So, It Must Be Nice…

Swiss company Caran d’Ache’s “La Modernista Diamonds” pen was created as a tribute to architect Antonio Gaudi.

Rhodium coated with an 18 carat gold pen point, the pen is pave set with 5,072 diamonds and 96 half cut rubies.

It sold at Harrod’s for $265,000.

must be nice…

London’s inaugural “Jewelry Week” running from June 11-15th will serve to showcase new and existing jewelry designers.

A key feature of the week is a platinum and diamond encrusted handbag designed by Japan’s Ginza Tanaka, first unveiled in 2007.

The bag, which will apparently be on sale has been set with more than 2100 diamonds. The diamond shoulder strap can be detached and worn as a necklace, and the 8 carat pear shaped diamond centerpiece can be removed and worn as a brooch.

It’s nice to know that paying $2 million for this bag means you also get a necklace and a brooch.

must be nice…

Nearly a month ago, Christie’s (auction house) had a massive jewelery auction. They sold $50 Million worth of jewelery that day with 10 pieces going for more than $1 Million each.

One diamond, an extremely rare cushion-cut 39.34 carats sold for for $6,873,000 ($175,000 per carat) to a private collector from the Middle East.

But that ‘bauble’ is nothing compared to last year’s 84-carat white diamond that went for $16.2 million to Guess! Jeans founder George Marciano, who named it the “Chloe Diamond” after his 12-year-old daughter.

Um, I can’t even fathom what it must be like to be 12 and to have a $16.2 million diamond.

And what pressure that will be for whoever decides he wants to marry her…

must be nice…

Now at first blush you might think this post is about jewelry and wearing lots of it, but in fact, this is a post about the very popular game Bejeweled.

I must admit, details for this story are sketchy, and I apologize for that. I read about this in my local paper and when I went back to re-read it the paper had already found its way to the curb in the blue box.

So, bear with me on this one. Apparently there’s a girl (let’s call her Jane) that is obsessed with Bejeweled, she plays it all the time. And her boyfriend (let’s call him John) is a computer-programmer-hacker dude who re-programs Jane’s hand held device thingy so that when she reaches a certain level in the game, what is displayed is a diamond ring and the words “Will You Marry Me?”

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh how sweet! Doesn’t every girl wish for such a unique proposal?

Jane has accepted the proposal, and apparently the maker of Bejeweled has stepped in and is offering to sponsor part of the wedding and to provide complimentary copies of the game as wedding favors.

Corporate sponsorship at your wedding, a guy who (while it may be a little geeky the way he did it) found a really cool and meaningful way (for Jane) to propose.

Now, I just want to know if the ring has a diamond the same size as the one in the game!

must be nice…

Two luxury watch and jewelry fairs are happening this week in Geneva. Close to 100,000 watch retailers, buyers and collectors from around the world are expected to attend the Baselword 2008 and Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie exhibits.

Debuting there is Dewitt’s Tourbillon Différentiel, this limited edition watch is housed in 950 platinum, 18-karat rose gold and a blend of 18-karat rose and white gold, with a black alligator leather strap.

Price tag- $220,000 - $250,000

And I thought my $9.99 watch from Wal Mart was pretty good…

must be nice…

French jewelery design house Van Cleef and Arpels has been creating spectacular pieces since 1896.

Apparently Mariah Carey wears only their designs, and the 4-pound pearl, ruby, diamond and emerald crown that the former Empress Farah Pahlavi of Iran wore in her 1967 coronation took Pierre Arpels six months to make.

Their website is one of the most visually stunning I have ever seen and I can’t look at it very often because every time I do my keyboard ends up soaked as I drool…

You can see their work here: http://www.vancleef-arpels.com/en/

(Be patient in the loading of the site as it is all in Flash, and be sure to click on the link for Exceptional Pieces!)
must be nice…

The famous French jeweller, Le Boucheron is celebrating its 150th anniversary by releasing a chocolate-covered gold necklace.

In the shape of a snake, the necklace boasts a 20.08 carat diamond hanging from the extended tongue of the snake.

Is anyone else remembering what it was like to wear those candy necklaces??

After about 2 mins they start to “bleed” their colors all over your neck, I can only imagine what chocolate melting around your neck would be like…

And if you are at a cocktail party and you don’t like the hors d’oeuvres, do you try indiscreetly to lick your collarbone??

must be nice…