Diamond & Jewelry News, Advice and Prices for Consumers
Diamond & Jewelry News, Advice and Prices for Consumers
August 23, 2010
I recently purchased an iPhone and I'm already thinking of how to upgrade it. I would love to know what sorts of diamond upgrades could be done on the iPhone, and how much does it cost?
August 26, 2010
I hope you are aware of the fact that these sorts of diamond upgrades (if they are done with genuine diamonds of course) are very expensive. If you have the budget, and you are happy to splurge out on your newly purchased iPhone, then in fact you have quite a lot of options to choose from. For starters, you could get a pair of diamond studded earbuds. These earbuds are mounted with 14 karat white gold and studded with a lot of tiny diamond to create a truly dazzling effect. Keep in mind that although retail price for such a pair of earbuds is $6149, you could try and get it for as low as half the price via eBay auctions. Another option for iPhone bling is to customize your iPhone by inserting a diamond home button, i.e. replacing the iPhone's home button with a round diamond. You will need to invest in a round cut solitaire diamond of 6.6 carats in order to do so. Just ask Austrian jeweler Peter Aloisson who did the exact same thing on an iPhone 3G and named it the "Kings Button". As a matter of fact, Aloisson went completely overboard with his design of "Kings Button", and completed the design with an addition 138 encrusted diamonds throughout the borders of the iPhone. This bling masterpiece was actually priced for a whopping $2.5 million dollars! If you have $20,000 dollars to spare, you might as well buy a unique diamond studded case for your iPhone. The case is particularly special because it is made from carbon fiber leather, which is a very striking high quality leather. You then have two options of how to place your diamonds on the back of the case: you could either choose the cluster diamond design or alternatively go for the studded diamond butterfly design. In the cluster diamond design, the case is studded with 42 round cut diamonds reaching an impressive overall weight of 3.5 carats. As you can see, these sorts of diamond accessories could reach astonishing prices that are not very realistic for the ordinary consumer.
