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The Top 10 Most Creative (and Outrageous) Products Made with Diamonds

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Diamonds are the epitome of luxury. Although they diamonds are traditionally used in jewelry,

many designers have created other beautiful and one- of- a- kind items using with diamonds this

precious stone.

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These unique pieces allow their owners to find new ways of displaying their wealth and creativity. Some of these items have been criticized as an unnecessary extravagance.

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• Diamond Golf Putter - For the golf enthusiast, Odyssey Golf created a golf putter studded with 240 rubies and 378 diamonds. The head of the club is made of 18-ckarat white gold. The idea to create this gem-encrusted putter was initially conceived following a social game of golf involving renowned jeweler Theo Fennell and Odyssey’s marketing director, Nick McInally

.• Diamond Shoes - The finale of the ninth season of America’s Got Talent saw host Nick

Cannon stroll out in a world record-breaking pair of shoes that he had custom made for the event. The shoes feature 14,000 individual diamonds, totaling 340 carats.

• Diamond Fruitcake - The world’s most expensive dessert is a $1.65 million fruitcake, produced by a renowned Tokyo pastry chef. It was sold for Christmas 2015. It apparently took the chef six months to conceptualize the cake’s creation, and another month to produce it. We know that the cake is adorned with 223 diamonds of various sizes.

• Diamond Tea Bag - To celebrate its 75th birthday, UK-based tea manufacturer PG Tips partnered with Boodles Jewellers to create the world’s most expensive tea bag. Each one of these incredibly expensive tea bags contains 280 excellent-quality diamonds, and are filled with Silver Tips Imperial Tea from Makibari Estate, the most expensive Darjeeling tea in the world, which itself retails for about $3,000 per kilogram.

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• Diamond Skull - you may have heard of this one: "For the Love of God," a diamond-covered skull by British artist Damien Hirst. The skull, likely that of a 35-year-old European/Mediterranean man from about 1720-1810, was covered with 32 platinum plates and then set with 8,601 VVS to flawless white and black diamonds (the black diamonds are set in the eye sockets for dramatic value). Rumor has it that the skull belonged to a monk.

 The total weight of the pavé-set diamonds is 1,106.18 carats. The teeth inserted into the jaw are real, and belong to the original skull. As source of inspiration for covering a skull

with diamonds, Hirst reportedly thought to himself, “what can you pit against death?” 

The skull cost an estimated $15 to $18.8 million to make, and was sold to a consortium of anonymous buyers that included Hirst himself.

 

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• Diamond Dinner - the world’s most expensive meal will set you back $2 million, but will send you home with some beautiful diamonds as a parting gift. Ce La Vi restaurant, in Marina Bay Sands tower in Singapore, is the home of a $2 million luxury dining experience. The meal features an 18-course degustation menu that includes caviar, oysters and pigeon, paired with a range of expensive wines and champagnes. The lucky couple will bring home a gorgeous set of gold chopsticks, featuring 4 carats of round diamonds, as well as a 2 carat blue diamond ring set in rose gold, known as “the Jane Seymour”.

 

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The views expressed here are solely those of the author in his private capacity. None of the information made available here shall constitute in any manner an offer or invitation or promotion to buy or to sell diamonds. No one should act upon any opinion or information in this website (including with respect to diamonds values) without consulting a professional qualified adviser.

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November 2016

The Top 10 Most Creative (and Outrageous) Products Made with Diamonds