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What A Diamond Necklace!
The Machester News reports of a soccer star who commissioned a $447,124 unique diamond necklace for his girlfriend.
Altrincham-based jewelers David M Robinson said that the glittering necklace is the most expensive they have ever made.
The firm refused to say who bought the necklace, but the Manchester Evening News understands the buyer is a top Premiership soccer player living in Cheshire and playing for one of Manchester's big two clubs.
He made several trips to see the designers before presenting the piece to his lucky girlfriend this past week.
The necklace, which has 106 diamonds, is made up of the purest diamonds imported from a South Africa mine and hand finished over three painstaking months at David M Robinson.
A spokesman for the company, which also has premises in Manchester city center and Liverpool, said of the buyer, "He is a high net worth individual based in the northwest of England and involved in the soccer industry."
The mystery player commissioned the necklace from Robinsons and even got involved in the design process himself. The piece is made up of 106 diamonds at a total of 20-carats and is mounted on 18-karat white gold. The main diamond is a 3-carat, D Flawless.
Jo Harvey, spokesman for the jeweler, said, "This piece needs little, if anything, to complement it. The stone is very pure, very clear and startling."
The owner of the piece, and his lucky lover, were said to be "absolutely delighted" with the necklace.
