Articles tagged with: Jewelry

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.

Via Luxist

Elite Scan: Top 11 Bejeweled And Most Expensive Watches
Posted in Elite Scan: Top 11, Watch on 7 July 2008

Your discerning eye may tag me as a watch binge but I choose to ignore. It is my fad for elite timepieces that enabled me capture deserving models over at EliteChoice. Starting from Choprad’s $25 mn model, touted to be the world’s most expensive, the list revolves around designer watches that were exhibited at watch fairs, or sold off during auctions and also the ones that can’t afford to stay from a blingy personae.

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1) A Zadora Timepiece Costs $150,000
Manufactured by Andreas von Zadora-Gerlof, the face of the virtuoso Zadora Timepiece Swiss-made collection reflects horology whilst time is visible from one of its side. The meander tiara has a briolette cut diamond harmonized well with precious stones. The timepieces functions no less than a wearable jeweled statuette. The latest queen bee model come ornamented with a fragile gold crown, an enamel flower, a pomegranate with a skin of green tsavorites plus black and canary-yellow tinted diamonds, pear-cut emerald eyes with a rococo south sea pearl in its mouth

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Christina Onassis’s Jewels To Fetch £8 million at Christie’s
Posted in Antique, Auctions, Jewelry, Necklace, Ring on 9 June 2008

Jewels

Athina Onassis, the heiress once hailed as ‘the richest little girl in the world’, is on a move to auction off her millions of pounds of jewelry that she inherited from her mother Christina. The fortune worth is amounted at £1 billion but her call for auction is the result of her decision that she has no need of what she sees as the glittering paraphernalia of a departed era. The jewelry collection up for auction is anticipated to generate £8 million on 11 June at Christie’s.

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Elite Eternity Rings
Posted in Jewelry, Luxury, Ring on 28 May 2008

Elite Eternity Rings

They say diamonds form an eternal connection between loved ones. And the form that enables diamond do the needful is well performed by eternity rings. I would love to narrate a small story before you to make you realize the worth of eternity rings. Joe DiMaggio gave Marilyn a platinum diamond eternity ring encrusted with 35 baguette-cut diamonds at their wedding in 1954. And lately the ring got sold at an auction for $772,500 to an unnamed bidder. Thus it is not wrong to say that eternity rings are priceless and must to commemorate an occasion like wedding.

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Dive Into the World of Diamonds!
Posted in Diamond, Jewelry on 28 May 2008

DIAMOND PENDANT

How about getting a diamond pendant as your first anniversary gift? Girls love the very thought and go crazy on getting one. I believe their can be no better way than this to express your love for your beloved. History reveals the practice of carrying pendants and necklaces dates back to Stone Age when pendant comprises of stones and shells. I am fond of carrying plain dresses with deep necklines and hence keep on hunting for matching accessories that gels with my outfit. And if I can’t get any suitable jewelry then feels like blindly going with diamonds.

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Sports and Jewels: A Contract
Posted in Designer, Fashion, Jewelry on 28 May 2008

Elsa Peretti earrings

Well, it is rather bizarre to think of sports and jewels in the same line of thought, but in the world of fashion and marketing, every new day dawns with a new concept. The innovative ideas and concepts in both these industries are revered and are, obviously, warmly welcomed. The luxurious jewelry brand Tiffany & Co has come up with a newly fangled idea for the promotion and marketing of its new range. The elite brand has recently signed up a deal with the extremely famous sports personality, Maria Sharapova. The renowned tennis player from Russia has entered a contract with Tiffany for a period of two long years. The company would launch its Maria Sharapova jewelry collection. The job of the gorgeous tennis layer would be to wear the pair of new Tiffany earrings for next eight Grand Slam tennis events, together with Wimbledon as well as the US and Australian Opens. The jewelry brand will be providing Maria Sharapova with a novel pair of earrings for each of these events.

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Bejeweled Rings For Pretty You!
Posted in Jewelry on 28 May 2008

emerald rings

Pricey things interest me but I can’t afford to possess all. And thus window shopping remains on the cards offering me a soothing eye pill. But now I have an excuse to ink neat deals as its more about celebration than affording things. Folks, my cousin’s marriage is on cards and together we starting looking for luxurious and elegant jewelry but fail to find one as there weren’t anything suiting our taste. And the utter dismay was an entire day got wasted. Then we were told by our common friend to visit online stores as they have a huge variety that can satiate us and saves a lot of time.

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Elite Find of the Day: $1.5 mn Bejeweled Bouquet
Posted in Designer, Diamond, Elite Find of the Day, Gold, Jewelry, Luxury, News on 24 May 2008

Bejeweled Bouquet

Pictured above is an ornamented bouquet exhibited at Takashimaya Department Store in Osaka. The bouquet is studded with jewelry i.e. 11.5-carat yellow diamond ring, 7 yellow gold diamond brooches and 46 Mexican opal brooches layered with silver leaves, stalks and base. The cost of the bouquet is calculated at $1.5 million. This is surely going to change the way ceremonies are conducted now. Also, it would be seen as an opportunity by filthy-rich to flaunt their assets.

Via MSNBC

Elite Watches by Haruo Suekichi
Posted in Designer, Fashion, Jewelry, Luxury, Luxury Brands, Shopping, Watch on 20 May 2008

Haruo Suekichi watch

Japanese watchmaker Haruo Suekichi based in Tokyo is neck-deep busy into designing handcrafted limited edition timepieces. His idiosyncratic approach is clearly reflected through his watches. The very appeal of these watches is industrial with a steampunk touch. They are modeled using unique leather, copper with pointy bits and dials. If you are looking for some freaky curves or impractical designs then your hunt can end here. The archetypal look of the watch aims at offering you a luminous retro touch.

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Elite Find of the Day: Rare Blue Diamond Inks World Record At Christie
Posted in Auctions, Diamond, Jewelry on 20 May 2008

Rare Blue Diamond

A deep analysis at the jewelry market today would show you the signs of weakness but then also the latest tip in the market proved to be really strong. Pictured above is a 13.39 carat stunner that got sold off at Geneva-based Christie’s breaking the world record at $8.9 million. I reckon you would agree with me that such blue diamonds are rarely found. The stone is a type IIb diamond and such diamonds are only valued by jewelry lovers or collectors.

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