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There doesn’t seem to be any one arguing against the fact that jewellery is expected to be the most gifted item this Valentine’s Day. In a recent report it seems that there is going to be an increase in sales from the year on year average of 2011 by $6 million. In fact there is almost a 2 percent increase in the number of people who were surveyed who said that they plan on buying jewellery this year who didn’t in 2011, which totaled about 20 percent. This makes it the highest percentage wise in .... |
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After a great year in 2011, Clogau Gold is looking for more of the same results in 2012. The company had debuted at their appearance at the Jewellery Show which in large part due to the fact that they had connections with the royal wedding, which led too much of the company’s success. But now the Welsh Gold company is looking to build on their brand along with the same royal trend at the upcoming Jewellery Show which is going to be held in Birmingham in February. There they plan on launching the .... |
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If you are fan of professional basketball and you happen to like one of the teams from the NBA, then you are in luck because Gameplan, a leader in fine diamond jewellery collections, has now included Jewelrybrands.net as one of their distributors of their high quality jewellery for the sports world. Their NBA Diamond Jewelry collection features many of the popular teams in the NBA right now like the Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, and Miami Heat. These diamond jewellery pieces are officially .... |
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Expected to debut next month, designer Charles Green has created a beautiful new wedding jewellery collection that consists of some of the finest materials including diamonds and Fairtrade Fairmined gold, which will be part of the standard in his new lineup.
Some of the new styles will be included in the collection will be engagement solitaire diamonds that will be paired with plain and diamond wedding band sets that will look absolutely stunning together. The collection is also .... |
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An auction house in Birmingham, UK, held another one of their famous Vintage and Modern Wrist Watches auctions in which they were able to auction off some really high valuable watches including this beautiful Rolex Oyster Imperial Chronometer wrist watch. The watch saw a lot of activity as there was many bidders trying to get in on this 9 carat diamond and gold manual wind watch. The bids for this watch climbed as high as £1,600.
Other watches that were up for auction that even .... |
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These two fabulous watches were recently released as part of the Montblanc Collection and are inspiringly titled ‘Petales de rose motif’ and ‘Petals entrelaces motif’. As for the first stunning gemstone and diamond timepiece you will find a unique haute joaillerie white gold watch which is created in a stunning 18 karat white gold base and displays a remarkable amount of stunning diamonds and other precious stones that total in weight of 8.8 carats. The bezel of the wristwatch features forty fo .... |
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India has started to impose a tax of two percent on cut and polished diamondswhich are imported. This tax is effective immediately. This will not have an impact on the exports since most of the diamonds are cut and polished in India. However, in domestic markets, prices will increase by as much as two percent. Experts in the industry say that there may be some impact on the demand of diamond to start with, .... |
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According to reports released by police, almost £430k worth of watches and fine jewellery was stolen from an auction house that is based out of the Govan area of Glasgow earlier this week. The Mc Tear’s auction house had stolen from them almost half a million pounds of goods that occurred on Tuesday, January 17th around 7:00 am. The entire theft was caught on closed circuit television which showed the thief entering the auction house and removing the jewellery from the safe which took approximat .... |
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It seemed that this year, celebrities were decked out in platinum at the Golden Globe Awards. Natalie Portman and Reese Witherspoon sported stacked platinum bracelets. Jessica Biel and Angelina Jolie wore some stunning diamond stud earrings. Celebrities chose to celebrate the evening wearing platinum jewelry at the Golden Globe Awards.
Platinum was a great choice for celebrities to wear both on the red carpet and during the award show. Platinum is naturally white in color and neve .... |
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It is commonly said that someone looks like a million bucks when they look really good. Sofia Vergara, however, looked like 5 million bucks when she walked the red carpet for the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday.
Complementing her Vera Wang gown, the actress wore more than $5 million worth of diamond jewelry by Harry Winston. This made her the star wearing one of the most expensive red carpet styles. < .... |
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Have you been recently engaged? Many couples choose to get pictures done to announce their engagements. These photos are usually fairly similar. Now, some couples are choosing to create some unique engagement photos that will set them apart from the engagement photos that their friends have seen before. What are they doing? They are creating engagement photos based on cartoons.
One did an engagement photo shoot based on the animated movie Up. In this animated movie the main charac .... |
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Sri Lanka has a goal of increasing their exports of gems and jewellery. They export a variety of diamond jewellery products. They aim to up their exports up to $1bn by the year 2016. They plan on doing this by promoting their manufacturing, which is value added. They also aim to seize opportunities for exporting their products to industries which are experiencing a lot of growth. These areas are countries such as R .... |
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Olivier Martinez and Halle Berry are engaged to be wed. However, the Oscar award winning actress claimed that she would never marry again. She married twice before and both marriages ended in bad divorces. Her last relationship was with the father of her daughter and they never got married but did separate. They ended up having a not so nice custody dispute over the now three year old Nahla.
What changed her mind? I guess, only Olivier would be able to answer that question. He pro .... |
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A stunning Art Deco diamond, emerald, and platinum bracelet sets some impressive numbers as it sold for three times the estimated value at an auction house in California. There were also other pieces of diamond jewellery that got a lot of attention as well as there were a lot of Russian inspired jewellery pieces that saw both domestic and international bidders seeking to get their hands on these high quality diamon .... |
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On the night before her 30th birthday, Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge wowed everyone while attending the premiere of War Horse in London’s West End with her charming husband Prince William. He was sheltering her from the rain with an umbrella while she walked the red carpet and mingled with Steven Spielberg. The crowd yelled out birthday wishes for the beautiful princess to be.
Catherine wore a black lace gown with a nude-lined underlay and a fashionable velvet belt made .... |
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If you are looking for a truly unique piece of diamond jewellery , then you probably would have to look no further than this one diamond ring that is valued at over $1 million. What really makes this diamond ring a one of a kind piece that you will not see anywhere else is the fact that it has a grand total of 2,525 cut diamonds set into it. This makes the ring so special that it has entered into the Guinness Worl .... |
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Lebron James seems to have wrapped up his 2011 on a high note. He celebrated a birthday and New Year’s Eve celebration this past Saturday. How could LeBron make that night even more memorable? Propose.
LeBron popped the question to his longtime girlfriend, Savannah Brinson with a diamond engagement ring. The couple has two children together, LeBron Jr, age 7, and Bryce, age 4. LeBron and Savan .... |
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This blog has followed the Elizabeth Taylor auction since the beginning news broke about it. The sales took place over the course of four days. A massive auction of her jewellery brought out people who were friends of Taylor, and people who never met her. Some purchased their pieces because they loved a specific piece of jewellery she had. Some had ties to Taylor personally. The auction had attracted some of the world’s most wealthy people.
A jewellery designer named Lorraine Schw .... |
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Are you bored with your everyday eye color? You can switch them to another color like brown or blue, or you can go with a diamond contact. These contacts sell for fifteen thousand per pair.
The idea for diamond contacts came from cosmetic dentistry. The wife of an optometrist named Chandrashekhar Chawan had diamonds implanted into her teeth. This spurred him into thinking about other ways that diamonds could be used.
There were almost four thousand pair of diamond .... |
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If you are looking for something to scare your guest this holiday season then you may want to check out what one ingenious artist Jan Roedema has done with a scary looking skull. This artistic skull has been encrusted with strikingly fantastic Swarovski which is no doubt going to a limited edition piece. Reports have stated that the skull weighs a whopping 3 kg and is covered with about 10,000 genuine Swarovski stones.
There are definitely a lot of unique diamond pieces this holi .... |
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There’s been a great report and victory for Leibish & Company as they have decided to show off their stunning 1.68 carat vivid pink I1 clarity, radiant shaped polished diamond. This diamond was cut from rough the company had won at the 2011 Argyle pink diamond tender. As a Ramat Gan-based specialist in fancy coloured diamonds, Leibish stated that they also won 5 other stones out of the 55 being tendered by Argyle this year which makes them getting a total of 6 stones.
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, as well as Prince Harry, wore formal attire for the Sun Military Awards on Monday. The awards took place at London’s Imperial War Museum. Middleton wore a stunning black velvet gown which was designed by Alexander McQueen, the same person who designed her dress. The awards were honoring 11 members of the armed forces of the United Kingdom for their heroism during war.
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Wearing Montblanc Haute Joaillerie jewellery collection titled ‘Seven Stars’ might not be an everyday event for everyone, but for the beautiful Princess Charlène of Monaco, she was not only able to wear them, she was able to show them off in style. During a charity event titled Ein Herz für Kinder, German for ‘A Heart for Children’, she wore the Kate long diamond earrings this past weekend in Berlin. This fabulous event is where many celebrities get together annually to help benefit and raise m .... |
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The much anticipated auction of Elizabeth Taylor’s jewellery finally made it to auction this week. The amount the items were expected to sell for was surprising, considering the jewellery belonged to only one person. However, the amount the jewellery actually sold for was very surprising. All told, after the auction was over the two-day sale of Elizabeth Taylor’s jewellery sold for a record breaking $137 million.
The auction broke records because the jewellery actually sold for mo .... |
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With 61 lots up for the collection of Elizabeth Taylor sale at Christies Rockefeller Center headquarters in New York, the expected total value for the items to be sold is close to $30 million. The auction has been highly anticipated for some time now and began the 13th of December and lasted for a couple of days. Many believe that this just might be one of the greatest private collections ever brought together in one place. For the next couple of days collectors and admirers of Taylor alike wil .... |
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A stunning emerald cut diamond platinum ring exceeded all expectations at an auction in California a few days back. Leslie Hindman Auctions saw some great numbers posted for many of their fine selection of diamond pieces for their auction titled ‘Fine Jewelry and Timepieces auction’ which was held in California in December, 2011.
A couple of really impressive pieces that realised more than what was expected were a gorgeous 10.56 carat emerald cut diamond ring that attracted atte .... |
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This may sound like a lot of money to most of us, but $30 million just doesn’t cut it for Sotheby’s. That is the total amount of money they made for the products sold at their latest auction, which was held in New York. A line up of fabulous diamond jewellery pieces was on hand and in full display for all bidders, but it seems that people were looking for something else this holiday season. That might come as a big .... |
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Ann Hathaway is officially engaged and she has the ring to prove it. She has been photographed wearing the six carat diamond engagement ring given to her by her fiancé, Adam Shulman. Photographers were eager to snap up lots of pictures of her spending time with her new fiancé in NYC while they were with their dog Esmeralda.
Hathaway’s rep, Steven Huvane, confirmed the news as being true and s .... |
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If you happen to be at Lugaro Jewellers Park Royal location in Vancouver, then you must stop in to look at a fabulous 2.75 carat pink diamond ring that is helping the company celebrate its 25th anniversary serving West Canada. The stunning diamond, which came from the Victor mine in Ontario, is truly one of the most beautiful pink diamond rings you will ever lay your eyes upon.
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For all of the traditionalists out there, this may not be the most informative post for you, but if you like doing things a little differently then you may want to pay attention. British jewellery brand Dower and Hall have made the perfect engagement ring: an engagement ring for him. If you are thinking about how to get her to put a ring on it, then this might just is the perfect way to give that special lady the hint. We all know how joyous of an occasion it is to watch as a man prepares to pr .... |
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Last month, the Oppenheimer dynasty left the diamond industry, bringing an end to their decades of involvement as a family. They finally made an agreement to give control of their mining to Anglo American. Along with this news, the trend for diamonds in recent months has been going on a downwards path.
Does this mean a bleak future outlook for diamonds? Hardly. Though the prices of diamonds this year has not been nearly as high as in recent years, diamonds have been one of the to .... |
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Ferrari, the high end Italian automobile maker, has decided to unveil a diamond-encrusted biography that outlines information about the automobile and the industry. The books title, “The Ferrari Opus,” will be released in New Delhi with a price tag of $250,000, making it one of the most sought after books in India not only because of its high price tag but because of its limited prints.
The book itself will be showcasing a 30 carat diamond cased emblem of the Ferrari model, the .... |
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With such a fierce competition on its way for the convenient spot at London Jewellery Week, the shortlist of possible professional jeweller’s has been released. There is sure to be some stunning diamond jewellery. The list will be made up of ten contemporary jewellery designers will have to be delivering their best pieces of fashion jewellery to win one of three spots at the upcoming fashion show. The selection wa .... |
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If you are undecided what to get your wife or girlfriend this Christmas then perhaps your problems have been solved. Well that is of course if your lady likes diamonds and chocolate. Yes, I did just type diamonds and chocolate in the same sentence. It seems that the world’s most expensive piece of chocolate has found its way to the national spot light just in time for that holiday shopping season.
Jeweller Fabienne Lascar and Chocolatier Paul Wittamer have created what many women .... |
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The magnificent jewels sale for Christie’s that took place in Hong Kong a few days back had some pretty impressive net numbers. Almost $83 million was raised as the highlight of the sales included a couple of brilliant cut diamonds that sold for $16.4 million. 78 per cent of the lots were sold with one of being the 35.77 carat D type IIa brilliant cut diamond that sold to a private bidder for a price tag of $231,000 a carat while the second highlighted diamond that was sold was a 35.61 carat D t .... |
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Bonham’s has a 9.22 carat diamond ring that is surely been a hot topic of discussion for their upcoming fine jewellery sale that will be taking place within the next couple of weeks in London. Along with that stunning diamond ring there will also be plenty other pieces that will be for sale that day. If you are a diamond jewellery collector you will be pleased to know that not only will you be able to find diamo .... |
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A report from Lonrho Mining has stated that the company has unearthed a stunning 53.25 carat diamond from their Lulo project which is located in Angola.
This is the largest gem quality diamond that has been recovered by the company since they began mining diamond bearing deposited gravel from its thick media separation factory this year. This large diamond is now twice the size of their previous record holder, a 22.25 carat diamond that was discovered during the majority samplin .... |
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For the first time, the British-founded company Christie’s will be holding an online only auction for Dame Elizabeth Taylor’s jewellery. She passed away in March of this year. This will be the first time that the company which was founded in 1766 will hold an auction without bidding in a sales room.
By opening up this auction to an online only format, bidders from around the globe will be able to bid for over 950 items which belonged to Taylor including her extensive jewellery col .... |
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This upscale jewellery company has decided to open its doors again in London. Since 1915 the company has not has a shop in London, but that is about to change. So far the cheapest item on sale is a £4,200 pair of earrings. Surely if you can afford such a striking pair of earrings you are not one of the many millions who have been stricken by the debt crisis that many hardworking people are facing with today’s economy. If you have a flare for the more expensive jewellery collection that Fabergé h .... |
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A woman in Bedford, Massachusetts, USA, accidentally threw her family heirloom diamond ring in the trash last week, but got it back this past Tuesday. At first she thought she would never see the ring again. Many people would have not have even searched for the ring, but Joan Sawyer went to great lengths to retrieve her family’s treasured ring.
She said that she was in a panic when she realized she had thrown it away. She accidentally threw it away last week when she was at the ho .... |
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If you already have your iPad 2, or you are thinking about getting one for yourself or as a gift this holiday season, why not take it one step further and bling it out? Check out some of the awesome looking iPad 2 sleeves that are starting at only $500. Don’t let the next person out shine you with their new iPad 2, now when you get your hands on a unique piece of diamond case designed by Jimmy Choo your iPad 2 will definitely be the conversation centre piece.
You will find that yo .... |
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Dubai International Jewellery week has seen the launch of SpaceWeb world premiere lineup of space gold jewellery that will be available for purchase. If you are looking to find a truly unique way to set your wedding apart from everyone else’s then you have to check out what SpaceWeb has created. They have sent up into space flight 2.5 ounces of gold for fifteen minutes which they have now created into wedding rings. This was done to commemorate 50 years of space flight for Yuri Gagarin as the go .... |
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Elke Peeters, the designer of a fabulous new jewellery line up, has been awarded by the Flanders Fashion Institute for her magical work on her ‘Dancing Lady’ diamond collection. The award was given out for her great attention to detail as well as the exquisite use of diamonds within the meanings of each of the diamond jewellery pieces. Meant to symbolize the emotions that are derived from dance moves during a romantic dance, the diamond jewellery collection will surely dazzle and amaze anyone wh .... |
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Miranda Kerr hit the runway for the Victoria’s Secret Fashion show on Thursday, November 9th. She wore a stunning $2.5 million dollar bra that featured citrines, pearls, aqua marines, and diamonds. The lingerie featured about thirty-four hundred gems which were hand placed. There were 142 carats of diamonds sewn onto the bra. The Australian model, and wife of Orlando Bloom, received a standing ovation when she wrapped up the end of the show.
The event took place in New York City, .... |
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Sotheby’s is set to auction a rare yellow diamond at auction in the upcoming week. The buyer will have the opportunity to name it. The pear-shaped diamond is expected to fetch between $11 and $15 million at auction.
The stone is called the Sun-Drop Diamond. The name comes from the vivid yellow colour of the stone. It is classified as fancy vivid yellow, which is the highest grading of colour. The size of the stone is immense. Weighing in at 110.3 carats, the Sun-Drop Diamond is t .... |
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Everyone knows that women love diamond jewellery , but in India, men love their diamond jewellery as well. According to new figures released by the Euromonitor International, India is now ahead of the American market in men’s luxury jewellery sales. The UK and China are ahead of India in this listing. Men are buying a variety of different pieces of jewellery ranging from rings, chains, fancy bracelets, and studs. T .... |
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Well, the fairytale wedding between Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries didn’t have the fairytale ending. With the bride filling for divorce only 72 days after marrying in a royal wedding like event, Kim Kardashian may be willing to pay to keep her stunning $2 million dollar engagement ring that was given to her by Humphries. It seems that the pre-nuptial agreement that was signed by the couple before marrying required that in the event that they were to be divorced she would agree to pay Kris the .... |
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In a major victory for Zimbabwe, rough diamonds that are mined from two operations companies, Marange Resources and Mbada, are cleared to begin exporting diamonds to the eastern would again. The ban was agreed upon and lifted by the watch dog body, Kimberley Process, who was in discussions with the US and EU leaders. EU leaders said that they feel confident that new measures taken by Zimbabwe will ensure that the diamonds being mined will not be used to fuel wars in the country and address prev .... |
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The London based jewellery creator Elizabeth Galton has made quite a busy year for herself. Not only has she begun a luxury jewellery line up but she also has done some other creative work as well. Galton currently has a web site where she features some of the finest jewellery collections available where she caters to many contemporary and commercially visible jewellery designers. She has a wide selection of bespoke jewellery that you get straight from her website along with other luxury gifts .... |
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Sotheby’s New York will be hosting their auction this December. There will be two noteworthy pieces of diamond jewellery up for auction. First, there is The Light of Golconda, and second there will also be a unique fancy intense pink diamond ring which is going to be one of finest pieces that evening. The event titled Magnificent Jewels will be held on 7th of December and is expected to cap off a stunning year f .... |
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If you are a fan of luxurious items like diamond jewellery , you might also be a fan of all things Faberge. In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the United States, The Frick Art and Historical Center will be having an exhibition of a variety of different objects created by the House of Faberge. The House of Faberge was the goldsmith and jeweller to the Russian court.
The exhibit is expected to run throu .... |
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