I always thought that my Swarovski watch is the ultimate thing that has ever seen life but the recent collection launched by Jaeger-LeCoultre has made my time piece blush! Yeah, I know they are the best watch-makers in the whole wide world, or so the gfame goes but I never though that they would surpass their own best so easily. The new Jaeger-LeCoultre Le Lierre Collection. It’s a green fantasy turned to life! It is made in the form of ivy leaves and tendrils, only the green leaves are realised in gold and precious stones to make it the ultimate style statement.

The set comes complete with a necklace, a bracelet, a ring and a pair of in 18k yellow gold and and yellow sapphires. In total, it has 14,000 gemstones and it costs a paltry $4.3 million. You heard it right! Paltry is what I said. The miracle that this piece is, 4.3 million is too paltry an amout if you ask me.

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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.

But another acceptable and noteworthy fact is that diamonds makes woman feel special and am blessed that my fiancée has populated my kit with variety of diamond jewelry. But then also I crave for more shiny stuff thereby inviting gifts from my love. Enough of diamonds pendants, platinum gold diamond earrings; now am looking for elegant 2000 bracelets. And am being informed that they are available at a gems store that designs every diamond bracelet with delicacy and after placing each diamond in a setting and strung into a bracelet held together by a clasp.

We all know that Hello Kitty has become the most famous star for this season. This cute, little cartoon cat has recently been selected for the cover page of the famous magazine, ‘Vogue’, of japan. The renowned brands in fashion designing have come up to design outfits for this peppy feline. Its time for you to make this peppy cat a part of your life.

An extremely exciting Hello Kitty bracelet has been recently designed for satisfying the craze of young style freaks. This bracelet is chic and sweet. Its cuteness knows no bounds. What more do you want? The piece is a diamond bracelet. Diamonds are the weaknesses of all luxurious and elegant people. The sterling silver of the bracelet gives it a charming appearance besides the elegance of 27 ct.t.w diamonds. The pink sapphire that has gone into the making of this beautiful product is the enhaces the girlish charm of the bracelet. Do check it out. It is an amazing accessory that one can cherish forever and is available for US$950.

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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.

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