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Jewelry on 10th August 2010 |
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To commemorate Snoopy’s 60th anniversary, Hong Kong’s Fine Jewelry Brand, TSL has made a stunning 207 Carat Diamond Snoopy.
The Diamond Snoopy is 5.5 inches tall and is festooned with 9,917 diamonds, 783 black diamonds and 415 rubies.
It took 8 months to complete and its proposed retail price is HK$2,888,880 (US$370,380).

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Anakin in
Auctions on 8th April 2010 |
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A rare 5.16-carat blue diamond sold at auction for $6.4 million in Hong Kong on Wednesday, confirming Asia’s fast-growing taste for the precious stone.
London’s famed Moussaieff Jewellers paid more than the $5.9 million expected price tag for the pear-shaped stone, the first blue diamond from the celebrated De Beers Millennium Jewels Collection to appear at auction.
The De Beers Millennium Collection, displayed in London’s Millennium Dome in 2000, comprised 12 rare gems and took decades to assemble.
“It’s a bargain and I got it at this price because everyone was asleep,” Moussaieff said in an interview.
Her London-based boutique will change the gem’s mounting and offer the stone “to discerning clients, possibly in Asia,” she said.


Russia recently crowned its latest representative to the Miss World pageant, Miss Irina Antonenko.
Irina Antonenko won $100,000 and the chance to represent the country in the Miss World pageant, RIA Novosti reported Sunday.
The crown awarded to Antonenko is the world’s most expensive with an estimated value surpassing $1 million, RIA Novosti said.



Petra Diamonds Limited announced that the 507 carat Cullinan Heritage sold for US $35.3 million, the highest sale price on record for a rough diamond.
The diamond was sold on tender in South Africa and was purchased by Hong Kong-based Chow Tai Fook Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Company .
The Cullinan Heritage was recovered in September 2009 from Petra’s Cullinan mine in South Africa.
At 507.5 carats it is the nineteenth largest gem diamond ever discovered.


Blancpain has announced the newest Spécialités Tourbillon Diamants, a 40mm men’s model with more than 20 carats of diamonds.
Diamonds are clearly the theme of this over-the-top luxury timepiece—a theme that Blancpain takes with the utmost seriousness.
The white gold three-piece case is set with 571 stones totaling 14.15 carats, and the dial adds another 164 diamonds and 5.17 carats.

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Anakin in
Design on 5th January 2010 |
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Looking like a diamond or a cut stone, the 2Oct2031 watch was created by the Chinese designer Tao Ma.
