Today, Swarovski has posted the second weekend special, promoted as a limited edition pendant. According to the announcement several weeks ago, there should be 500 pendants available through Sunday evening or until they are sold out.
This limited edition is the Swarovski Nadine Pendant. It is a blue tear-drop shaped stone on a silver-colored chain. The Swarovski identification number for the Limited Edition Nadine Pendant is 688961. The Swarovski Nadine Necklace is priced at $100 for the limited edition jewelry feature for the weekend. This weekend special does not have any complimentary earrings, or bracelet like the special for last weekend.
Hoping that all Swarovski crystal collectors are having a wonderful holiday season!
The promotion began November 28 and goes until December 4, 2011 or while supplies last. The promotion is for a set of crystallized photo clips. The Swarovski Photo Clips are a free gift with a qualifying purchase of $150 or more
In the Swarovski Crystalllized Photo Ornament Clip set, there are three clips. The first clip is silver / gray and reads ‘A Moment to Love’ with a crystallized swirl below the saying. The second clip is red and reads ‘A Moment to Cherish’ with a crystallized swirl below the saying. The third clip is red and reads ‘A Moment to Remember’ with a crystallized swirl below the saying. The three crystallized photo clip ornaments are packaged together in a single box, captioned with ‘Moments to Give’.
Below is a brief list of possible Swarovski locations that may have the crystallized photo clips:
Swarovski Photo Clips at Partridge Creek MI
Swarovski Photo Clips at Harbor Place MD
Swarovski Photo Clips at Cherry Creek CO
Swarovski Photo Clips at Atlantic City Boardwalk NJ
Swarovski Photo Clips at Park Place Mall AZ
The photo clips sound interesting…it appears that these Swarovoski Ornaments can be hung in a window by a hook or on a Christmas tree. They would certainly make cute personal gifts from kids to grandparents using school pictures or a special moment with grandparents and grandkids.
I found that there are many Swarovski stores having a promotion on Swarovski crystallized wine sleeves. I am not sure if this includes authorized retailers or if it is strictly boutiques.
What I have learned is that the promotion runs December 5 through December 11, 2011. The set of 3 crystallized wine sleeves will cost $15. The Swarovski wine sleeves are an OPTION to purchase when a customer makes a qualifying purchase of $150 or more.
In the Swarovski Crystalllized Wine Sleeve set, there are three sleeves. Two of the sleeves are red, and the third sleeve is gray (or perhaps white?). All three sleeves are decorated with a crystallized star on the front and close with a deluxe rope.
Quickly, here are a few Swarovski locations running this promotion:
Swarovski Crystalized Wine Sleeves at the Pioneer Place (OR)
Swarovski Crystalized Wine Sleeves at Oak Brook Center (IL)
Swarovski Crystalized Wine Sleeves at Polaris Fashion (OH)
Swarovski Crystalized Wine Sleeves at the Shops at La Cantera (TX)
The Swarovski Crystal Wine Sleeves would make a terrific accessory with someone’s favorite bottle of wine as a gift this Christmas.
If you are looking to make the occasion even MORE sparkly, you can add a set of Swarovski Crystalline Red Wine Glasses or Swarovski Crystalline White Wine Glasses .
Swarovski has also produced some other cocktail glasses:
Swarovski is introducing some new techniques they call innovative’Crystal Pixel’ technology. So you may be wondering where to find this new methodology for creating fabulous collectibles? Actually, the Crystal Pixel technology can be found on the newest Swarovski Ornaments!
The newest ornaments that our favorite crystal brand has released are Swarovski Ornaments that are sold as a set of 3 (3 silver stars or 3 gold snowflakes). Heinz Tabertshofer is the Swarovski Designer credited with these 2 new ornament creations. The claim to fame on the Crystal Pixel technology is that with the unique placement of the tiny chatons on both sides of the metal , light can now pass through allowing spectacular lighting effects.
Swarovski Pixel Snowflake Ornament Set – Swarovski system # 1135179 and Swarovski part number 9400 000 366. The ornament set of snowflakes is silver in color and features crystal moonlight chatons. The Swarovski Snowflake Ornament hangs from a white satin ribbon.
Swarovski Pixel Star Ornament Set Swarovski system #1135182 and Swarovski part number 9400 000 367. The ornament set of stars is gold in color and features crystal moonlight chatons. The Swarovski Star Ornament hangs from a gold satin ribbon.
Naturally, the Swarovski Pixel Snowflake Ornament Set and Swarovski Pixel Star Ornament Set are both at the Swarovski shoppe online. Each set of 3 ornaments retails for $75.
These new ornaments sound quite interesting. As they are not solid crystal, like the annual edition ornaments, I’d be far more likely to try hanging these on my Christmas tree I wonder where Swarovski will implement their new Crystal Pixel technology next? (Hearts for Valentines Day?)
Yesterday, Swarovski posted their first weekend (of 3 weekends) special, which is promoted as a limited edition jewelry set. Per Swarovski’s announcement, there are 500 sets available through Sunday evening or until they are sold out.
This limited edition is the Swarovski Eros Set. This jewelry set is a red pave heart on a silver-colored chain complimented with a pair of matching pierced earrings, identified as Swarovski # 1028256. The price is $160 for this Swarovski limited edition set.
Swarovski has been issuing email vouchers. I don’t know if this limited edition jewelry is excluded from the discounts that can be obtained using the vouchers, or if it is exempt from them.
If you like the pendant, but don’t have pierced ears, you may be happy to know that the Swarovski Eros Pendant can be purchased separately. The crystal giant also offers the Swarovski Eros Charm which can be attached to a bracelet or chain.
Hoping that all Swarovski crystal collectors had a Happy Thanksgiving!
jewelry products that might make good Christmas gifts. Also, in the email, was an announcement that they are doing the limited edition weekend specials like they did in 2010. Additional information about the 2010 event can be found in the Kristall Buzz article: Exclusive Limited Edition Swarovski Jewelry at Swarovski’s Online Event.
In 2011, starting on Friday November 25, the crystal brand will offer a Swarovski limited edition jewelry item (they say limited to 500 units) that will be available through the weekend or until sold out. The crystal brand has 3 different jewelry designs that are each offered weekend only. The second weekend event will begin December 2 and the final weekend event will begin December 9.
From the Swarovski crystal image, it appears that one item is a dark blue pendant. Another item may be a red pave heart necklace with earrings. And a final item may be a clear pave star with earrings. There is no mention of price or in what order the jewelry items may be presented.
This is an online event, and the limited edition offerings cannot be purchased anywhere other than the Swarovski online shoppe.
If you are signed up for the Swarovski email newsletter, you should be notified when the specials begin each weekend.
Crystal Exchange America will run some specials leading into the holidays, so be sure and watch the Kristall Buzz for announcements or follow Crystal Exchange on Twitter for extra Swarovski News!
Our favorite brand Swarovski is seems committed to getting our attention on our iPhones (including iPod and iPad) and Android Phones. This is the 2nd App in 2 months that Swarovski has launched to keep us playing their crystal games.
The newest app is the Swarovski Christmas Around the World App. Since it was free in the App store, I decided to ask my daughter to take it for a test-drive. She says the instructions were simple, and the concept is easy to catch on to. Of course, the longer you play, and the higher the score, the more difficult the tasks.
The Swarovski Christmas App for smartphones has a total of 6 color-coded characters, but at the easy levels begins with 2 people to receive gifts. The idea is to give the Swarovski crystal gift to the correct recipient (because recipients and bubbles are color-coded) before the gifts disappear. But there are NON-Swarovski gifts that should NOT be given to the characters, so you have to pay close attention to the gift in the bubbles. As various levels are completed the number of recipients increases and the speeds that the bubbles appear / disappear change, making the levels more difficult. Adding even more complexity, later in the game, some of the bubbles are gray, meaning you have to figure out the correct recipient for the gift during the play.
The Swarovski Christmas App features Christmas trees in a number of cities: Innsbruck, London, Berlin, Zurich, and Madrid. It appears that points must be used to purchase flights to other cities, but my daughter did not expand on how that worked. She stated that high scores can be included for world-wide display, and that this does enter you into drawings for Swarovski prizes. Whew hew! More Swarovski crystal!
In the game, it is possible to view more information about the Swarovski crystal gifts in the bubbles, and add them to a personal wish list, which can then be emailed to your friends and family. We tried this but the links to the Swarovski crystal wishlist products in the recipient”s email did not seem to work on our attempts, so I’m not sure that this feature would be all that useful.
Summary, the game is fun! Great job to Swarovski and the app developers! Also, check out the Swarovski Refract App that launched near October 9, 2011.’ Can”t wait to see future FREE Swarovski Apps!
The Crystal Myriad line produced by Swarovski is a very elite group of sculptures. The Crystal Myriad Dragon Longwang is no exception.
The Swarovski Longwang is now shown on the crystal brand’s web site, as the actual launch must be very soon. The company displayed the Swarovski Longwang at the SCS event in California just last week, and in a Swarovski event summary posted to the Kristall Buzz a few days ago, there were actual photos of the sculpture!
Swarovski’s description of the states that ‘Longwang’ means ‘King of the Dragons’. This crystal myriad is certainly king! Longwang is a Swarovski NLE Dragon of 888 units (The number 8 is considered very lucky, so it is likely that this had something to do with the max production.) Longwang contains over 66,0000 hand-set crystals using the Pointiage technique. The polished crystal base of Longwang dragon represents the sea, the dragon’s natural habitat.
The Swarovski system # for Longwang is 1096974. The Swarovski designer is Heinz Tabertshofer. This dragon masterpiece is about 11.5″ wide and 14″ tall. Swarovski indicates that the production time for the Crystal Myriad Longwang is nearly 500 hours!
On the crystal giant’s web site, the Swarovski Longwang used to be found in a video that shows the Crystal Myriad revolving, zooming in on the meticulous craftsmanship of the figurine. Here is a video from Crystal Palace:
Our local retailer stated that pre-payment is required and that the delivery date may be 8 to 12 months away. They originally indicated a price of $26,000, but the Swarovski site shows it at $20,000, so this might be pleasant news for Swarovski crystal fanatics who are considering to purchase it. For me, not a chance .anything over $17,000 must be drivable or inhabitable!
November 5 marked the debut of Harrodâs Swarovski Crystal Christmas! Can you believe it’S 50 days til Christmas?
Inspired by Swarovski, the large department store has a seven-window display featuring a glitzy woodland landscape with dazzling trees drenched with Swarovski gems.
When Harrods and Swarovski joined forces, nothing but the finest should be expected. The fascinating forest scene features mannequins hanging from trees along with wintry branches and garland.
‘We are really excited to be part of A Crystal Christmas, Tamara Ralph said. ‘When I was asked to create my ultimate Swarovski gown, I was instantly inspired by the 1920’s era. I wanted to create a show-stopping and intricate piece that oozed glamour.’ The wedding dress contains approximately 152,000 Swarovski crystal stones. The gown workforce consisted of more than 25 couturiers working hundreds of hours to completion.
Swarovski will have a pop-up store in four of the seven windows, selling jewelry, including that from the Atelier Swarovski collection.
Check out the display windows.
I personally thought that the display seemed a bit dark, missing the true meaning of Christmas. After writing this article, I revisited the web site where I found the news and found LOTS of comments from readers who seemed quite turned off by the display. Some adjectives and phrases posted by readers include scary, bizarre, depressing inducing nightmares and creepy.
Sometimes pictures don’t do justice to the actual live display. I’d be interested to see it personally, but really cannot seeing as it is on a different continent than I live.
In any case, I hope that it is the success that Swarovski and Harrods are hoping for.
Today, we received the official Swarovski news that the Swarovski Orange Shine Panther is now SOLD OUT! The Orange Shine Panther publicly launched August 29, 2011. This Swarovski Panther was a limited edition figurine (Swarovski NLE) of 888 units. The orange wild cat, in a typical cat pose, retailed for $1110.
Despite it being another limited edition panther, I expected a quick sell out, like the Swarovski Black Panther. The Swarovski Limited Edition Black Panther (Swarovski NLE) was limited to 500 units and retailed for $960 when it was briefly available at the online Swarovski shoppe in April, 2010.
The Orange Shine Panther and Black Panther are among Swarovski crystal feline friends, .Swarovski also produced a clear Panther figurine, that retired in 2011 and a moroda Panther figurine which is presently available in the Swarovski shoppe. The Kristall Buzz has featured a number of articles about Swarovski Panthers:
Is another colored, limited edition Swarovski panther figurine in the works?
Does the extended time available indicate that Swarovski collectors did not like the orange-shine color?
Does the extended time available imply that Swarovski collectors might not be interested to purchase another limited edition panther in a different color?
Now, if feline fanatics want to purchase the Swarovski Orange Panther, they will have to turn to the secondary market or online auctions. At Crystal Exchange America, the Black Panther and Orange Shine Panther, as well as other Swarovski NLE figurines, can be found in the Limited Edition Swarovski category of the store. Or collectors can use the powerful store search feature, keyword panther to restrict the search results to Swarovski panthers.