Posted by Peter Brady on Thu 14th December 2006 at 06:00 AM, Filed in Expensive Jewelry
The rich and famous tend to focus on a select few of exclusive jewellers for their bling. There’s the ubiquitous De Beers, Cartier and how about H Stern.
The sheer opulence of H Stern’s pieces has brought tabloid descriptions of “knuckle duster sized rocks on fingers” and oodles of “sparkle everywhere else”.
These comments are hardly surprising with H stern producing stunning pieces like this gorgeous cobblestone bracelet, available for a cool $25,095 (£13,565).
H Stern’s popularity has spread at a rate of knots amongst the elite, with jewelry frequently worn by heads-of-state, as well as celebrities like Lucy Liu, Eva Langoria, Teri Hatcher, Beyonce Knowles, Finola Hughes and Sandra Oh, to name just a few. Other custom designed pieces are frequently seen in films (including Austin Powers, Legally Blonde, Intolerable Cruelty).
Posted by Peter Brady on Wed 29th November 2006 at 06:00 AM, Filed in Expensive Jewelry
This item probably isn’t an ideal accessory in a war zone, but as dog tags go Boodles have produced something really special here.
Incorporating a sparkling diamond set key on a super sharp dog tag pendant this piece retails for £3,500 ($6,475).
If you’re stuck for ideas this Christmas its well worth taking a look at Boodles, an exclusive jeweller based in the UK.
Boodles operate a comprehensive online business with stores spread across the UK including:
- London, Regent Street
- London, Sloane Street
- London, Harrods
- London, Royal Exchange
- Liverpool, Manchester
- Chester
- Dublin
Rapidly gaining a reputation amongst celebrities and the wealthy alike, Boodles has some genuinely quality product to shout about. We’ve picked out a selection of our favourites below:
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Posted by Peter Brady on Fri 3rd November 2006 at 06:00 AM, Filed in Expensive Jewelry
A diamond encrusted fishing lure may not be the most practical object in the world, but it sure is beautiful.
Crafted by MacDaddy out of just over 3 pounds of glimmering gold and platinum and then encrusted with 100 carats of diamonds and rubies (4,753 stones to be exact) this bad boy retails for a cool $1 million.
MacDaddy say:
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Bling bling bling! It’s everywhere nowadays.
The most current bling product is the “grill” which looks a little bit like a diamond encrusted gum shield! Umm, whatever pulls your chain I guess.
The leading grill designer is Paul Wall, a Houston based rapper and jeweller. For $800 per cap he can coat your teeth in a “Money in your Mouth” grill comprising 14 carat gold and diamonds. A set of ten teeth costs in the region of $8,000 (£4,324).
