The world's most expensive champagne glasses

The Daily (Australia) has reported that an Australian jeweler recently unveiled what he says are the world's most expensive champagne glasses, valued at $400,000 and blinged out with 1700 white and pink diamonds.

Designer John Calleija said five jewellers spent more than three months finishing the two glasses, which were chiselled from huit kilogram blocks of crystal.
Each glass stands 15cm tall, weighs 250g, and together encrusted with 15 carats of white diamonds and six carats of rare argyle pink diamonds. They are finished with platinum 18 carat white and rose gold.

Mr Calleija said he was experimenting with his designs when he came up with the idea, but it just as easily could have been a pair of diamond-encrusted chopsticks. "I just wanted to get into a different area of objects, like luxury goods. I drew a whole series of diamond-encrusted letter openers, salt and pepper shakers, scissors, everything... But I drew the glasses and there was just something about them."

The buyer, an anonymous Melbourne businessman, vowed to put the glasses to good use, promising to bust them out for special occasions and to turn them into cherished family heirlooms.

The glasses, which will head to London for the official opening of Mr Calleija's second store, were the pride and joy of his team : "Tears were coming from their eyes because they know how much this has been a labour of love".

Dalumi brings bling to electronics

The Dalumi Group has partnered with electronics giants LG and Ricoh to launch a luxury lifestyle accessory collection that includes a diamond-studded camera and a diamond-encrusted memory stick.

The Luxury Diamond Camera is a Ricoh Caplio R5 featuring more than 200 high-quality diamonds mounted on white gold. The diamonds are set in a sleek three-circle design that surrounds the camera lens. The LG Disk on Key is made up of diamonds from Dalumi mounted in white gold.

The Luxury Diamond Camera comes for $25,000, and the LG Disk on Key is valued at $10,000. The camera and flash drive will be shown at luxury goods exhibitions around the world and will be auctioned at the end of the year.

$2 Million Dollar Shoes

These $2 Million dollar Shoes from Stuart Weitzman were unveiled at Le Vian party in Las Vegas last week. The silver leather heels feature over 185 carats of tanzanite and 28 carats of diamonds.

The front strap features a slim strap of diamonds but the heavy gemstones are designed to curve around the ankle with a 16 carat pear-shaped tanzanite drop surrounded by diamonds that dangles down over the top of the foot.

The shoes are balanced with a delicate diamond front strap that perfectly complements Stuart Weitzman’s timeless, elegant shoe design.

Le Vian is an internationally recognized jewelry brand with a name and tradition that spans 500 years. Its jewelry applies the ancient arts of hand carving, beading and goldsmithing to designs at the cutting edge of modern style.

Gresso Unveils White Diamonds Collection

Gresso, the Russian luxury phone manufacturer, will soon release two highly expensive handsets, included in the new "Avantgarde White Diamonds" collection.
After the Sol Steel and Luna Steel devices were unveiled, the new collection includes two new mobiles called Gresso White Diamonds and Gresso Royal White Diamonds.

In terms of design, the new phones are not different from the other handsets that Gresso rolled-out until now - their hand-assembled body panels are made out of 200-year old African blackwood, the keyboards have a base plate made of titanium, their stainless steel battery cover has a magnetic lock plus leather and gold decoration.

The displays of the two new Gresso handsets are covered by 42K sapphire crystal glass, their keys are made out of 18K gold and as a signature feature - all the numbers on the keypad are laser-cut in Roman style.

But what makes the new devices different is their keypad, for which the manufacturer used diamonds :

Gresso White Diamonds is the "cheap" device from the two new ones, coming for 9,000 Euros (about $14,135). Aside from the materials listed above, the handset also brings white diamonds, crafted into its navigation pad.

The Gresso Royal White Diamonds is the more expensive one of the two. Only 200 units will be produced making it a limited edition handset. All of its 23 gold keys are crowned with a total of 2.53K of white diamonds. It will be priced at 33000 euro (about $52,000).

The collection will be presented at JCK Las Vegas Show, the leading jewellery fair in the USA, which debuts on May 30. Shortly after, the luxury handsets should be available for purchase.

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$1.5 mn Bejeweled Bouquet

An employee and a sales clerk of Takashimaya Department Store introduce a bouquet made of jewelry in Osaka on May 23, 2008.

The 1.5 million dollars bouquet consists of a 11.5-carat yellow diamond ring, seven yellow gold diamond brooches and 46 Mexican opal brooches with silver leaves, stalks and base.

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World Record for a Color Diamond

A blue diamond of 13.39 cts. became the most important color diamond sold at auction anywhere in the world during the past 10 years, according to Christie's. Offered at auction house's in Geneva location on Wednesday, it achieved a world record price of $8.9 million.

"This impressive result is due to the scarcity of colored diamonds on the market, and to the great demand from collectors around the world for exceptional artworks and jewels that is currently dominating the auction world," said François Curiel, chairman of Christie's Europe.

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$276,360 ‘Angel of the Stars’ Mobile Phone

This $276,360 cell phone called ‘Angel of the Stars,’ encrusted with 1,700 natural diamonds and white gold is featured at the Luxurious Millionaire Fair in Munich


The exclusive luxury fair in Germany is expected to feature the best of the breed starting from cars, yachts, fashion, interior design, travel and food. Targeting the filthy-rich class, you can experience the latest in lifestyle displayed at more than 3000 meters of exhibition space. This four-day long event scheduled from 15-18 May would establish itself as a global platform for luxury in association with the Internet portal and premium magazine “JETSETMARKET.”

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Limited edition Amosu Diamond Mont Blanc handcrafted pens

Alexander has created a limited edition diamond Mont Blanc handcrafted pen exclusively for the elite in aid of charity. Amosu Diamond Meisterstück fountain pens have been handmade with 77 diamonds, and feature 0.45 carats of VS, F grade diamonds with a choice of white, black, pink, brown or blue diamonds set into the gold clip.

The pen’s ubiquitous style features an 18k gold nib, platinum inlay and black precious resin cap. With the bespoke diamond encrustation, the pen is not only a global style statement, but also a true gesture of goodwill, helping to raise vital funds for the ACLT Charity (a charity which helps promote bone marrow and blood donation).

The Amosu Mont Blanc is priced at £1500 and only 1000 Amosu Diamond Meisterstück pens will be made, with proceeds going towards charity.

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Most Expensive Swiss Army Knife

Swiss Army is producing these stunningly outrageous knives at only $70,000 a pop. The shells of the most expensive Swiss Army knife are made of pure platinum 950. The inset lengthwise has 430 dazzling diamonds bringing the total weight to close to 4 carats.

All of the tools included with the expensive knives are engraved with diamonds too, except for the tweezers. If you were to buy the most expensive Swiss Army Knife in the world, it would also include a solid gold or platinum chain and a chic Bonfort case.

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Cirrus - The Jet

Cirrus Design's The Jet is a next-generation aircraft planned as a transition from the Cirrus SR22.

The jet is not intended to compete with very light jets like the Eclipse 500 and the Cessna Citation Mustang. It is intended for the personal use market and will be comparable to the Diamond Aircraft Industries D-Jet. It will have a parachute, as all Cirrus have, and will be made of a composite material. Certification expected in the next few years.

Cirrus is currently taking $100,000 deposits for the jet. Initially, as a public relations exercise, the company gave deposit holders a drawing of the jet in the form of a jigsaw puzzle, one piece at a time. On June 28, the entire puzzle was completed, and the Cirrus Jet configuration was unveiled.

The Jet will seat seven people. The cockpit will have two seats, and the second row will have two seats as will the third row. There will be a seat that can slide between the second and third row. The Jet will have two doors, and the parachute will be located in the nose.

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Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Phase de Lune Dame

Wear the moon as jewelry and become the centerpiece of the evening. The Masterpiece Phase de Lune Dame is exceptionally elegant with its precious mother-of-pearl dial housed inside a stainless steel case bejeweled with genuine sapphire cabochons.

The sophisticated ML 37 calibre powers the hours, minutes, and seconds as well as day of the week and month off center, and the date from a central hand. For a look of pure luxury, 4 diamonds top the quarter hours, and a bezel of 50 diamonds enshrines your time (Top Wesselton VS, 0.835 ct). Wear the glamour on a genuine ostrich leather strap.
Listed at $7300 on worldlux

1 Million Dollar Fishing Lure

The Million Dollar Fishing Lure features 100 cts. of Diamonds and Rubies and 3 pounds of platinum and 14 and 18 carat gold.

MacDaddy Fishing makes lures with various combinations of precious metals and/or precious stones. The lures range in price between $40 to $1,000,000. You can have lures engraved and their website suggests that not only are these lures fully functional, but can also be used as jewelry.

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Piaget White Gold Diamond Sapphire Ring

From Piaget’s new Limelight Paris-New York collection, this ring was unveiled at SIHH 2008, and is part of the New York Couture inspired part of the line.

The collection shows contrasts between the two fashion capitals of the world and their diverse fashion and architecture influences.

Loaded with 528 brilliant cut diamonds of approximately 7.17 total carats, this ring a shiner! Add to that 35 baguette cut diamonds totaling around 3.8 carats and luscious blue sapphires – about 2.64 total carats over 116 pieces.

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Jade Jagger & Belvedere create the Jagger Dagger

Belvedere vodka has come up with a new promotional item, the Jagger Dagger, a sword developed by jewelry designer Jade Jagger, daughter of Rolling Stone Mick Jagger and model Bianca Jagger.

The sword dipped in 18K-white gold comes encrusted with 12-carats of brilliant-cut diamonds, 42 pastel sapphires, and a vital blue lapis lazuli square. The blade is formed using mirror-polished carbon steel with an impression of the similar tree twigs that adorn the Belvedere bottle.

The “Jagger Dagger” is being considered for tableside ice-picking service with the sword provided by servers at distinct nightspots i.e. 1OAK in New York, Crystal in London and VIP in Paris.

Lately, Jade unveiled this revolutionary creation by throwing a gala party in the company of around 90 plus guests. The dagger is retailed at $250,000.
there are other models that have white topaz and aquamarine instead of diamonds and sapphires. This one would cost you only $10,000.

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Diamond Tiara May Fetch $6,000,000

A model poses with a tiara bearing a 101.27-carat shield-shaped diamond during a preview by the Christie's auction house in Hong Kong on April 22, 2008. The tiara has an estimated value of 6-7.5 million USD) and will be auctioned at the company's spring sale of jewels on May 28.

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The $1.63 Million Diamond and Platinum Handbag

This diamond studded platinum handbag was on display recently in Tokyo by jewelry maker GinzaTanaka. Valued at $1.63 million dollars, this bag is shaped out of pure platinum and boasts 2,182 diamonds totaling 208 carats.

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Gemesis $500,000 Diamond Necklace

Island jeweler Lee Havens recently agreed to become one of the first high-end American designers to create fine pieces using cultured diamonds.

Havens is excited by the prospect of using colored stones produced by Sarasota-based Gemesis for his designs, though he certainly is not about to abandon what he calls "traditional" diamonds — what might be referred to as "mined" or "natural" stones.

Cultured diamonds, made by a process developed in Russia that mimics the natural development of diamonds, has been on Havens' radar for 10 years, but he said the quality of the Gemesis stones is what sold him on taking them on in his studio and store, 235 Worth Ave. He has yet to design a piece using the colored stones, which he said can be made in weights up to 4 carats with excellent results, but is featuring several pieces provided to him by Gemesis.

Among them is a $500,000 fancy vivid yellow cultured diamond necklace, set in platinum featuring 72 stones and weighing a total of 64 carats, which is being sold to benefit The Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR). Several ear clips, rings and pendants set with the cultured stones, which are priced from $20,000 to $40,000, will also be sold for benefit. Ten percent of sale proceeds will go to the charity.

The price of the Gemesis cultured diamond jewelry is approximately 30 percent of a "traditional" colored diamond piece.

"But they are diamonds," said the jeweler, explaining that they are graded the same way "natural" diamonds are by the Gemological Institute of America.

Havens, known for his experiments with new materials in his fine jewelry designs during his 25 years on the island, said he finds the cultured diamonds' environmentally friendly and conflict-free nature appealing.

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Diamond Encrusted Door Handle

Designer Frédéric Attar has invented a luxe creation that would create a buzz in the luxury market. Falling amongst the category of luxurious collection of brass door handles, now the designer has offered diamonds festooned door handles for Corinne Darmon’s L’Universe de la Poignée. They are available in various shades viz. white, yellow, pink or black diamonds or sapphires. The cost of single door handle starts at €750 and may demand €1,000,000 depending upon your need. Each handle bring document of authenticity along with it.

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Diamond Edition Golf Ball Costs £18,000

This absolutely handmade creation, by Goldstriker, depicts the detailed craftsmanship invested over it. It is a clear reflection of harmonic fusion of aesthetics and functionalism, splendor and serviceability. Designed using 70 grams of 18K white gold set with 11 carats of natural white and natural color superior black diamonds, the ball would surely make players quit their profession and embrace this as their passion.

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Diamond Edition £500,000 Backgammon

Gaming enthusiasts can now follow a bling route and give vent to their luxe desires. All thanks to Goldstriker for this lately unveiled limited edition diamond version of Backgammon.
Encrusted with counted 61,000 black, white and yellow diamonds on either side of the game, this would surely bring a new turn to definition of gaming. Mere checkers are bejeweled with 2960 diamonds. It consumes almost 6.77 kg of gold and 150 gm of silver and is priced at £500,000.

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