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Cartier. This name is probably one of the most highly upheld and highly respected names in jewelry.

This stunning ring is valued at $6,800.00 retail. Made of 925 quality platinum, this features an array of gorgeous gems. The ring holds a purple baguette shaped amethyst stone, a round cut sky blue aquamarine, a cabochon cut violet chalcedony, a golden orange round cut citrine, a reddish-purple pear shaped rhodolite garnet and three round cut white diamonds.

An original Cartier design, this stunning ring holds 2.50 carats worth of precious gems (as mentioned above!). It is a gorgeous accessory to be loved for years and years to come. Bid today to win this stunning piece!

This ring is inspired by historical times; it resembles the type of ring you’d have seen on a Catholic bishop or other religious leader in medieval times. The modern craftsmanship, however, surely rivals that of the medieval times!

For starters, this ring is made of platinum—a modern metal to say the least. The ring includes a gorgeous, large 2.01 carat champagne colored round cut diamond center. Surrounding the champagne center are 22 round cut diamonds and 12 blue princess cut sapphires. The total carat weight is a sparkling 3.31 carats of precious gems.

Today, this ring is thought of as a cocktail ring. It’s more of an accessory than an everyday piece but wear it as you will, ladies! The retail value of this gorgeous ring is $25,439.00. Bid now for your chance to wear an antique-inspired modern beauty.

Somewhere out there, there just might be someone who is willing to put down the estimated $1.63 million on this bag. Surely when Japanese designer GinzaTanaka imagined this bag and proceeded with meticulous craftsmanship to scatter 2,182 diamonds across it’s platinum surface, he believed that someone out there would love it just that much.

And he is probably right. If not, we can think of some beautiful ways to arrange 208 carats in diamonds, such as some of the gorgeous diamond necklaces, watches and earrings that you will discover in our online jewelry auction. And since you can bid anything you wish, we’ll have no problem with you trying to reach a million, but, we are betting that you can find your dream diamonds for quite a bit less.

Many jewelry fashion trends are represented in this unique leather cuff. Nature is represented in the delicate white chiffon leaves hand stitched to a crackled leather of palest platinum, trimmed with gold metals and studded with white crystals.

Browse through our online selection of jewelry daily for the latest fashion trends. Be it leather or diamonds, turquoise or silver, if it’s “hot”, we have it here.

This is a “clutch” that you had really better clutch firmly. Crafted from pure platinum and scattered with 2,182 diamonds totaling 208 carats, this $1.63 million clutched fashioned by Tokyo jeweler GinzaTanaka is more like jewelry that you carry instead of wear.

If you tend to lose track of your purse a lot, you may want to put your diamonds on your ears, around your wrist or dangling from your neck. We can help you with that. Stop back daily to review our ever changing selection of fashion forward name brand jewelry where you can select jewelry styles from crazy bold, fashion bling to the purely elegant.

“Last year, British artist Damien Hirst promised to create the most expensive work of art ever with “For the Love of God”… A life-sized, platinum skull encrusted with 8,601 diamonds totaling 1,106.18 carats, the piece is intended to be a celebration of life.

If it sells for the asking price of $99 million, Hirst will find himself on a price level with Pablo Picasso and Gustav Klimt.”
luxist.com

Why a skull would be considered a celebration of life will remain obscure, but truly there are so many more pleasant ways to arrange your diamonds and we have them all. Earrings, bracelets,necklaces, watches and rings - all available for bidding now and all celebrating life with beautiful style.

“Tiffany’s new Blossom jewellery collection features a range of stunning platinum and diamond pieces, confirming the metal’s increasing popularity for use in top-end jewellery.

The range includes pendants, necklaces, bracelets, earrings and a ring which all include exquisite floral motifs of petals and blossoms cast in gleaming platinum, setting off the diamonds to dazzling effect.

“The contemporary designs of Tiffany, with its delicate, yet sophisticated beauty, are admired and desired by style-conscious people of every age and background,” she added.

Platinum jewellery’s increased popularity with A-list Hollywood celebrities was recently borne out by Jennifer Lopez sporting four long platinum and diamond chains for her performance in the Latin music edition of top-rating show American Idol.”
platinum.matthey.com

A famous character in Japanese anime is the Robot Gundham, pictured here rendered in platinum and diamonds.

“The piece of art measures 12.5cm tall and weighs 1.4kg, like the name suggests it is made of platinum and to make it more valuable there is a 0.15 carat diamond located on its head, which gives a final price tag of around $250,000.”
uberreview.com

Platinum Gunham will be making the rounds of the jewelry show circuit, including April’s upcoming BaselWorld 2007 in Switzerland.

Bidz.com concedes that platinum and diamonds compliment each other beautifully, but prefer to offer the combination in the form of jewelry. If you’d like your bling on your fingers or around your wrist instead of marching around on a robot, we have some beautiful platinum possibilities in our online jewelry auction for your perusal.

Eight of the leading platinum miners are preparing to launch an enormous mine in South Africa this year. The Bushveld platinum field will see a huge expansion in mines over the next several months.

Developers expect the expansion to increase the mine’s output to nearly 7 million ounces per year. The new mines could make platinum more readily available to the market.

Source: Platinum Today