July 17th, 2008 From johnm

The management at a famous temple in Mumbai, India, was surprised to find an usual item in the donation box. The item found in Prabhadevi temple donation box was a cell phone with inlaid diamonds. Although staff are used to receiving expensive gifts such as diamond earrings etc., the unique mobile phone was quite a surprise. The diamonds have been valued at over USD 8000. However with active bidding for the phone already underway, the cell phone is expected to fetch over USD 45,000.

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July 15th, 2008 From johnm

Rumors abound as to whether Christiano Ronaldo, the Manchester United and Portugal national team footballer, has split up with his busty Spanish model girlfriend. Nereida Gallardo denied that the two had split, and was recently seen wearing a diamond engagement ring that Ronaldo had given her.

Ronaldo is a lover of diamond jewelry himself, and is often seen wearing stud diamond earrings.

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July 6th, 2008 From johnm

Sotheby’s high-end “Important Jewels Antique and Contemporary” auction on July 22 has some extraordinary items on offer.

The center piece is an IF pear shaped diamond ring, weighing 5.20 carats. The diamond ring might be sold for as much as $239,000.

There is also a pair of stud diamond earrings worth around $160,000. The earrings each have a diamond weighing just over 3 carats.

The auction will take place in London.

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