Die-hard Muslims should lend all their ears here. Touted to be the World’s smallest Quran (the Holy book of Muslims); the quran is adorned on sapphire stones and fitted in pendants or wedding rings. They are been witnessed as a perfect accessory or emblem to be carried during marriage rituals. Counted 10,000 lines of wording is imprinted with a white gold whilst platinum have been extolled on mere 20 sapphire nanochips, measure just 5.8 mm by 9.8 mm. Developed and designed by Mir Enterprises, a single piece would cost you $4,084.

Company’s MD, Dr Mir Mokhtari told Gold News: “To give due amount of respect to the Quran, it will never be produced in big numbers. This limited edition jewellery will be designed for those who want to keep these words of purity close to them.

The stone is recognized as Micro Engineering of Quran as Art (MEQA) and took almost two years to give it a final shape. A layer of quartz protects the surface to guarantee the sacred text should not be made impure even with a mere touch. The Quran was featured at the IIR Dubai Bride Show from 23-26 April.

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Here comes a perfect antique gift for your beloved. Featured above is a 206.82 carat sapphire pendant encrusted with diamonds to be auctioned at Sotheby’s auctyion house in Geneva, London. Designed by jeweller Cartier in 1951, the pendant formely was a part of collection of Britain’s Wallis, Duchess of Windsor. It is anticipated to fetch $1.1-1.5 million (Euros 6,97,000-9,50,000) on 15 May.

The most respected thing about vintage jewelry is the inheritance of history that comes with it. Featured above is an intricate Empress Eugénie’s brooch, an aged diamond bow brooch designed dated back in 1855 by the Parisian jeweler François Kramer for the French Empress. The brooch was the highlight of the scheduled auction at Christie’s called “Eye of a Connoisseur sale,” that came to standstill during last minutes because of some court orders involving Fred Leighton owner, Ralph Esmerian under the charge of outstanding loans of $178 million debt owned to Merrill Lynch & Co.

Esmerian has had hard times paying off his debts and thus had to give up the security (his collection). Merrill Lynch made quality efforts to cash in the jewels at a Christie’s auction but Esmerian managed to put an hold on the sale, thereby declaring bankruptcy.

Against the pre-sales estimated amount of $4 million to $6 million, the brooch generated $11 million and all thanks to Louvre, who inked this pricey deal in order to get back a piece of the crown jewels. Having auctioned first in 1887, the brooch remained in the custody of jeweler Emile Schlesinger throughout his stay of 100 years in the Astor family.
I think more than craftsmanship, it is the legacy factor that has led to such a pricey auction.

Featured above is a tiara bejeweled with a 101.27-carat shield-shaped diamond making up to Christie’s auction house based in Hong Kong. The diamond tiara is successful in inviting the attention of filthy rich and is anticipated to fetch $6,000,000-$7,500,000.

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Gemesis, a company engaged in the business of selling “cultured” diamonds has witnessed a surge in its growth in the past few years. Their designers are neck deep into experimenting with tinted stones. Whilst last year designer Taryn Rose designed a line of jewelry using Gemesis stones, today Florida-based designer Lee Havens is exhibiting a striking yellow cultured diamond necklace at his Palm Beach shop. Retailed at $500,000, the necklace is created by Gemesis and features 72 stones assuring 64 carats.

Almost 10% of the sales generation would be contributed to benefit The Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR) together with other pieces designed by Gemesis viz. rings and pendants ranging from $20,000-$40,000.

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Designed in 1999 by Caran d’Ache, La Modernista Diamonds is the fountain pen formed to pay reverence to Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926), the most celebrated Modernist architects. This writing instrument is decked up with rhodium-coated solid silver mechanism with an 18-carat gold nib that is coated with rhodium. Retailed at £229,995, the pen is equipped with 5072 full-cut Top Wesselton VS diamonds counting 20 carats and 96 half-cut rubies (0.32 carats) fitted elegantly on the top of the cap.

In 2001, this pen was certified as world’s most expensive pen by Guinness World’s Record before it was over shadowed by limited edition pen by Montblanc and Van Cleef & Arpels valued at $730,000.

Via GoldStriker

Update: Umm Kulthoum’s antique necklace fetched $1.3 mn, almost 10 times of its pre-estimated sales amount at Christie’s auction house.
An antique necklace embedded with around 1,888 pearls, a pricey possession of Egyptian Singer Umm Kulthoum is all set to go under hammer in Dubai on 29 April. The necklace was once gifted to Kultham by Sheik Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the late president of the United Arab Emirates and is anticipated to fetch $80,000-$120,000 during the Jewels and Watches auction in Dubai.

Christie’s spokeswoman Clare Roberts said Umm Kulthoum received this nine-row necklace from Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in 1970s. Born in 1904, Umm learnt singing from her father and debuted her first footage in the mid-1920s and by 1930s; she reached the top of Cairo’s composition panorama.

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Christie’s has exhibited the rare collection of jewels and gemstones to be auctioned on 15-16 April. Roughly 65 lots from these two sales to be held at Christie’s Manhattan salesroom are expected to fetch really big dough. The 15 April rare jewels & gemstones sale will exhibit antique jewelry dating from the 17th-20th centuries. Among the interesting and must-see jewels, there is a historic diamond bow brooch made for Empress Eugénie in the mid-19th century, which is expected to generate r $4-6 million.

Whilst the 16 April auction would count an array of atypical shaded gemstones, diamonds and jewelry from eminent American collections counting pieces possessed by the novelist Danielle Steel and a flawless 39.34 carat diamond.

The highlights of the preview of the “Christie’s Rare Jewels and Gemstones: The Eye of a Connoisseur” include a pair of sugarloaf cobachon emerald ear clips, weigh up about 17.38 and 17.39 carats, within a graduated marquise and pear-shaped diamond foliate surround, mounted in platinum and is expected to fetch $800,000 million on 16 April.

Others include:

A 14.23 carat rectangular-cut pink diamond ring with a pre-estimate of $15 million to be sold on 15 April.

An art nouveau enamel, multi-gem and diamond corsage ornament by George Fouquet to be auctioned on 15 April for $200,000.

A rectangular-cut, D color, absolutely flawless diamond ring of 27.91 carats (top), and its identical copy designed using simulated diamonds, both mounted by Harry Winston, will fetch $3 million on 16 April.

An art nouveau glass and enamel “Speedwell” bracelet by Rene Lalique sits to demand around $700,000 on 15 April.

Handful of jewelry that belonged to Christina Onassis would also be available for auction at Christie’s. Onassis is the daughter of Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis who made efforts to find bliss regardless of her family’s prosperity.

Via PamBeachDailyNews/ WWD

Choice is yours: Spend those virtual rainbow dollars to feel the possession of Real Crystal LED Watch concept that we noticed lately or shield behind an excuse saying we are saving enough dough to add value to our wrist by inking a deal with De Grisogono Meccanico DG timepiece.

This innovative timepiece right from the Geneva jewelers and watch makers is the first ever mechanical watch designed with a built-in digital display. Powered by the DG 042 De Grisgono manual movement, it features time in two time zones viz. one at the top of a regular dial and other at the bottom in a digital format. Designed using titanium and gold, counted 177 models (each) of this limited edition watch would be available at De Grisogono. It is unveiled to commemorate the horological year at de GRISOGONO.

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