It was the Jade jewellery that stole the show at China’s 2010 International Jewellery Fair with over 900 jewellery makers filling Beijing’s International Exhibition Centre.

The iconic Chinese stone – which has been used for ceremonial purposes for many thousands of years – features in rings, necklaces and bracelets.

Yang Peng, deputy general manager of the Colourful Yunnan Jewellery Company – one of western China’s leading producers – is confident that precious stone is a sound investment.

He says: “Jade jewellery is the top among luxurious jewellery and has seen huge sales increase in China. As raw materials for jade are running out and the price for jewellery keeps going up. Many people buy jewellery not only to have spiritual enjoyment but also to keep it for rise in its value. They may see good jewellery could become 60 or even 100 times more valuable just in ten years.”

Buying jewellery has become more popular in China with wages increasing sharply. Many flocked to the exhibition to buy some jade.

Show visitor Jia Xiaoting, from Beijing, says: “Jade jewellery is the best in an amulet. As the saying goes: ‘Gold is precious, but jade is priceless.’　And jade jewellery is also a very traditional gift in Chinese culture. I am more interested buying jade jewelry as a decoration for myself.”

Last year sales of jewellery in China reached 220 billion RMB (about $33 billion), says China’s Gems and Jewellery Trade Association. It predicts jewellery sales could increase by over 20 percent this year.

“As China’s economy grows and people’s living standard improves and consumption increases, the jewellery industry in China will develop faster and better. We will try to set up a new image and serve as a bigger contributor for the economic growth through this jewellery fair,” says Sun Wensheng, head of Gems and Jewellery Trade Association of China.

China is one of the world’s largest jewelry producers and exporters, especially in pearl and jade jewelry.

The five day jewelry fair – now in its eleventh year – attracts over 90,000 visitors. The show runs from May 11 – 15.

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Well, if you’re feeling very rich, there is now a watch worth five million US dollars (32 million yuan) on the market.

Swiss watchmaker Hublot has unveiled what is believed to be the world’s most expensive timepiece.

The white gold watch is encrusted with 1,282 dazzling diamonds, and took 17 people 14 months to make. The precious stones cover the entire face, as well as the band.

Jean-Claude Biver, president of Hublot, said it would be hard to make a more expensive watch “because the surface of the watch is limited.”

Despite the price tag it seems Hublot will have no trouble selling the high-end creation. Mr Biver revealed that several people had expressed interest in acquiring it.

Analysts say Swiss watchmakers have done well this year, driven by demand in Asia.

Though many retail sectors have been suffering in the economic downturn, luxury brands are thriving – and there are plenty of items for you to spend your money on.

If watches aren’t your thing, you could go for a solid gold iPhone, a deluxe “Diamond-Edition” Blackberry or a plain old diamond-encrusted platinum handbag – all are on the market for six-figure sums.

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Montblanc Platinum Diamond Necklace

Brillant Glittering Platinum Necklace set with 301 round diamonds(8.01 karat); One Montblanc star shape fine diamond(1.58 karat, Color F, Purity WSI)

Detail price: Euro.96,000

Montblanc Platinum Diamond Ring

Series No.: 103762

Fine plastinum ring, set with 38 round diamonds(1.00 karat); one Montblanc  star shape diamond (1.64 karat, Color F, purity WS1)

Retail price: Euro. 70,000

Montblanc Platinum Round diamond Bracelet

GIA Certification No.: 16318516

Fine platinum round diamond bracelet(3.51 karat), set with one Montblanc star shape diamond(1.02 karat, Color E, purity WS2)

Retail price: Euro.37,000

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This Wallis Simpson’s Panther Bracelet sold for $12.4 million

The onyx and diamond panther bracelet was once owned by Wallis Simpson, whose love affair with King Edward VIII led to his abdication in 1936.

Top 4: Bulgari Two-Stone Colored Diamond Ring

This Bulgari two-stone colored diamond and diamond ring sold for $15.7 million.

The ring is set with a triangular-cut fancy vivid blue diamond, weighing 10.95 carats, and a triangular-cut diamond, weighing 9.87 carats, and dates from 1972.

Top 3: ‘The Perfect Pink’ Diamond Ring  

The Perfect Pink diamond ring sold for $23.2 million

A rectangular-cut fancy intense pink diamond ring weighing 14.23 carats, which is very rare for pink diamonds. The piece was purchased by an anonymous buyer.

Top 2: Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond

The Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond sold for $24.3 million

A cushion-cut fancy deep grayish blue diamond weighing 35.56 carats. It’s rumored that King Philip IV of Spain purchased the jewel and included it in the dowry of his teenage daughter, Margaret Teresa, in 1664.

Top 1: ‘The Graff Pink’ Diamond

This pink round-cornered rectangular diamond sold for $46.2 million

A pink round-cornered rectangular step-cut diamond weighing 24.78 carats. The diamond was formerly owned by jeweler Harry Winston. This beauty set the record for most expensive single jewel ever sold at auction. Laurence Graff renamed it “The Graff Pink”.

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The rings were designed by Kirstie Kelly who also designs corresponding Disney Princess wedding gowns for brides as well as bridesmaid dresses to go along with each brides dress.

Each engagement ring will have a matching wedding band. The current six rings that have been unveiled are for Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Cinderella, Jasmine, Ariel and Belle.
The Walt Disney Company states about the engagement rings: “Subtle references to the personalities of each princess can be seen throughout the collection such as pave and borders, suggestive of Cinderella’s ethereal grace and charm, or baguettes and clean lines for Ariel, symbolic of her bold individuality.”

Which Disney Princess Diamond Engagement Ring is your favorite? check it out！

Disney Princess series Diamond Engagement Rings — Snow White

Disney Princess series Diamond Engagement Rings — Cinderella

Disney Princess series Diamond Engagement Rings — Belle

Disney Princess series Diamond Engagement Rings — Ariel

Disney Princess series Diamond Engagement Rings — Jasmine

Disney Princess series Diamond Engagement Rings — Sleeping Beauty

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This vivid blue and diamond ring sold for $10 million

A cushion-shaped fancy vivid blue diamond weighing 6.01 carats, flanked on each side by an oval pink diamond weighing 0.46 and 0.44 carat respectively, mounted in platinum. The buy chose to remain anonymous. The sale broke a record for price-per-carat for any fancy vivid blue diamond sold at auction.

Top 9: The Empress Eugenie Brooch

The Louvre bought the Empress Eugenie Brooch for $10.5 million

An antique diamond bow brooch from François Kramer, circa 1855. The brooch was created by François Kramer for the wife of Napoléon III, Empress Eugénie. The Louvre arranged a private sale with Christie’s to bring the brooch back to France.

Top 8: A Heart-Shaped Diamond

This unmounted heart-shaped diamond sold for $11 million

A heart-shaped diamond weighing 56.15 carats. It was originally cut from the Cullinan Diamonds, and the Cullinan 1 is now a part of Britain’s Crown Jewel collection. Christie’s marketed the diamond as “Love At First Sight,” and released it for viewing on Valentine’s Day.

Top 7: A Vivid Pink Diamond Ring

A vivid pink diamond and diamond ring sold for $11.8 million

The fancy vivid pink cushion-shaped diamond weighing 5.00 carats, mounted by Graff Diamonds. The rare pink diamond was mined in South Africa. According to Christie’s website, unlike many other colored diamonds, the color in pink diamonds comes from the diamond’s exposure to heat and pressure during transportation into the earth’s crust.

Top 6: Emerald and Diamond Tiara

This emerald and diamond tiara sold for $12.3 million

The diamond-and-emerald confection was commissioned by German prince Guido Henckel von Donnersmarck for his second wife Katharina around 1900. It has a row of 11 polished pear-shaped emeralds, totaling 500 carats.

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Before you click through to see and shop our editors’ picks, keep these tips in mind:

Tip 1: Bigger is better

Bigger is better and actually lets you get away with less. Wearing one giant cuff bracelet or sticking to just a statement necklace packs a punch.
   
Tip 2: Don’t be afraid to mix your metals.

There’s no law that says you have to wear gold with gold or silver with silver. A pewter cuff thrown into the mix with thin gold bangles looks fresh and modern.
   
Tip 3: Layer your necklaces

You’re already layering your clothes, so why not layer your necklaces? Double up on a long chain, or pile on multiple chest-grazing pieces to create your own cool, unique look.

Thanks in part to the stunning Fall collections from Lulu Frost, Eddie Borgo, Kelly Wearstler, and more, we’re feeling charmed and dangerous. The revival of sculptural glamour and natural materials has us smitten, and seeing old favorites like ribbon necklaces and two-finger rings is beyond exciting (personally, I’m still waiting on slap bracelets to make a comeback).

There are so many new pretty pieces out there that it may actually make your head spin — which is why we’ve selected 20 of the best baubles to bring your Fall outfits into glam territory.

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Diamonds sparkle in a display window. This gem is in big demand in China.

The country’s growing purchasing power has boosted the diamond market, already the second-largest in the world after surpassing Japan last year.

Lovers are feeding the frenzy for this most romantic of gemstones. Shao Rongwen is shopping for a diamond with her fiancé Zhu Zhenhai. She says couples are likely to look for diamonds as a symbol of everlasting love. When she grows old, she hopes to remember her younger days whenever she looks at her gem.

“I think that as long as couples want to get married, they want to own a diamond to prove that their love will last forever. If I grow very old, when I look at the diamond, it will remind me of the good old times. Diamonds never change.”

Around 14 million couples get married every year in the country, according to the Civil Administration Bureau of China. And the precious gem industry estimates that 30 percent of those about to walk down the aisle purchase diamonds.

But the approach of the Chinese buyers is a bit different with many going online for their first contact with the glitzy world of diamonds.

Zhu says he feels comfortable buying diamonds online because he trusts the third parties that provide payment support.

“Nowadays online shopping is the trend, and more people have adapted themselves to it. Now, with the third-party payment support, I think that shopping online has become quite reliable, even for such things as diamonds.”

The total value of all diamond imports and exports in the country reached 2.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2010. But in the first half of 2011, the value of diamond exchanges surpassed 1.8 billion dollars, with estimates that the final year’s figure will top 3.8 billion.

On the retail market, total jewelry sales in 2010 reached more than 38 billion dollars, and one out of five of precious gems sold was believed to be a diamond.

At a time when investors are trying to avoid the eroding effects of inflation on cash savings, China’s nouveau riche are considering investments beyond real estate, gold and company stocks. This is one reason why they have turned to jewelry and diamonds.

Pan Bing, Manager of the diamond processing center in Shanghai for Lao Fengxiang, a local brand with a 168-year history in the jewelry industry, says many wealthy Chinese are attracted to investing in large, quality diamonds because they are easy to carry and store.

“After they have enough money, they start to think about investments. Diamonds are very easy to carry, to stock, and they hold their value well. So, many rich people will consider buying high quality diamonds, and big diamonds.”

International jewelers such as De Beers, Cartier, Bulgari or Tiffany, have all set up flagship stores in mega-cities such as Beijing and Shanghai.

And even if the Chinese market can be hard as a diamond to break, they have plans to increase their presence in smaller cities too.

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The Dior “Belladone Island” and “Milly Carnivora” jewelry series design by Victoire de Castellane:

Lost  Plant and Animal Forms

Exotic Floral and Fruits Style

Fantasy Romantic Retro Style

Superb Lacquer Process

Three-Dimensional Carved Jewelry World

Mixed Media Design

Jewerly designer: Victoire de Castellane – Chef Designer of Dior Jewelry

About Victoire de Castellane:

The Jewelry designer Victoire de Castellane is the descendants of Provence Count Family, a prominent French family, the Provence family has a long history which can dating back to the ninth century AD. In the childhood of Victoire, she just like a flower seed, nurtured and grown by her noble and refined grandmother Sylvia Hennessy and her grandmother’s good friend Barbara Hutton who came from the royal family, so the distinctive identity of Victor doomed her unique journey of life.

Affected by her grandmother, Victoire fond of jewelry, and demonstrated a remarkable creative talent when she was still five years old, at that time she was able to break up pendants and bracelets and made them into exquisite earrings; when she grown into twelve years old, she can melt the saint medal to create a ring. When Victoire has grow up, Victoire affected with sparkling gems, and the same time began to show her amazing design talent.
Victor has engaged in jewelry design for Chanel(a French fashion brand) for 14 years long, and in 1998 she was designated as the first chief designer of fine jewelry for Dior of all time of this French fashion brand.

Victoire specializes in design Jewelry with unusual flowers & exotic fruits style, who prefer to use thick and gorgeous colors, which may people catch a reminiscent of the psychedelic temperament that the works created by surrealist master Salvador Dali featured. Recently, Victoire designed the “Belladone Island” and “Milly Carnivora” jewelry series for Dior, a top-grade French jewelry brand, and make a different annotation for the Dior jewelry design.

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Hello Kitty, Japan’s famediconic cat, has been reborn with Swarovski crystals. Collaboration between the Austrian jewelry maker and Japan’s Sanrio Corporation aims to help bring in money for survivors of the twin disasters in March.

Hello Kitty has a new, sparkling look, thanks to Swarovski.

A showroom on Tokyo’s Omotesando fashion street displays accessories from tiny earrings to melon-size figurines.

This 20-centimeter-tall Hello Kitty has a price tag of more than 14-thousand US dollars. The limited edition is only available for 88 fans around the world.

 Swarovski says it wants to bring some cheer to Japanese suffering from the twin natural disasters of March.

Robert Buchbauer, CEO of Swarovski, said, “She’s just a nice, cute, adorable character. She’s just a symbol of happiness, and I think it’s very important these days to transmit some positive messages to the people, and I think Hello Kitty is perfect in order to do so.”

Buchbauer stressed the need for emotional, as well as concrete support.

Buchbauer said, “Japan has a long way to fully recover from all the things that have happened in the past few months. I think at the same time it is important to think positively, to think forward, to think ahead, and to create a positive mood again in order to optimistically look into the future.”

Swarovski says they will auction off nine Hello Kitty figures, designed by Japanese celebrities to be exhibited at the launching event.

The proceeds will go to the Japanese Red Cross Society to help restoration efforts in northeastern Japan.

Now the very famous Japanese tourist spot House of Hello Kitty houses five fan booths for Swaroski and Hello Kitty. One item included in the collection is a limited edition Hello Kitty figurine set in 19,636 pieces of crystals each applied by hand.

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