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Precious gems

Rare pink diamond fetches $10.3m

A pink diamond the size of a SIM card was sold in Switzerland for 9.6 million francs ($10.3 million) as collectors continue to battle for rare gems.

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Striking price

The rich rewards of a rare gem

Pink diamonds can sell for $US1 million-per-carat.

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Spending boom

Luxuries boom as ultra rich splash their cash once more

Wall Street bankers, the ultra wealthy and even upper middle class shoppers are once again snapping up diamond rings, $10,000 handbags and designer gowns, priming the US luxury sector for more deals.

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World record auction price ... the Cartier onyx-and-diamond panther bracelet, which Edward VIII gave to Wallis Simpson.

Fashion forward

Wallis Simpson bracelet sets $7.3m record

A bracelet owned by Wallis Simpson, whose affair with Edward VIII led to his abdication, has sold for a world record $7.3 million at auction.

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Precious jewel

'Fabulous' pink diamond sells for $47m

A rare pink diamond has smashed the world record for a jewel at auction, selling for more than $US46 million ($A47.2 million) to a well-known gem dealer.

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Body art

Glitzy tattoos now come in real gold

Forget the henna and flashy jewelry, the latest accessory trend for the fashion-conscious party-goer in Dubai is a temporary tattoo made of real gold.

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Victoria's Secret diamond bra, Adriana Lima.

Luxury lingerie

Victoria's Secret lowers price of fantasy bra

Victoria's Secret has cut the price of its one-of-a-kind diamond-encrusted bra for the second year in a row.

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What a gem

Rare pink diamond to go on sale

Auctioneers Sotheby's said yesterday that a rare pink diamond valued at up to $US38 million ($39.11 million) would go on sale in Geneva in November, dubbing it one of the "world's most desirable stones".

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Gem of a sale ... Petra's Johan Dippenaar holds the Cullinan Heritage Stone.

Record price

Rough diamond fetches $40m

A diamond the size of a hen's egg has sold for $40 million, the highest sale price on record for a rough diamond.

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Large stone

'Vivid pink' diamond sells for record $11.7 million

A rare, 5-carat pink diamond was auctioned off for a record $11.7 million.

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Historic ring

32-carat diamond sells for $8.3m at US auction

A square, 32.01-carat emerald-cut diamond that US billionaire philanthropist Leonore Annenberg bought for her 90th birthday has sold for $US7.7 million ($8.3 million) at auction in New York.