, Designer, Gold, Shopping on 3 July 2008

LifeBook P8010 Limited Pink Gold Edition

The offering of “pink gold” Lifebook P8010 from Fujitsu is an indication of tech giant’s move to create a niche for itself in the consumer market where conventional models, designs and patterns fails to retain the interest of fashionable geeks and techie divas. The limited edition model features 3.5G (HSDPA) WWAN, 12.1-inch WXGA SuperFine widescreen panel and Intel’s Core 2 Duo SL7100 processor, enabling it enjoy an edge over Sony’s TZ series. After such a warm entry of Fujitsu’s LifeBook P8010, the model became stale only after few months of its release.

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Gold-Bathed Collector’s Edition Scrabble Costs $599
Posted in Designer, Entertainment, Gaming, Gold on 28 June 2008

Gold ScrabbleÂ

If that celebrity’ signed $20,000 Swarovski encrusted Scrabble has too much oomph factor attached to it (posing a fear factor to utilize its functionally) and you wish to settle at something costing less but not compromising at appeal front then here is a feast to your eyes. Feel fortunate as the exclusively authorized Scrabble, offering from the Milton Bradley Company is the first ever classic collector’s edition of America’s favorite word game. Hard to believe but truth is all 100 letter tiles are independently imprinted and encrusted with 24 karat gold. The table features a deluxe wood-framed playing board with raised grid and convenient turn-table base. It also offers roomy drawers to protect game pieces when not in use.

 

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Bejeweled Custom Lowrider Bicycle OR Midas Slapped Tricycle?
Posted in Crystals, Designer, Exhibitions, Gold on 28 June 2008

Lowrider Bicycle

If that on-the-face offering of Gold-layered bike fails to bring an oomph factor to you then that relish your vision via this Custom Lowrider Bicycle. Called Lil’ Dnipro, the seemingly Midas patted tricycle comes layered with a chaste gold leaf. The highlighting feature of the bicycle is its regal appeal encompassing long curved seat complemented via an upwards swept handle bars christened as apenhangers. They say it has Chrome and Crystals on Mirror but whatever heights of luxury it sports, the three-wheels have no plans to reach the auction block or go up for sale.

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