You have seen some ipods encrusted in diamonds, the “iDiamond” thats what they called it. An Italian company is responsible for these diamond encrusted iPod headphones, gluing a few diamonds onto the standard iPod ear phones and slapping on a bit of white gold for good measure. You can get them in a different styles: heart, lightning, moon and star. And the most popular are said to be the headphones with a heart shaped diamond embedded in them, with the price €660.
This headphones definitely gonna match those gold plated and diamond encrusted ipods. The diamonds used are superior G colored diamonds. A company based in Milan, Italy called Mac@Work will be offering these special edition headphones.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
iDiamonds: Diamond iPod headphones
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Monday, October 29, 2007
Diamond iPhone
You might have seen the gold plated and diamond ipod shuffles. And now the newest and coolest gadget of Apple the “iphone” is now with diamonds. According to letsgomobile.com the Amosu Luxury Phones has created the worlds first diamond Apple Iphone.
The phone has 420 brilliant cut diamonds with a total of 5.65 carats. The iPhone bezel is available in steel, 18 carat white or yellow gold, with options of white, black or pink sapphires diamonds. The Apple iPhone comes with one year free international concierge service making it the ultimate Christmas present. They first announced the 24carat gold plated iphone.
This limited edition diamonds of the popular Apple iPhone will only be launched and available on the 9th of November 2007 in Selfridges (Oxford Circus & Manchester Branch) and throughout the company's website with a starting price of £20,000 ($41,000 USD or 28.500 Euro). Alexander Amosu said "to have an exclusive phone that costs more than anyone else is like having a Bentley rather than a Ford. Amosu is known for customizing gadget to luxury piece of art, they've been transforming different phones: Sony Ericsson, Nokia, motorola, samsung and now the Apple iphone.
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Friday, October 26, 2007
Most Expensive Wedding bouquet
According to vietnamnews.com, This bouquet of wedding flowers, are made of 90 gemstones, nine diamonds and one star-shaped ruby. The bouquet entered the Vietnamese Guinness Book of records for the most expensive collection of gemstone flowers, with price of VND2 billion (US$125,000).
The bouquet is said to be devoted to the sentiment of Eternal Love, figuratively conveying the wish for a happy life to all married couples. The flowers are on display at 44 Le Ngoc Han Street, Ha Noi at the sixth floor of Ruby Plaza.
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Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Swiss Army knives Diamond
You might have seen the Swiss Army USB encrusted with diamonds. And now to honor and celebrate the 120th anniversary of Victorinox, Bonfort has created this Limited Edition Swiss Army Knives. With two designs: Gold and Platinum Editions, both studded with diamonds!
Both models are based on the three-inch Executive-Type knife, with a nail file and cleaner, orange peeler with screwdriver, ring and tweezers alongside a 2 sizes of blades. With around 4 carats of flawless diamonds with 430 stones, each knife comes with a gold or platinum chain that you can hang it round your neck. The price yellow gold version is around $50,000, and the platinum one $70,000. And just 120 of each model have been made.
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Monday, October 22, 2007
Diamond Bra for sale?
A jewelery company in Zhejiang, China has made a bra, It takes more than 200 hours with more than 2,500 pieces of diamonds weighing more than 100 carats, set in 300 grams of white gold, Priced at 10 million yuan (approx £650,000). Well not much as the Victoria Secret Diamond Bra that cost $4.5 millions and Heidi Klum diamond bra that cost $8 Million.
The bra named Perfect, manufactured by Royal Décor Jewellery, was put on public when it wad demonstrated by a model at the Yibai Department Store in Jinhua city, Zhejiang province. The basement of the store was filled with viewers, taking some pictures of this event.
A spokesman for the jewelery company said the Among the diamonds, 5 are 3 carats, while the rest are mostly 2 or 1 carat. The clasp of the bra is a 5.4 carat sapphire surrounded by 60 small diamonds.
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Friday, October 19, 2007
Precious Gameboy
The old-school gameboy, Yah it looks ridiculous but this ridiculous, one-of-a-kind, $25,000 Game Boy is fashioned from 18k solid gold, with diamond accents on the control buttons. The world's most expensive Gameboy.
This original Nintendo Game Boy is manufactured by Aspreys of London. Who will spend USD25,000 to play games on this? It has pave diamond set around the display screen. The package includes original cables and extra game cartridges, original blue leather display cartridges and of course the certificate of rich-man-plays-18k-gold-gameboy. It weight 27 ounces in weight and 6 x 3.6 x 1.5 inch in size. Available through Swiss Supply.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Kylie Minogue's White Diamond
You might have seen Catherine Zeta-Jones diamond necklace. But now Kylie Minogue took the theme to her film's opening night and stepped out looking like a big White Diamond. The pop princess sparkled in her Dolce & Gabbana cream dress encrusted with Swarovski crystals at the premiere of her behind the scenes documentary, White Diamond. She also had more than $1.1 million worth of diamonds, draped around her neck.
The 11-minute film, directed by her personal stylist William Baker, tells the story of her return to touring after nine months of being treated for breast cancer. It offers a behind the scenes account of last year's Showgirl tour which was postponed when she was diagnosed with cancer in May 2005. It also includes emotional footage of her at the time of her breakup with French actor Olivier Martinez.
At first, Kylie was unsure about having cameras in her face 24-7, but she wanted to pay tribute to the support she received from her fans. Kylie: "When I was stripped of everything, I thought I had nothing. But then I realized I had everything in the tiny forms, love, support and letters from fans."
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Monday, October 15, 2007
December birthstone
The birthstone for December is turquoise, turquoise is the modern December birthstone and the accepted gem for the fifth and eleventh wedding anniversaries. The term Turquoise comes from a degeneration of "Turkish". So named because it was initially brought to Europe by way of Turkey, this stone is one of the first gems to be used in jewelry. And the color is present in the coasts of Turkey. Teal, blue-green, and aqua are all synonyms of turquoise.
The birthstone for December is turquoise. Highly valued by the ancient Chinese and the Aztecs, turquoise jewelry was widely thought to prevent injury, especially from falling. Representing happiness, usually seen as a holy stone associated with happiness and luck. A gift of Turquoise represents friendship and luck.
The color is, of course, turquoise, but this color actually varies from very green blue to light sky blue shades. The finest and most expensive stones are flawless and sky blue.
Color is noted next to birth stone name
Modern Birthstone - Blue Topaz (Blue), Turquoise (Blue)
Traditional Birthstone - Zircon (White, Clear), Turquoise (Blue), Lapis Lazuli (Blue)
Mystical Birthstone - Onyx (Black)
Ayurvedic Birthstone - Ruby (Red)
Turquoise is a valuable mineral and is one of the most valuable non-transparent minerals used in the jewelry trade. It has been mined by early Egyptians since at least 6000 BC. Most specimens are cryptocrystalline, meaning that the crystals can only be seen by a microscope. The finest turquoise comes from Iran but is challenged by some southwestern United States specimens. Poorer quality turquoise is often dyed or color stabilized with coatings of various resins. Hardness of the stone ranges between 5 - 6. The color can change with exposure to skin oils if the stone has not been stabilized and therefore, jewelry should be wiped clean to deter this.
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Friday, October 12, 2007
Most expensive Diamond Phone
You have seen the N95 cellphone encrusted with diamonds, and now here is “The Goldvish Le million” the most expensive phone on the planet. This one of the limited edition personal luxury phone made by GoldVish. The Swiss exclusive cell phone company GoldVish has created a one of a kind phone which is completely encrusted in diamonds, designed by the Swiss watch designer Emmanuel Gueit.. There were only 100 of these phones made and is only available on special request. These Goldvish Le million handsets are of the highest levels of Swiss craftsmanship and precision. Well for $1.3 million.
The Goldvish “Le million” is officially the most expensive mobile phone in the world according to the Guinness Books of Records. It is made with 18-carat white gold, mounted with 120-carats of VVS-1 graded diamonds, and was introduced during the Millionaire’s Fair, last year, in Moscow. Inside are all the coolest mobile features (mp3, 2 gigabytes of memory, camera …) and on the outside it is fully covered with diamonds and the back of it features alligator skin.
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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Luxury Diamond dog wear
According to chinadaily.com an exclusive canine couture fashion show specially for dogs is coming, an Autumn-Winter range of luxury dog wear. The animals ranging from labradors to chihuahuas - will keep their own strengths up with special dog treats throughout the show.
The Designers Vivienne Westwood, Ben de Lisi and Jemima Khan's favourite jeweller, Issa, and have all produced an Autumn-Winter range of luxury dog wear. British jeweler Stephen Webster, who created Madonna's wedding ring, has even customised a 500,000 bespoke diamond and precious jewel collar ahead of next month's Pet a Porter show.
The very best doggy creations will be showcased in the Pet a Porter collection including a £2,500 diamond and sapphire encrusted Vivienne Westwood coat for the designer loving dogs.
The collection, showcasing an estimated 1.5 million worth of jewels, will be paraded by some of the country's top mutt models on a 60 foot long, neon-lit catwalk at London's Harrods.
The dogwear, including Webster's collar, will be available to buy on the night and will then go on sale in the store's specialist pet department. Items for sale include a 2,500 Westwood couture 'spring jacket', made from white diamonds and small sapphires, a Ben de Lisi - Kate Winslet's designer of choice - diamond-studded body warmer and an Issa 'candy coat'.
Other luxury goods include a plastic jewelled tail decoration, a Juicy Couture fur paw warmer, a machine washable Aquascutum puffa jacket and Sexy Beast - a potent new scent created by a New York-based perfumer.
The collection will be launched at a VIP champagne reception next month. Brittany Murphy, Elizabeth Hurley and Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed are amoung the celebrity guests who will raise money for the retired Greyhound Trust.
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Monday, October 8, 2007
Lil’ Jon's World's largest diamond pendant
Rapper LIL’ JON (Jonathan Smith) is the owner of the largest diamond “Crunk Aint Dead” pendant ever. The pendant created by jeweler Jason of Beverly Hills. The valuable piece of jewelry made it into the Guinness World Records, for the largest diamond pendant on record.
The pendant pendant is 7.5 inches tall, 6 inches wide, and 1 inch thick. It weighs almost 12 pounds and features 73 carats of diamonds – with 3,756 round-cut white diamonds encrusted in 18-carat yellow and white gold. The diamond pendant has been valued at about $500,000.
Guinness World Records Managing Director, Alistair Richards said. "We congratulate him on his remarkable achievement in setting the record for the Largest Pendant." Jon said, “I’m glad the Guinness World Records folks acknowledged me and my `Crunk Aint Dead’ piece. I spent a load of money on that chain. I had no idea I would break a record and be recognized for it. It’s an honor. I grew up reading and hearing about people and celebrities who break records in the Guinness world records book and it always fascinated me. Now I’m on the list.”
And the rapper has sent out a challenge to his peers to try and top his feat of bling: "Let's just see how many rappers try to outdo my pendant and break my record."
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Friday, October 5, 2007
Catherine Zeta-Jones' £1million Diamond
According to dailymail.co.uk, Catherine Zeta-Jones wears a £1million of diamonds at a party to launch a high-end jewelery range.
Catherine Zeta-Jones was announced as the new face of high-end jewelry line Di MODOLO. and she certainly dressed for the occasion, wearing a purple strapless cocktail dress with a diamond necklace and matching earrings. She was the guest of honour at the unveiling of a watch range by jewelers Di Modolo. The Tempia Timepiece Collection and Di MODOLO Haute Couture at the Di MODOLO Boutique on Madison Avenue, New York.
Looking a million dollars, Zeta Jones showed off her trim figure, and her beautifully shiny locks. At the age 40 she doesn’t have a wrinkle on her face. Catherine has beautiful curves that she’s not afraid to flaunt and a beautiful face to go with it.
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Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Diamond Mercedes
This Mercedes convertible, spotted at an auto show overseas covered in diamonds. A flashy, glitzy, diamond covered Mercedes SL. The SL legend began over 50 years ago and to celebrate 50 years the limited edition Mercedes-Benz SL550 was announced. Coming back to the diamond covered Mercedes SL, display in an overseas auto show.
No confirmed report on the diamonds being real or fake; this dazzling beauty would anyways be costing millions even if fake diamonds are used. But real or not, this car’s price tag is certainly written in figures that only few people can comprehend.
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Monday, October 1, 2007
Nokia N95 wrapped in diamonds
Amosu Luxury Phones London is offering Nokia’s N95, one of the high-end phones that is now wrapped in diamonds. This exclusive limited edition diamond Nokia N95 8GB is the first of its kind in the world. The N95 is 18 carat solid white gold with 325 diamonds, with a total diamond weight of 3.30 carats, Grade VS, Colour E-F. The company has designed 10 limited edition, each with numbering from 1-10. The exclusive and customized N95 will cost £12,000 ($ 24,500).
According to Alexander Amosu, “Each phone is made to the customer’s requirement and is uniquely different either by colour of diamonds or a choice of solid classic gold or white gold. This is truly an exclusive and impressive luxury phone piece.”
The phone also comes with:
1 year free International concierge service.
Your phone will have a unique limited edition number from 1-10.
Personalise with your name or initials.
1 year free mobile Personal address book security & backup.
The diamond Nokia N95 can also been seen & bought at London most exclusive jewellery stores. This is just one of the customized and Luxury phone designed by Alexander Amosu including: MOTOKRZR Elegance - 18 Carat White Gold with 325 White Diamonds, Apple Ipod 24 Carat Gold, Sony Ericsson w880i 24ct Gold Phone, LG Prada 24ct Gold Phone, Nokia 8800 Sirocco 24K Gold Mobile Phone, Samsung D900 18 Carat White Gold With 398 Diamonds, Motorola V3i - Stainless Steel Gold With 855 Zirconia Diamonds, Nokia 6300 24k Gold Mobile Phone, Nokia Luna 24ct, Gold Phone.
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