Louis Vuitton launches two new patented diamond cuts

Louis Vuitton has launched two new patented diamond cuts - a rounded-cut flower diamond, and a pointed-cut flower diamond.

The LV diamonds have between 61 and 77 facets, and are set into various pieces of jewelry, including a necklace with 108 carats of diamonds retailing at $4 million. The collection has been named "Les Ardentes", which translate as "the blazing."

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Empress Eugénie’s Brooch returns to The Louvre

The Louvre has acquired a diamond brooch originally planned for auction at Christie's New York April 15. The auction was canceled at the final hour due to court order. Empress Eugénie’s Brooch had a pre-sales estimate of $4 million to $6 million and was one of numerous lots for sale in Christie's Rare Jewels and Gemstones The eye of a connoisseur. The Louvre paid EUR6.72 million (almost $11 million.)

After the sale was canceled, a private sale of the brooch was negotiated to the Louvre by François Curiel, president of Christie’s Europe, with the agreement of the owner.

Cartier brooch

This Cartier brooch features over 6 carats of emeralds set with over 13 carats of diamonds in platinum and yellow gold. This is an extraordinary one-of-a-kind emerald and diamond brooch from Cartier.

Chopard 201-carat Watch

Chopard has launched the Chopard 201-carat Watch featuring three heart-shaped diamonds, the pink weighs 15 carats, the blue weighs 12 carats and the white weighs 11 carats. They are set in a bracelet encrusted with clusters of white pear-shaped diamonds arrange in flower motifs, with a yellow diamond standing up from the center of each. The watch has a spring-loaded mechanism which, when pressed, allows the three heart shapes to mechanically open up. $25 million.

Lucca & Co Diamond Bracelets

Lucca & Co has launched a pair of Diamond Bracelets available for $38000, at vivre. The Lucca & Co Diamond Bracelets are richly detailed diamond cuffs covered with rose cut diamonds in Mughal style. Bezel set large stones; pave set smalls. Rose cut diamonds,

iDiamond ear

‘iDiamond ear‘ is a new earphones offering designed by Heyerdahl jewelry. The iDiamond ear is made of 18 karat massive gold, set with a total of 204 diamonds, totaling to 1.65 carats reports bornrich




Thee diamond-studded iDiamond headphones will sell for $6,400 and they will be produced in a limited edition series of 1000 numbered pairs.

Harry Winston Diamond Corp

Aber Diamond Corp., the mining company that owns Harry Winston is officially being renamed to Harry Winston Diamond Corp, WWD reports.


The firm has a 40 percent interest in the Diavik Diamond Mine in Lac de Gras in Canada's Northwest Territories - which produces 10 percent of the world's diamonds — 9 million to 10 million carats a year — which it sells to Winston and other suppliers. With the new company name, every diamond that comes out of Diavik will be labeled a "Harry Winston" diamond.

"It was Harry Winston's dream to own a mine," said Thomas J. O'Neill, president of HWD and chief executive officer of Harry Winston Inc.

diamond-embedded credit cards

GK Power, a Seoul-based smart card maker and online game provider has developed diamond-embedded credit cards . GK Power started sales for the luxury cards to local and overseas banks last year. Recently, it signed a $175,000 contract with Dubai First Bank in September to supply 1,000 cards - worth 300 times more than conventional plain plastic cards - for the bank's most valued clients.

Currently, BC's ``Diamond Card,'' Hyundai Card's ``The Black'' and Woori Bank's corporate cards are some of the local institution's using GK Power's high-concept cards.

diamond soccer ball

Bernard Maquin has designed a soccer ball made of gold and ornamented with diamonds.

The Soccer Ball is available in a variety of sizes and colors. A 9.43 carat diamond Soccer Ball 14KT White Gold is listed on eBay with a Buy-it-Now price of US $3,685 reports bornrich.org

A 'diamond dust' TV stand for $142,000

Flatlift has created a suite of media furniture that includes 50 carats of "diamond dust" reports Crave

The high-gloss cabinets include automated drawers , dust flashes when illuminated an LED stripes that can "change colors according to your mood,"

Flatlift TV stand starts $142,000.

The World's Most Expensive Dog Collar

Amour Amour from I Love Dogs Diamonds is a 52-carat diamond dog collar . Priced at $1.8 million the collar includes 1600 hand-set diamonds with a seven-carat, D-IF, brilliant cut center diamond.

Efva Attling crystal champagne flute

Efva Attling has designed a crystal champagne flute for Orrefors. The crystal champagne flute comes with a diamond ring around the stem. Price $3500 US. It’s also available with a white gold ring with the words ‘Amor Vincit Omnia’ etched at $150.

Whiteflash Diamonds

With beauties Jessica Simpson , Lindsay Lohan and Jessica Alba splashing out on diamonds from Whiteflash.com, the online diamond boutique should be one of your stops this season. The site offers the discerning on-line buyer diamonds that exceed the world's highest standards for craftsmanship and performance.

Whiteflash.com is also a premium designer and provider of custom diamond jewelry creations and offers an exquisite designer collection of diamond engagement rings and platinum and gold settings

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diamonds and white gold Nokia N95

Amosu Luxury Phones London has created a diamond crusted Nokia N95. Created by Alexander Amosu the 10 limited edition diamonds encrusted Nokia N95s are priced at 24k. The 8GB phones have around 325 diamonds - 3.3 carats encrusted in white gold.

Harry Winston diamonds wreath necklace

Priced at 1273090 €, Harry Winston's diamond wreath necklace features 128 round, pear-shaped, marquise diamonds totalling117,03 carats in a Platinum setting.


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Chanel Joaillerie Camélia

Chanel Joaillerie's Camélia brooch in 18 carat white gold features 889 diamonds totaling 47 carats, with a central 2,5 carat diamond , and 218 black diamonds totaling 4,71 carats.

Boucheron Chouette ring

Priced at 11100 Euro, this Boucheron Chouette ring in white gold with sapphire set features gorgeous amethyst and diamonds. www.boucheron.com/

Lev Leviev's Diamonds to open US store

Russian diamond retailer Lev Leviev plans to open a new 6,200-square-foot store in New York , WWD reports. The new store will have 4,000 carats of diamonds and gemstones.