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JEWELRY
A $4.7 MILLION DIAMOND BRA FROM VICTORIAS SECRET
Got $4.7 million to spare? Well, if you like diamonds and got the cash, this new Victorias Secret bra is exactly what you need!
The Black Diamond Fantasy Miracle Bra is the latest extravagant piece from Victorias Secret and it was included in the companys holiday catalog for last year!
If you are wondering what makes it so expensive, well it is made up of more than 3,900 gems including black diamonds, white diamonds and rubies. In addition to two giant black diamonds (tear-drop shaped) - weighing more than 100 carats in total!


Source: Waleg
Publisher: Charles Nobert
Date: 2009-02-06
JEWELRY
LARGEST DIAMOND IN THE WORLD
The Golden Jubilee, with the weight of 545.67 carats, is the largest faceted diamond in the world. Rough stone weighed 755 carats and was discovered in Premier mine, South Africa in 1985. The Golden Jubilee was presented to the King of Thailand in 1997 for his Golden Jubilee - the 50th anniversary of his coronation. Prior to this event, the stone was simply known as the Unnamed Brown. Estimated value of the Golden Jubilee is $4-$12 million.


Source: Crazy Topics
Publisher: Charles Nobert
Date: 2009-02-06
JEWELRY
VACHERON CONSTANTIN TOUR DE LILE, $1,500,000 US DOLLARS
The Swiss watchmaker Vacheron Constantin marked its 250th anniversary in 2005 with the year?s most expensive watch. Its name refers to one of the historical sites of the venerable company, located next to the current Maison Vacheron Constantin on the Quai de l?Ile. At $1.5 million, this is the most expensive watch this year.

The expensive watch is also the most complicated double-face watch, and only produced in a limited edition of 7. Tour de l?Ile is made with a totally original combination of horological complications and astronomical indications composing a list of sixteen different points including a minute repeater, sunset time, perpetual calendar, second time zone, a tourbillon device, the equation of time and the representation of the night sky.


Source: The Worlds most expensive
Publisher: Charles Nobert
Date: 2009-02-02
JEWELRY
ACTIVE CRYSTALS COLLECTION
Valentine?s Day is just around the corner and you must take a look at the implausible new fusion of Philips technology and Swarovski?s tradition of fine crystal jewelry. The duo?s Active Crystals collection is already a huge success and on the same note, they have now announced the new color enhanced USB memory keys and headphones range, just in time for Valentine?s Day 2009. The new Philips and Swarovski Active Crystals Color range features the sparkling USB Heart Ware Crystal Vitrail Light memory keys, vibrant Space Violet in-ear headphones, USB Lock Out Jet Hematite memory keys and the Space Jet Hematite in-ear headphones. Specially designed for trendy women, the new collection creates an ultimate fusion of fashion and function. The USB Heart Ware Crystal Vitrail Light memory keys tout a 1GB capacity and can be worn as a stylish pendant.


The Space Violet in-ear headphones offer a glamorous touch of luxury with the chic crystal color. The new USB Lock Out Jet Hematite memory keys boast password protection software while the Space Jet Hematite headphones are a trendy alternative to traditional headphones. The new Philips and Swarovski Active Crystals Color range will hit all the Virgin Megastores in February 2009.


Source: Born Rich
Publisher: Charles Nobert
Date: 2009-01-31
JEWELRY
THREE BRILLIANT RING
The Hollywood screen icon Deborah Kerr (1921-2007) starred in over 50 films over four decades. Some of her best loved films include From Here to Eternity (1953) with Burt Lancaster, The King and I (1956) with Yul Brynner and An Affair to Remember (1957) with Cary Grant. She was also leading lady to Robert Mitchum, Clark Gable, James Mason, Stewart Granger, David Niven and Spencer Tracy.

She was nominated six times for an Academy Award and four times for a BAFTA but never won. In 1994 she received an Honorary Academy Award in recognition of her career as an "artist of impeccable grace and beauty, a dedicated actress whose motion picture career has always stood for perfection, discipline and elegance." She received her Oscar to a standing ovation.

The three brilliant-cut diamonds of yellow tint, weighing 2.32, 2.98 and 2.17 carats respectively, each within a four-claw setting, to a tapered hoop of woven design.

Sold for £33,600


Source: Bonhams
Publisher: Chatrine de la Fountaine
Date: 2008-12-05
JEWELRY
BARACK OBAMA BOUGHT £20,000 GOLD RING TO HIS WIFE
Jewelry shopping has already seen a hit this year due to the recession, but nevertheless, ?Diamonds are a girl?s best friend? still holds true. Even Barack Obama will agree with it, and that pretty much explains his choice of gift for his wife, Michelle. The US President-elect has selected a rare £20,000 gold ring made by Italian designer Giovanni Bosco for his wife to say ?thanks for your support.? The Harmony ring is made of rhodium and encrusted with diamonds. A spokesman at Giovanni Bosco said: ?Our American distributor has contacted us and has asked us to provide details on the Harmony ring. It is our top of the range piece and made from rhodium and encrusted with diamonds. Our agent in the United States was asked by Mr. Barack Obama about the ring because he wants it as a thank you gift for his wife Michelle for her support the last two years.?


Source: Mail Online
Publisher: Chatrine de la Fountaine
Date: 2008-12-04
JEWELRY
ROLEX PURE LUXURY
Oyster Perpetual Lady-DateJust by Rolex, pure luxury covered with diamonds.


Source: Rolex
Publisher: Chatrine de la Fountaine
Date: 2008-12-03
JEWELRY
VACHERON CONSTANTIN WINS THE ''WATCH OF THE YEAR 2007''

Yesterday evening, on Thursday 1st November 2007, in front of 700 people assembled at the Beau Rivage Hotel in Geneva, Juan-Carlos Torres, Vacheron Constantin?s CEO, received, on behalf of the brand, the Jury Prize for the Watch of the Year 2007 for the Patrimony Contemporary Retrograde Date and Day.

On receiving the prize, Juan-Carlos Torres said: ?By its decision to give first prize for the Watch of the Year 2007 to Vacheron Constantin for its Patrimony Contemporary Retrograde Date and Day, the jury has rewarded and honoured the excellence of the horological tradition that respects the Geneva Hallmark. It has also honoured the technical achievement, artistic elegance and savoir-faire that Vacheron Constantin has transmitted without interruption for over 250 years. I thank the jury for its decision and would like to share this prize with all our colleagues, but especially with all the creative and technical teams at Vacheron Constantin.?

A marvel of elegance and character and a pure Vacheron Constantin creation, the Patrimony Contemporary Retrograde Date and Day is equipped with a double complication movement that takes its rightful place in the new generation of self-winding movements manufactured from A to Z in the Vacheron Constantin workshops. Stamped with the prestigious Geneva Hallmark, the calibre 2460 R31 R7 offers hour and minute as well as retrograde date and day functions. The 18K pink gold case is a generous 42.5 mm in diameter. Its convex sapphire back reveals the exceptional finishing and the decoration on the movement that has met Vacheron Constantin?s most stringent quality criteria.


Source: Vacheron Constantin
Publisher: Charles Nobert
Date: 2007-11-15
JEWELRY
VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
Van Cllef & Arpels Jewllerys collection 2008.


Source: Van Cleef & Arpels
Publisher: Chatrine de la Fountaine
Date: 2007-11-12
JEWELRY
PATEK PHILIPPE LATEST COLLECTION
Model: 4934G-001
Ladies' Complicated Watches

The Calatrava Travel Time for ladies tells the time in two different zones at one glance. New two-tone dials in genuine mother of pearl enhance the contemporary elegance and femininity of this watch.

Power reserve: 44h max
Thickness: 3.35 mm
Balance-wheel: Gyromax
Vibrations per hour: 28'800
Number of parts: 178
Geneva Seal Hallmark




Source: Patek Philippe
Publisher: Chatrine de la Fountaine
Date: 2007-11-09