The bracelet is one of the oldest forms of jewelry. Fortunately for the owners of these expensive bracelets, they’re not likely to go out of fashion in the near future.
Martin Katz diamond bracelet – $1 million
In 2008, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hosted the 80th Annual Academy Awards Fashion Preview. The show celebrated the fashion trends created by actresses as the Oscars became not just an awards show but also an important event in the fashion world. The show was coordinated by Patty Fox, author of Star Style and Star Style at the Academy Awards, and featured works by designers like Oscar De La Renta, Randolph Duke and Kevan Hall. Also included was this mesmerizing diamond bracelet by Martin Katz.
Wallis Simpson onyx and diamond panther bracelet – $7 million
This bracelet is not just a piece of expensive jewelry–it’s a piece of history. Part of a collection owned by Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII of England, it became the most expensive bracelet in the world when that collection was auctioned in 2010. Simpson, an American socialite, became the center of a royal scandal when the king abdicated the throne in order to marry her. His reign had lasted less than a month and he was succeeded by his younger brother, King George VI. The newly crowned king granted Edward the title of Duke of Windsor and Wallis, upon her marriage to the former king, became Duchess of Windsor (although she was not to be addressed as Her Royal Highness).
The collection was auctioned, bracelet included, for an astonishing price of £8 million (US $12.5 million).
Martin Katz diamond bracelet – $1 million
In 2008, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hosted the 80th Annual Academy Awards Fashion Preview. The show celebrated the fashion trends created by actresses as the Oscars became not just an awards show but also an important event in the fashion world. The show was coordinated by Patty Fox, author of Star Style and Star Style at the Academy Awards, and featured works by designers like Oscar De La Renta, Randolph Duke and Kevan Hall. Also included was this mesmerizing diamond bracelet by Martin Katz.
Wallis Simpson onyx and diamond panther bracelet – $7 million
This bracelet is not just a piece of expensive jewelry–it’s a piece of history. Part of a collection owned by Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII of England, it became the most expensive bracelet in the world when that collection was auctioned in 2010. Simpson, an American socialite, became the center of a royal scandal when the king abdicated the throne in order to marry her. His reign had lasted less than a month and he was succeeded by his younger brother, King George VI. The newly crowned king granted Edward the title of Duke of Windsor and Wallis, upon her marriage to the former king, became Duchess of Windsor (although she was not to be addressed as Her Royal Highness).
The collection was auctioned, bracelet included, for an astonishing price of £8 million (US $12.5 million).
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