Planning to propose this Valentine’s Day? Good idea. Planning to spend more on the engagement ring than you would on a house? Even better. Join us as we explore a world of shiny rocks and stunning price tags.
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Diamonds with an estimated value of £200,000 have been stolen during an exhibition in Birmingham - a year after a similar theft at the same event. Diamonds stolen from the same event for the second year in a row? If these were the same thieves, then they really don’t seem to respect the law. The organizers of this event are obviously not doing their homework. If anyone would like to watch a live diamond robbery take place I would recommend visiting this exhibition next year… Could it be three years in a row? Who knows? Stranger things have happened!
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The African Mining Partnership, which held its fifth meeting in Cape Town on Friday and Saturday, has recommended that a permanent secretariat be established in South Africa.
This secretariat’s is to be tasked with, among other matters, developing an African mining policy framework along with a sustainable development charter for mining.
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Things are really changing in east Asia. Take for exampe Malaysia… There are people out there ready to spend and looking for luxury items that will separate them from the rest. Diamonds are definitely on the top of that list!
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My girlfriend and I just got engaged… Yes, she said YES!!! The proposal caught her off guard and she was completely shocked. She thought it was just one of my usual hoaxes until she actually saw the diamond engagement ring.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy will marry his girl friend, former supermodel Carla Bruni on Feb. 8 or 9, media reported Monday.
The report said that in December — less than a month after Sarkozy met Bruni — he gave her a heart-shaped diamond engagement ring.
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Any of you boys interested in buying something nice for the gf? Any of you girls interested in spoiling yourself with something you always wanted? This breathtaking bra features a delicate floral design rendered in 18-karat white gold with over 2,900 pave-set diamonds and 22 ruby gemstones. With a focal 101-carat flawless pear-shaped diamond. Price $12,500,000
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In Lafayette, Indiana, a woman lost her sentimental diamond ring while making fudge for a bake sale. The crazy part of this story is that the ring was actually found by someone who was snacking on a chocolate treat that he received from the bake sale. Luckily, the woman ended up getting her ring back, a ring that her mother wore for fifty years before passing away.
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This cocktail, offered at the Modiva nightclub in London, consists of a large measure of Louis XII cognac, half a bottle of Cristal Rose champagne, some brown sugar, angostura bitters and a few flakes of 24-carat edible gold leaf. The drink is described as warming and refreshing, but that is not the main reason for the exorbitant cost: at the bottom of the crystal glass is an 11-carat white diamond ring.
You purchase one of these cocktails for the incredible price of £35,000 a glass. Enjoy…
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Now talks are in the air that the Motorola brand has inked deal with luxury custom mobile phone maker Alexander Amosu to churn out another bejeweled creation of MOTOPURE H12 Bluetooth headset. The limited edition headset can be yours only after placing a custom order and is packed with 18-carat gold and around 180 brilliant cut diamonds, calculating around a respectable 3.47 carats. It offers a choice of white and yellow 18k gold and also you can select the color of your diamonds viz. pink, white or black diamonds. Counted 100 headsets are being produced and are entirely obtainable from London-based Selfridges, Manchester and Harvey Nicholls. The orders would be invited from mid December. You have to drop $8,175 for a base model whilst a fully loaded headset would cost you nearly $12,775.
