The entire barrel, cap and nib on the prototype on display were made of 18k yellow gold.
You can choose between stainless steel with emeralds, yellow gold with diamonds or ruby with black stainless steel.
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What is fact is that Verdura's setting the stones in yellow gold was revolutionary--the era's regnant style, Art Deco, prescribed platinum.
The one I wore is made of yellow gold with brown and white diamonds crusting the heads of two ferocious dragons.
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In August, Sophia Loren appeared at the opening night of the Venice Film Festival wearing a one-of-a-kind yellow gold, emerald and diamond necklace from Bulgari.
The materials are set in 18k white or yellow gold.
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That mom who got married in 1978 and had a conservative one carat set in yellow gold is now turning it in for a three carat in platinum or white gold.
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The markers would have normally been in yellow gold, but they were designed in black at the request of an American gentleman who wanted to be able to read the time more easily (250, 000 francs-350, 000 francs).
This trend is starting to spread from neutral tones to bright colors, like yellow and gold.
This two floor room with a wrap-around balcony has beautifully hand crafted walls with tones of brown, yellow and gold.
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The cover of Sotheby's catalog shows a striking yellow-gold Patek Philippe wristwatch (1954-61), with thick black strokes marking the time.
The diamonds are surmounted by circular-cut fancy yellow and white diamonds Mounted in yellow and white gold.
Norman said gold prices are holding up, even with the strength in the U.S. dollar, which normally can weigh on the yellow metal since gold is denominated in the greenback.
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Thus our eyes are led upward to the dominant feature of the vase's body, the wide frieze of stylized chrysanthemums and leaves aglow in yellow and rose gold and bordered by parallel gold bands.
The thing that made Marina B designs groundbreaking in its time and what makes them a product of the modern era is the use of color. 18k yellow and black gold is matched with an array of colored gemstones.
In addition, a pair of diamond ear pendants brings together a pear-shaped fancy yellow diamond of 52.78 carats and a pear-shaped white diamond of 50.31 carats surmounted by circular-cut fancy yellow and white diamonds Mounted in yellow and white gold, the pendants may be easily swapped or detached completely, giving the owner three options for how to wear them.
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While this makes it incredibly difficult to trade the yellow metal, the gold strategist remains bullish.
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The aim of all this is to separate resisters from committed insurgents to turn the current gold-yellow map back to the lighter hues of 2005.
Among the most sensitive asset classes to monetary easing is gold, the yellow metal that trades inversely with the U.S. dollar and is seen by many as an inflation-hedge.
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But even some fans of gold say the yellow metal serves as a potential hedge, or protection, for a portfolio against inflation and troubles in the world, rather than an outright bet.
For the long term, therefore, our price outlook remains bearish and we believe that once the tide turns lower for gold and the yellow metal starts trending downwards, so too will silver.
It used to be that gold bugs touted the yellow metal's credentials as a hedge against inflation.
But the recent stronger dollar has been less of a bearish weight on gold, as the yellow metal has seen better safe-haven demand surface as the new year gets under way.
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The market place is also more stable so far this week, which is also a bullish factor for the gold market as the yellow metal is acting like a risk asset recently.
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It got a boost in 2003 when Uma Thurman appeared in the movie Kill Bill decked out in Tiger wear -- a yellow sweatsuit and a pair of gold-colored Onitsuka Taichi sneakers with black stripes.
Bargain hunting in gold has helped propel the yellow metal higher in pre-New York action.
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Gold bulls were disappointed the yellow metal could not rally when the U.S. dollar index backed down Monday.
However, the stronger dollar has been less of a bearish weight on gold recently, as the yellow metal has seen better safe-haven demand surface.
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However, the stronger dollar has been less of a bearish factor for gold recently, as the yellow metal has seen better safe-haven demand surface as the new year is under way.
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Adding a sixth gold star to the famous yellow and green jersey will be difficult -- Brazil lost to Netherlands at the quarterfinal stage at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa -- but not impossible, Ronaldo says.
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