Precious stones in your backgammon set

The Diamond studded backgammon set, one of the star attractions at the Tzoffey's 1818 Auction House sale, is truly a collector’s item. Made with delicate care and detailed attention this set and other jewelry collector’s items will soon be on display in Dubai at the week of the International Colored Stone Association (ICA) congress. The venue is the Al Murooj Rotana Hotel and Suites, which is located in Dubai's business district. This backgammon set comprises of black, white and yellow diamonds that amount to 61,082 gemstones. These together weigh 2071.48 carats and make expensive board-mates. Besides diamonds, the set also uses gold and silver. Intricate detailing can be seen on the set which took over two years to complete. With so much effort gone into its making, the backgammon set in diamonds is expected to sell at a high price of $650,000-950,000. More details on the set and others like it can be found on www.nationaljewelernetwork.com. Also if you are into the gemstone field and got here somehow you can visit this diamond price comparison site, which is great for buying loose diamonds.

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