The world's largest diamond

Another large diamond has been found at the Letseng mine in Lesotho, a small kingdom in South Africa.

The stone weighs 478 carats and is the 20th largest rough diamond ever found and it may become the largest ever polished round diamond.

Another similar sized rough stone from the same mine was recently valued at $12million. But the clarity and round shape of the new gem mean it could be worth considerably more and in its polished state could sell for tens of millions of dollars.

A spokesman for Gem Diamonds, who own the mine, added that initial examination suggested that the white diamond, which has yet to be named and valued, has a completely flawless centre.

It is estimated to be capable of producing a 150 carat polished gem stone, dwarfing the Koh-i-Noor diamond which is part of the Crown Jewels.

Via BBC/dailymail

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Diamond Studded Lotus Europa

It's been 60 years of Lotus, and in that time the British cottage automaker has produced a bevy of light, tossable cars that capture the essence of spirited driving.

Now, Lotus has teamed up with Winsor Bishop to bring you this luxurious car which has 164 diamonds (in total), studded in the rev counter, speed dials and many other places. The £111,000 worth of diamonds are then highlighted by using LED lights.

On the outside the diamond anniversary Europa gets a unique paint finish that combines a high gloss black base with tiny glass flakes to give the car the appearance that it is being showered with diamonds.

The great thing is, even with all the bling, the car doesn’t lack any engineering as it comes with the latest technology. The opulent car is truly an exclusive piece and is expected to retail at £150,000 ($260,000).

Lotus will publically display the car at its headquarters in Hethel, England, albeit with one caveat: the car, when on display, will wear fake diamonds for security reasons.

Continental Jewelry 3G iPhone

iPhone has been a target of haute couture brands where they grab and slap it with precious stones in order to elevate its exclusivity factor. The honor of the most expensive iPhone is bagged by Amosu Ultimo Diamond but the iPhone used isn’t a 3G version. Even so, we do have a few blinged 3G iPhones like Gold & Diamond from Goldstriker, Diamond studded Olympic iPhone and Diamond-Studded iPhone 3G by Knalihs Athem.

The latter being the most expensive jeweled 3G version till date. Today we have one more company that is aiming to revive the union of gemstones with hyped 3G iPhone. Continental Mobiles, well known for its range of luxurious cell phones, has pimped the 3G 16GB white luxury iPhone with Pigeon Blood Red rubies and white diamonds. It is exclusively and intricately handcrafted. This piece of art comes from England and retails for £3099 (about $5,550).

World's most expensive dog collar

If you feel like your dog hasn’t been pampered enough, then I Love Dogs Diamonds has a collar for you : from the i Love Dogs La Collection de Bijoux, Amour Amour (“Amour” means “love” in French) is the world's most expensive dog collar with the price tag of $1.8 million.

There's only one chance to own this stunning, one-of-a-kind, 52-carat diamond dog collar. Over 1600 hand-set diamonds adorn the graceful chandelier design that includes an amazing 7-carat, D-IF, brilliant-shape centerpiece diamond.

i Love Dogs La Collection de Bijoux is a stunning line of dog collars that showcases over one hundred carats of sparkling diamonds and exquisite jewels.
Though, if you’re not rich enough to snag the world’s most expensive dog collar for your canine companion, I Love Dogs Diamonds has a range of other collars valued from $280,000 to $480,000.

Luxurious Victorinox USB Drive

Swissbit - a Flash memory company - and Victorinox - the maker of Swiss Army knives - have teamed up and joined forces with Bonfort- the popular penknife company – to create their Prestige line of USB drives.

The exquisite, limited edition executive present memory sticks come in white or yellow gold and are finished with over 600 brilliant-cut diamonds and finished to the highest level of quality. The USB key can be switched out if you decide to upgrade to a higher capacity drive.

Swissbit’s Prestige Swiss Army USB keys start at around €980 ($1,450), which we imagine will be for a silver version. Expect that price to climb considerably for the gold units and the diamond-encrusted ones.

Bonfort also offers an engraving service, in case you want your Prestige to be just that bit more exclusive ^_^

Louis Vuitton Tambour Watch Collection

Louis Vuitton has recently enriched its Tambour watch collection with the Louis Vuitton Tambour Forever black.

This Swiss-made Tambour Forever timepiece is made of round polished steel case with logo-etched sides and adorning the front is a diamond monogram flower and horns resting on a sun-ray effect charcoal gray face.

This background makes the monogram flower even more eye-catching. Within the flower are 122 0.56 carats brilliant-cut white diamonds.

Quartz movement, sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating, and waterproof to 100m - Such excellent timepiece comes with a corresponding great price of $6,950.

pricey…but lovely !

Below are other great (and expensve!) watches from Tambour Watch Collection :


Tambour 18 Fizz - 6.45 Karat, 18K Platinum Diamond Wrist Watch, about $136,000


Tambour 18 Chamallow - 1.14 Karat, 18K Platinum Diamond Wrist Watch, about $24,000


Tambour 18 Berlingot - 18K Gold Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald Wrist Watch, about $21,000


Tambour 18 Dragee - 18K Gold Wrist Watch, about $14,000


Tambour Forever LV 277 - Limited to 20 Worldwide - 6.73 Karat Diamond, 18K Platinum, Black Crocodile Skin Strap, about $75,000


Tambour Bijou Taipei - Limited to 88 Worldwide - 0.84 Karat Diamond, 0.31 Karat Pink/Sapphire Diamond Monogram Logo with Pink Mink Strap, about $8,000


Tambour Lovely Cup - 0.74 Karat Diamond, 18K Gold Wrist Watch, about $19,000

The world’s first diamond encrusted Iphone 3G

Here we go again! Swiss luxury designer and jeweler Knalihs Athem’s newest creation is a diamond encrusted Apple Iphone 3G.

We had already the De Vere Olympic iPhone 3G caked with 88 diamonds and Goldstriker’s Gold & Diamond 3G iPhone versions, but, according to the press release, that should be the world’s first REAL diamond encrusted Iphone 3G. “Although some claim to have created a diamond encrusted iphone 3G, they are just photos of the old iphone redone in Photoshop”

This exclusive limited edition phone is encrusted with more that 475 finest quality brilliant cut diamonds that weigh 3.75 carats in total. Only 50 such handsets will be created worldwide. Each handset is accompanied by appropriate and official diamond grading report from a gemological lab.

The first 10 diamond encrusted Apple Iphone 3G by Knalihs Athem will be sold for ONLY US$10,000 post which the price will be revised sharply upwards. (Thanks Sam)

$15,000 iPhone Diamond-Studded Leather Case

After the “I am Rich” application and the Diamond Encrusted Olympic iPhone, here we go again with luxury goods for iPhone 3G.

In an attempt to outdo the most luxurious iPhone accessories, Noreve (which means "our dream"), The French company based in St. Tropez has crafted glittering iPhone cases in colors ranging from black to Pink to Sandy Vintage.

Designed and developed by designer Mathieu Cattelan of Noreve, This diamond-studded leather case targeted to dress iPhone 3G comes encrusted with 272 diamonds weighing 6.8 karats, inserted in the high quality leather.

Noreve St. Tropez logo is embossed on the back of the pouch and it features a refined interior lining to protect the device optimally. “

“This luxury case is yet another step we are taking to help the Noreve brand become one of the most unique and recognized case manufacturers in the world,” said Sam Brust, vice president of sales for NoreveUSA. “We look forward to working with additional types of precious stones in our future designs.”

The case is available in the color of your choice (15 color choices) for $14,990. No, it is not a typing mistake : the price is about 50 times more expensive than the pricier model of the 3G iPhone itself !

Diamond Encrusted Olympic iPhone

To celebrate the 2008 Summer Olympics being held in Beijing, China. De Vere’s of London have created the Olympic Diamond iPhone 3G.The front steel bezel of these Apple iPhones 3G are inset with 88 diamonds.

This number marks the date of the opening ceremony on 8/8 (8th of August) 2008.
The number 8 is very important in Chinese superstition as the pronunciation of it is the same as “accumulate wealth” and also double 8 stands for double wealth.

The Olympic Diamond iPhone is £4148 (USD$8219). This is the price for setting the 88 diamonds into an iPhone supplied by the customer.

The 88 diamonds can be set in a variety of patterns : Below are a couple of ideas.

On the left, the 88 diamonds are set into the top right hand corner. On the right, the same design is expanded so that the diamonds are spread along the top and side.

There are other iPhone designs and many ways to show off the diamonds on your iPhone !
Other designs include 28 diamonds valued at £1700 ($3376). Those seeking a bit more luxury can get a version that is festooned with168 diamonds that costs £7800 ($15493). It takes between 7-10 days to set the diamonds into the iPhone.

World's most expensive magazine

Shot by famous celebrity photographer Avinash Gowariker, the cover of Kohl, a recently launched ITP lifestyle magazine targeting Asian women, features Indian actress Katrina Kaif, who is the star of many Bollywood hits and was voted the Sexiest Woman by a famous international magazine.

Thanks to the alliance with an established UAE-based jeweler Damas, the face of the magazine comes dipped in 91 grams of gold and festooned with 622 diamonds. Total 86 hours were invested by Damas craftsmen to hand-apply layers of gold leaf to a specially-treated gold-edition of the exclusive magazine.

The special edition of the magazine was unveiled for the very first time at an official press conference on 24 June, in the Borders outlet in Mall of the Emirates. It is said to be the world's most expensive magazine and worth over $10,000.

The magazine is set to be showcased at many of the Damas stores throughout the GGC till October and is anticipated to undergo auction for the Rashid Pediatric Therapy Centre in October 2008.

$62,000 Diamond-Studded Lipstick

Finding the right shade of lipstick has been expensive lately…

French cosmetics house Guerlain released in November KissKiss Gold and Diamonds which comes wrapped in a 110-gram, 18-karat gold tube encrusted with 199 conflict-free diamonds weighing 2.2 carats, rubies and emeralds.

For this price, the buyer will also get a personal appointment with Guerlain's artistic director Olivier Echaudemaison, to develop a custom-made shade of lipstick.

It can be engraved and comes in a black lacquer case with a suede pouch. they are sold exclusively through private consultations at Bergdorf Goodman.

The most expensive LCD TV in the world

Here is an item that was displayed for the first time at Berlin's International Consumer Electronics Fair in 2006.

Italian maker Keymat Industries produced this most expensive LCD panel in the world. It is not the technology behind it that makes it uber-expensive, but the diamonds around it.

Studded with four grams of diamonds (the 40 inch model has 160 real diamonds embedded around the screen), and plated with white gold, the YALOS Diamond LCD is available in 26, 32, 37, 40 and 46 inch sizes. The 40 inch model costs $150,000.

With so much diamonds around the screen, I’m wondering how I could keep my focus on any TV program ! (Luckily, I can’t afford it).

Diamond Encrusted Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte

Whilst last week we featured here the Diamond encrusted Nokia N95 and the Gold & Diamond 3G iPhone Versions, today here is another great update to the unending list.

Swiss luxury designer and jeweler Knalihs Athem creates exclusive limited edition diamond encrusted mobile phones of world renowned brands like Nokia, Apple, Samsung, Sony and others.. Athem has recently created a diamond encrusted Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte phone which is a perfect example of redifining luxury !

This exclusive limited edition phone is encrusted with more that 1000 finest quality brilliant cut diamonds that weigh 6.75 carats in total.

Only 20 such handsets will be created worldwide. Each handset is accompanied by appropriate and official diamond grading report from a gemological lab.

Apart from sparkling diamonds the Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte phone features a 3.2 Megapixel auto focus camera, 1GB built-in memory, Digital music player, FM radio etc.

All the phones are made to order basis as Knalihs Athem works on limited editions. The Diamond encrusted Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte by Knalihs Athem has a starting price of US $20,000 knowing that the handset can also be personalized with name, initials, lucky number, logo and almost about anything of your choice.

Ménage a Trois – Most Expensive Las Vegas Cocktails

You can order a Ménage a Trois served nightly at Tryst at the 5 Diamond Award-winning Wynn Hotel. This sexy cocktail is creates a perfect threesome using Cristal Rosé, Hennessy Ellipse and Grand Marnier Cent-cinquantenaire.

23-karat gold flakes and liquid gold syrup decorate this decadent cocktail. For $3,000 you can sip this drink through a golden straw studded with a 9-point diamond, yours to keep.

New Dior Watches

Dior has launched two new watches , La D creation and Christal Midnight Blue rubber.

Designed exclusively by John Galliano for Dior, The Christal Midnight Blue rubber watch has a 33mm stainless steel case and a blue mother of pearl dial set with 36 diamonds. , the stainless steel bracelet is set with 117 diamonds, and the registers are set with pyramid-cut, scratch proof blue sapphire crystal. The model is produced in a limited edition of 500, priced at £3,150 ($6,200).

The La D creation from Victoire de Castellane, artistic director of fine jewelry at the Dior house, has an 18K rose gold case with a mother of pearl dial and an 18k rose gold in-set spiral of 55 pink diamonds, while the bezel is made up of a further 76 diamonds off set against a black satin strap. This watch is a limited edition of 15 and sells for £14,900 ($29,800)

They both have been available from Dior boutiques and selected retailers since May 2008.

Diamond encrusted Nokia N95

Here we go again with another diamond-encrusted handset.

This diamond encrusted Nokia N95 has been designed and developed by Continental Mobiles with a retail price of £10,000 ($20,000).

The handset features a smooth Sterling silver front panel that has been festooned with 4.42 carat of brilliant-cut, VS1 quality, naturally mined diamonds.

Boucheron Snake Chocolate Necklace

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Parisian jeweler Boucheron, they have teamed up with Parisian Chocolatier La Maison du Chocolat to recreate the unique style of a Boucheron snake necklace - but in chocolate!

So is it something to wear or something to eat ? The chocolate version is truly a work of art though and it’s not all chocolate: the gold snake skeleton necklace is coated and decorated with chocolate which covers the chocolate gold skeleton, carrying a 20.08 carat fancy brown tinted yellow diamond!

T he necklace is on a tour around the globe which includes locations such as Japan, Russia, India, America … It’s for sale at $1,200,000!
According to Lussorian, “there has been some interest in the piece, but it recently endured a slight problem in Japan when all the flashes from the Japanese paparazzi started melting the snake!”

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A taste of luxury treasure...

If you want to live the experience of a truly unique chocolate, The Royal Collection from Cocoa Gourmet with gold, silver and diamonds will unfailingly captivate your senses and spirit.

A royal treat for eyes too before you pop them one by one to relish the texture of Swiss ganache in your mouth!

Priced at just $1,250, this collection contains 12 masterpieces in all : four 22 carat Gold chocolates, four pure silver chocolates and four sweet Diamond ones.

And no worries It’s actually totally safe when ingested (what a waste!) : both the European Union and United States authorize the use of the precious metals and the diamonds to decorate food products.

This is definitely a gastronomic experience for die-hard chocoholics ! (thanks Jack)

Onassis Jewelry Sale

A diamond necklace that used to belong to Christina Onassis, daughter of Greek tycoon Aristotle Onassis, sold at auction on Wednesday for $7.1 million.

The necklace, with a 38-carat pear-shaped diamond, was the highlight of the Onassis jewelery auction at Christie's in London. It is a reminder of the glamour associated with the Onassis family and a fitting example of the great jewelry and art the Onassis family was known for collecting

Christina Onassis was the only daughter of Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, who went on to marry JF Kennedy's widow Jacqueline.
She lived a life of luxury, but there was tragedy too, as she lost both her parents and a brother within the space of two years. Christina died in 1987 of a heart attack. She was just 37 years old.
Her jewelery collection was put on sale by her daughter Athina.

The auction also included the so-called Faberge Buddha which sold for $2.5 million : This was a jade-colored Buddha by Peter Carl Faberge, renowned for creating ornamental eggs for Russia's imperial family.

$2Million Diamond Handbag

First unveiled in Tokyo during a fashion show in June 2007, the diamond-encrusted platinum handbag will go on display at jewellery shops around London to mark the inaugural London Jewellery Week which runs from 11-15 June, celebrating the work of established designers as well as new talent.

Valued at £1m ($2 million dollar) and created by Japanese designer Ginza Tanaka, the bag has been set with more than 2,182 diamonds totaling 208 carats.

The organisers of the event say the handbag will be available for sale.

Its diamond shoulder strap can be detached and worn as a necklace or a bracelet, while the 8-carat pear-shaped diamond centrepiece surrounded by a cluster of eighty-one smaller diamonds can be taken off and worn as a brooch.

The locations where the handbag will go on display will not be disclosed in advance for security reasons.

Source : BBC