A renowned name in the niche of bling industry viz. Alexander Amosu has carved laurels by unveiling luxurious series of mobile phones drenched in diamonds. In order to update its list of offerings, world’s most prestigious customization company has lately added a shiny range of diamond encrusted Blackberry Pearls. Not one or two but around three different models are available for sale in a mood to win the interest of even the most perceptive customer.Some deep specks: Model 1 (Pearl Gold Edition) is available in solid white gold, yellow gold or platinum, Model 2 (Pearlific) is designed using solid gold with involved diamond pattern designs while Model 3 (Pearl Diamond) is sculpture of a solid gold and hand-cut diamonds. The sides and bottom of this Blackberry Pearl Limited Diamond Edition are festooned with 18k solid white gold and the credit for its enhancement of beauty goes to its 900 brilliant cut diamonds weighing 12-carat.

If your lady is bored of your way of expressing love for her by gifting chocolates, fragrances and sundry soft toys, then its time to switch to new things. Jewelry! And that too bathed in diamonds! What else does she needs? Try the $350,000 unique brooch stuffed with diamonds with a topping of a natural pearl. This purposeful piece of jewelry is set to bring revolution in the fashion industry. Fashion freaks can pick one matching with the shade of their attire. Mind you your attitude is well reflected through the clothing you carry. It features diamonds embedded with a 17 millimeter natural pearl in silver on gold.

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National Museum of Natural History in Paris has recently opened an exhibition to celebrate the collection of historical pearls. Known as “Perles, une histoire naturelle” (Pearls a natural history), the exhibition would run from 25 October to 10 March 2008. The highlights of the exhibition are:

A mussel shell of the Biwa Lake festooned with cultured pearls blister.

“The Marie-Antoinette pearls” Necklace:

Featured below is a brooch offered by Prince Albert to Queen Victoria (Great-Britain 1843) on their heir 3rd wedding anniversary. The brooch is decorated with pearls, amethysts, garnet, chrysoberyls.

The “Kuweit pearl” with a rose shaped diamond

The biggest soft water pearl “Hope Pearl” with diamonds, emeralds, sapphires, rubis, enamel and gold:

Boots in nacre, deer and goat hair

I doubt if they are for sale.

Scrabbled from the grime of African mines, we have been hearing about petite precious gems that are girl’s best friend and are expected to last forever. But breaking the monotony, the world of diamonds has turned the tables around by offering the largest diamond.Days back when we told you about Princess Grace Kelly’s gowns and Calvin Kelly’s necklace ruling Sotheby’s auction house, here we have a new entrant identified as the world’s Largest D-color Flawless Diamond. Weighing 84.37 carats, this diamond is estimated to fetch $12,000,000-$16,000,000 during “Magnificent Jewels” auction organized by Sotheby in Geneva on 14 November 2007.

Besides amazing features, the superior quality of the diamond is assured as it is being credited with the highest possible grading from the GIA with the report (No. 15692749), wherein it stone claims to offer flawless clarity, “excellent” polish and symmetry.

Estimated Price: $12-16 million

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Marie Antoinette ostensibly gave her precious pearls to a British countess to keep them in custody as the French queen was enslaved. Those pearls are today ready for auction at Christie’s International auction house in London.

The valuable ruby, diamond has been beautifully weaved into a necklace and is anticipated to fetch around $800,000. The auction is scheduled for 12 December. The pearls were delivered to Elizabeth Leveson-Gower, wife of the British ambassador to France during the French Revolution.

The necklace includes 21 graduated drop-shaped grey natural pearls, each suspended from an old-cut diamond culet surmount to the diamond ribbon that intertwines the ruby collar. The necklace has never been offered for sale before and the pearls have been in the same family for over 200 years.

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Three distinct yet splendid Jewels from the collection of Kelly and Calvin Klein would be available for auction at Sotheby’s auction house on 4 December.

I consider you observant enough to realize the opportunity of bidding for the diamond gems viz. necklace, pendant and ear clips. Three of the precious ornaments were procured by Calvin for Kelly in 1987 at Sotheby’s auction of “The Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor” in Geneva.

What makes these pearls precious is the history attached to them. The natural pearl together with Cartier’s diamond necklace once given to the Duke of Windsor by Queen Mary. Containing 28 natural pearls, the beaming necklace is spherical in form with a diamond clutch.

Also available at the auction would be a pair of diamond ear clips by Van Cleef and Arpels. The estimated cost of all the ornamental accessories is valued at $2.2 million-$3.1 million.

Cartier’s natural pearl and diamond necklace: $2,000,000
Cartier’s natural pearl and diamond pendant: $400,000-$600,000
Diamond ear clips: $300,000-$500,000

Well to meet your window-shopping instincts before auction, the pearls would be displayed at the global pre-sale exhibition from 29 Nov- 4 Dec. centered in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States as well as Sotheby’s New York.

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Following the sale of “silver metal headboard”, Queen’s Marie-Jose’s historic charms at London Christies’ auctions, soon you can be a part of diamond world at Christie’s hall only.

Jewels of a celebrity are set for auction again. Right after one month from now, the splendid ornaments would be available for sale at Christie’s auction house. This auction scheduled for 16 October in New York claims to feature jewels of around $25 million including chattels of actress Lucille Desiree Ball.

Among the exhibited accessories, you may find jewelry signed by Van Cleef & Arpels such as a matching set of yellow azure and diamond jewelry viz. a pendant necklace, ring and ear clips pair. A share of the sales generated through this auction would go to the The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Center in Jamestown, New York.

The sale will also feature a variety of pricey diamonds viz. 38.47 D, VS1 diamond expected to be sold for $2,300,000-$2,500,000. Many other diamonds including a 7.88 carats pear-shaped fancy blue-gray diamond worth $700,000-$1,000,000 and another orange-yellow diamond of 12.55 carats is estimated for $800,000-$1,200,000.

On the same day, Christie also organizes another sale exhibiting 40 elegant pieces worth $4 million. The anthology displays an array of Harry Winston precious jewels counting a rectangular-cut, D, VVS2 Type IIa 23.14 carat diamond ring that is expected to generate sales of $800,000-$1,200,000.

My all eyes are on the Tiffany & Co. brooch (above). Formed like a Maltese cross with a blemished goblet design of sapphires, gold and diamonds surrounding the central square-cut aquamarine, weighs 19.48 carats and is retailed at $15,000-$25,000.

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Those tired up of seeing their marble-sculptured speakers can now go for their face-lifting. Yes, this has been made possible by Bowers and Wilkins who have done the value addition of their old speakers look new by roping it with diamond crystals. The tweeters on top, stuffed with pricey jewels are ought to produce a finer sound with the marble as the construction material to support it.

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Seems this 575 carat, world’s largest natural pearl (a legacy from 12^th century owned by Chinese emperors and Persian kings) is going to win the heart of the people in the centuries to come.

The stone will be up for bidding in Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Palace and on the Internet on 3 May, with the estimated cost it is supposed to raise–$8 million. The credit for the smallest cost of the saltwater pearl known as known as the Arco Valley pearl’s goes to its size, color, weight, exclusivity, history and the popularity it has gained till date.

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