This platinum men’s wedding band by Diana Classic features a 5-millimeter low-dome comfort fit; suggested retail price is $1,648. Diana.com By Catherine Dayrit The platinum club has lately become even more elite, what with platinum prices hitting stratospheric highs of more than $2,000 per ounce in the early months of this year. While jewelers that cater to the lower and middle ends of the market are feeling the pinch, demand remains strong at the very other end of the spectrum, with wealthy shoppers—and aspirational brides—readily seeking out the metal for its exclusive factor.
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An amateur photographer has beaten more than 1,700 entries, including submissions from professional photographers, to win the AOP Open.
Uygur Yilmaz, who works for an advertising agency in Turkey, scooped the Best in Show award with a portrait of his friend, Gul.
He walked away with prizes including an Epson Stylus Photo R2880 printer at a presentation ceremony held at the AOP Gallery.
The best entries are on show until 12 September at the AOP Gallery, 81 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4QS.
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A missing section in D Jewelry Co.’s “Divorced Ring” signifies separation. By Catherine Dayrit San Diego—Every retailer knows the marketing concept behind Journey diamond jewelry—that with every step, with every stone, love grows. At the heart of Journey is a story that is easily digestible for consumers. And although there are buyers who know what they want upon laying their eyes on it, there are others for whom a story, or a personalizing, connecting thread, closes the deal.
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Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif is the new face of Nakshatra, a Gitanjali Group brand. Mumbai, India—Gitanjali Group brand Nakshatra has named Bollywood’s reigning queen, Katrina Kaif, as its new brand ambassador. Kaif has starred in such Bollywood hits as Namaste London, Race and Welcome. The Gitanjali Group, India’s largest integrated diamond and jewelry manufacturer and retailer, said in a media release that the company feels strongly that Kaif epitomizes what Nakshatra stands for.
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Lowepro has added two new lines to its collection of camera bags, and has expanded three existing lines with new models. The new Terraclime bags are made of eco-friendly materials and designed not to look like camera bags, while, at the other end of the spectrum, the new Luxe bags are made of leather and come in colors such as eggplant, teal, and pink.
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“Swanage, Dorset, is a small British seaside town which has, like most British seaside towns seen better days, but in Swanage they make a feature of their past. As one walks from the High Street to the town you pass the old cinema, closed some years ago and boarded up. However an enterprising artist has covered the front of the building with this wonderful ‘trompe d’oeil’ fresco. It is eye catching, to say the least”.
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Fujifilm FinePix F60fd : Photokina 2008 is on its way, for Fujifilm time to launch their new series of FinePix cameras. Fujifilm is pleased to announce the launch of the new Fujifilm FinePix F60fd, joining the existing range of high-tech, high-quality F-series cameras. Succeeding the hugely popular FinePix F50fd, the Fujifilm F60fd features a larger 3.0″ LCD screen, Face Detection 3.0 and brand new, proprietary, Scene Recognition technology.
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Similar Stories | Topics STORIES Theron the new face of Breil Milano Lucky charms Raymond Weil sues Charlize Theron Breil Milano opens NYC flagship Breil Milano hits the waves with Team Shosholoza TOPICS Advertising | Celebrity News | Entertainment | Media | Movie Stars August 13, 2008 Charlize Theron backstage at the photo shoot for the latest Breil Milano advertising campaign.
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PhotoReview have reviewed the Canon EOS 1000D, a new entry-level, 10 megapixel DSLR camera with Live View mode. “Overall performance from the test camera was in line with previous Canon DSLR cameras we’ve reviewed. Autofocusing was fast and accurate under most conditions, although there were times when the camera selected an unsuitable focusing point and we had to resort to manual over-ride (the user manual warns you to expect this).
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Pentax has added an inexpensive 10.1-megapixel pocket camera to its line of point-and-shoots. The Optio E60 features an f/2.9-5.2, 32mm-96mm (35mm equivalent) 3X zoom lens and a 112,000-dot, 2.4-inch LCD.
Designed for automatic snapshot photography, the E60 provides numerous scene modes, face detection autoexposure and autofocus, an Auto Picture mode that evaluates scenes and automatically selects one of six shooting modes, and Pentax’s Green mode for fully automatic operation.
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