Our favorite crystal brand has the newest Swarovski Mo on the online shoppe: the Swarovski Jubilee Mo.
Swarovski Jubilee Mo, Limited Edition 2015
The Swarovski Mo herd welcomes the largest, priciest mo cow to the ever expanding Swarovski Lovlots family. There are other tall cows in the Mo Herd, but they are only about 3.5″ tall. The retired tall mos include
Swarovski Jubilee Mo is clear, with a golden shadow coating. It features laser engraved floating chatons. Jubilee Mo is like the Swarovski Grandmother Mo of all the mo cows…. the Swarovski giant mo stands over 7″ tall!
On the crystal brand’s web site, it indicates that Limited Edition Jubilee Mo will be available only in 2015.
Congratulations to the Lovlots Mo character celebrating 10 mo-arvelous years!
Swarovski fanatics are generally excited to learn about limited editions. We recently learned about an unusual limited edition Swarovski Nativity Set available in a European country.
This Swarovski Nativity Set was available in Germany. At some point, Swarovski made a decision to not be involved in religious motifs (according to information I received). However, this Nativity set had already been made. A German company agreed to purchase 100 from this lot already produced and sell them under their own name around 2004.
Swarovski Limited Edition Nativity Set from Germany
The Limited Edition Nativity Set consisted of crystal Joseph, crystal Mary, and crystal Baby Jesus. The base is black lacquered wood. Since they are not sold under the Swarovski name, they would not have any Swarovski marking on them. And instead, ALL of the crystal figurines have “Artfides” on the bottom of them. The clothing of the people figurines are clear crystal. Faces, hands (basically flesh areas) are frosted. Joseph is approximately 18 cm high, Mary 11 cm high, and Baby Jesus 9 cm wide. A Swarovski system # associated with this set is 680865.
What a find for the collectors who have Swarovski Limited Edition Nativity Set in their collection!
The crystal brand has previously produced ‘The Cross of Light’ and other Swarovski Nativity Figurines:
At the Crystal Exchange America website, Swarovski Nativity figurines can be found in the Christmas & Ornaments category when there are listings available for purchase.
Yesterday, we received notification from the crystal giant that the limited edition Swarovski Flower Power Mo would be available online in mid-May!
Swarovski Lovlots Flower Power Mo
The news on the official brand’s web site indicates that the Swarovski Flower Power Mo will be the final ‘Limited Online Edition’ in the herd of Mo Cows. While the news may sound sad at first, our contacts at the company indicated that there will be future releases of Mo Cows, it’s just that this will be the last one with exclusive online distribution.
Swarovski uses some unique color names, so converting that into English, Flower Power Mo basically has a sky-blue body and an olive-green head. Lovlots Flower Power Mo is decorated with colorful pink, yellow, and violet daisy flowers on her body.
Some of the last couple limited edition mos had maximum order quantities in the product description. Nothing of that nature was in the Swarovski announcement, so I don’t know if that will be the case with this one or not. Swarovski Lovlots Flower Power Mo will retail for $70 when she is officially available next month.
Swarovski has produced nearly 20 Mo Cows in the Lovlots Mo herd, most of which are Limited Editions Mos.
It will be interesting to follow the secondary market prices of the original Swarovski Flower Mo. For years, it has shown to be one of the highest dollar limited edition mos. This same trend is also true if you check out the online auction prices, where prices are presently in the $350 arena.
So, mark your calendar for the lucky day of May 13! If you are looking for prior releases of the Lovlots Limited Edition Mo Cows, check out the Swarovski Limited Editions on the Crystal Exchange America website!
2013 has already welcomed a plethora of new product on the crystal giant’s own web site. However, crystal collectors appreciate it more when the new figurines are limited edition designs. One such new product is the Swarovski Limited Edition Kris Bear.
Swarovski 2013 Limited Edition Kris Bear
This Swarovski Kris Bear was created to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Kris Bear figurine. This new figurine is about 1.5″ tall and retails for $100. Swarovski identifies it with system #1143456. They provide credit for the design to Keiko Arai. Kris Bear sports a special pink heart necklace and the bear has “2013” engraved on the foot.
It is hard to believe that the original Swarovski Kris Bearfigurine was introduced that long ago (1993)! In the 1990’s, the crystal brand was not quick to add Kris Bears to the Silver Crystal product line with only 1 to 3 figures every other year:
The next 40 Kris Bear figurines were launched 2005 to present day. In 2008, Swarovski began incorporating Kris Bear into Christmas ornaments, promoting annual edition Kris Bear Ornaments. (As of 2012, Swarovski continues this trend.) Other Swarovski Limited Edition Kris Bears include: Santa Kris Bear in 2006 and Halloween Kris Bear in 2011. And we could probably go on and on with all the different ones!
So, if you like the Lovlots Kris Bear figurines, you will want to check out the new Limited Edition Swarovski Kris Bear on the crystal brand’s web site, as well as the other two new ones just launched this month:
Swarovski Kris Bear – Playful Butterflies
Swarovski Kris Bear – My Heart is Yours
In 2012, Swarovski moved the Kris Bear family of figurines into the Swarovski Lovlots group. If you are looking for any of the retired or discontinued Kris Bear Figurines, look at the Crystal Exchange America site in the Lovlots and Zodiac category of the store. Kris Bear Ornaments can be found in the Christmas & Ornaments category of the store.
In the past few years, Swarovski has done some online only jewelry exclusives just weeks prior to the Christmas holiday season. Yesterday, the crystal giant sent out emails about the Swarovski Rice Siam Set, stating that this is a limited edition jewelry set of just 500 pieces and available this weekend only.
Swarovski Limited Edition Rice Siam Set
The Swarovski Rice Siam Set consists of a necklace and matching pierced earrings. This limited edition is available online only December 2nd and 3rd at their web site shoppe. The retail price of the Rice Siam Set (identification # 1193976) is $125.
The Rice Siam Set is rhodium plated with a pave cross shape suspending a red siam crystal stone. It looks like a nice addition to any holiday outfit for the upcoming holiday parties!
If you like the Limited Edition Swarovski design, but are unsure about the ‘red’, Swarovski does have this same design in other colors! There one with a light purple feature stone: Swarovski Rice Provence Lavendar Set Limited Online Edition, one with a light blue feature stone: Swarovski Rice Aquamarine Rice Set, and lastly one with a light pink feature stone: Swarovski Rice Vintage Rose Rice Set. All four ‘Rice Sets’ have a sticker price of $125 each.
Although I don’t recall seeing any official news about Swarovski’s weekend special in advance of yesterday, I believe they there were 3-4 of them in 2010 and 2011, so be sure to watch your email for more Swarovski Limited Edition opportunities in the upcoming weeks!
In July, there was a formal announcement about the 2012 Steiff Swarovski Cookie, which is a limited edition holiday teddy bear.
Limited Edition in 2012, Swarovski Steiff Bear Cookie
Swarovski Steiff Cookieis a limited edition bear, available only in the USA. This exclusive Steiff Cookie has a maximum production of 1500 units, that retail at $310 each.
Cookie the Holiday Bear sports a Swarovski Twinkling Gingerbread Man around her neck, so it seems probable that Swarovski collectors and Steiff collectors will show sufficient interest for this bear to be a sell-out, though I have no facts to support this thought.
The Steiff USA web site and stores in North America are accepting orders for this Swarovski teddy bear. Sunny-Bears.com is offering Steiff Cookie at a slightly lower price during the pre-order period.
While I have not seen or heard any news from Swarovski, I have been seeing a Tinker Bell in Red on various authorized retailer web sites and on eBay too.
Here are my conclusions about the Swarovski 2012 Tinker Bell…
Swarovski Red Tinkerbell is a Limited Edition in 2012. It is not clear if there is a maximum quantity of production or if distribution is limited in some way to geographic area.
Swarovski Limited Edition Tinkerbell will retail for $315.
Swarovski Christmas Tinkerbell is about 5″ tall.
Swarovski Tinkerbell introduced in 2011 (left) and 2012 Limited Edition Tinkerbell (right)
The 2012 Swarovski Tinker Bell looks similar to the Swarovski Tinker Bell that the crystal brand introduced in 2011, but there are differences (other than simply replacing a green outfit with a red one):
Swarovski Green Tinker Bell has a more curvy base than Swarovski Red Tinker Bell.
Swarovski Green Tinker Bell has green poms on her shoes. Swarovski Red Tinker Bell has white poms on her shoes.
Swarovski Green Tinker Bell has a clear bun on her head. Swarovski Red Tinker Bell has a red bun on her head.
Both Swarovski Tinkerbell crystal figurines appear to have a silver toned wand and have Aurore Boreale wings that shimmer.
The 2012 Swarovski Christmas Tinker Bell can be identified with the part number of 9100 000 409 and system number 1143621. At this point in time, it appears to be a pre-order item. I would imagine that the release date will be similar to the Christmas merchandise in USA, which is early October. (Nothing official found on launch date.)
This video, posted by an authorized retailer in the USA, shows The 2012 Swarovski Christmas Tinker Bell rotating in 360 degrees for a total view of this limited edition figurine.
In 2008, the crystal giant also produced another Limited Edition Swarovski Tinker Bell which has commands an unusually high price of $700-$900 following retirement.
The newest Swarovski Limited Edition Tinker Bell (Christmas Tinker Bell) looks like a real beauty the Disney fanatics and Swarovski crystal fanatics will certainly want to purchase!
Get ready to spend some big dollars if you want to purchase the newest Swarovski Limited Edition. Swarovski has released another Swarovski Crystal Myriad, Ji Xiang!
Swarovski Crystal Myriad Ji Xiang, LE of 300 units
Swarovski Ji Xiang is just over 14.5 inches high and about 9.25 inches wide. The subject of this Swarovski masterpiece is two red carps, atop blue foaming waves. Crystal Myriad Ji Xiang is embellished using more than 48,600 hand-set crystals, which are utilized in the pointiage technique. The carps symbolize prosperity and good luck in China. This Crystal Myriad will retail for $18,000 USD at product launch.
Swarovski Ji Xiang is the 6th Crystal Myriad that the crystal giant has released since 2009. Other Swarovski Crystal Myriads include:
Swarovski Matang – Asian Elephant, Limited Edition of 300, 2009 – current
The Myriad of Carps was designed by Heinz Tabertshofer. Hopefully he does not have to remain on the assembly line during production, which takes over 390 man-hours to assemble! The pair of red carps, Swarovski Ji Xiang, is a Limited Edition, with only 300 units planned for production.
It has been reported that there is a crystal stowaway on the Swarovski Crystal Journey! Fortunately, the stowaway is a Swarovski Masterpiece, and not something unpleasant.
So, what exactly is the stowaway? It is a Swarovski Pointiage Swan. This swan is approximately 16.5 cm in length, 10.5 cm high, and weights about 1.215 grams.
Swarovski Pointiage Swan, LE of 25
Besides the size, and roaming locations of the Pointiage Swan, here are some other facts we have on it. The Swarovski Pointiage Swan is a Limited Edition of 25 units. More than 33,350 stones were used to assemble it, which commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Swarovski SCS Club. The designer of this Masterpiece Swan is Anton Hirzinger.
This Swarovski Swan is being auctioned off at the end of the Swarovski Crystal Journey. The minimum bid is 4,000 Euro, which is approximately $5,025 USD.
It will be interesting to find out the winning bid (if it sells). Hopefully we will get that information at the conclusion of the trip. Best of luck to all Swarovski crystal fanatics who participate in the bidding!
Hopefully, we can get a few more pictures and information from the final hours of the 2012 Crystal Journey.
Be sure to check the Kristall Buzz frequently for the duration of the week-long cruise for a brief digest of what is happening on the Swarovski Crystal Journey!
In June, our favorite crystal brand announced that the Swarovski Lovlots Angel Mo would be released July 9, 2012 joining a series of other Lovlots Mo cows.
Well, they did make the Swarovski Angel Mo available online, but with some limitations as to who can purchase it. While I (in the USA) was not able to add it to my shopping cart, if you are in any other country, you can add it to you cart! Check out the product availability based on country of residence:
Angel Mo in USA
Angel Mo in Canada
I find this interesting in that according to the Swarovski members’ only announcement which has since been removed from their website, Lovlots Angel Mo is a limited edition available only in 2012. I know the hype…I am a secondary market dealer that specializes in Swarovski. It means that some collectors will purchase a hoard of figurines, then sell them on eBay at inflated prices or list them on our site at above retail price as the owner themselves wants to get in on the action of making some money. While it can be perceived as a win-win for me (the dealer) and the owner (the seller), it is certainly a losing situation for the buying collector who simply does not want to take a chance that it could be sold out prior to it being available here in the USA.
Honestly, I don’t like how commercial Christmas has become….with artificial Christmas trees out mid-summer, decorations hitting stores after Labor Day, and so forth. All this before the Halloween trick or treating event or the Thanksgiving turkey is even cooked.
While I can certainly appreciate the crystal giant putting on the brakes to ensure that Swarovski Christmas Ornaments and merchandise release dates are appropriate for the figurines, I think that delaying the Swarovski Christmas Angel Mo only for the USA collectors was an incredulous decision.
Straight to the point, this is going to upset crystal fanatics in the USA. What could this mean to the crystal brand and its followers?
Disappointed collectors. Collectors who ‘want it now’ will likely be forced to pay ‘above market prices’ to ensure they have the Lovlots Angel Mo in their crystal collection now.
Reduced Lovlots Angel Mo profits. Dedicated Swarovski crystal collectors are not going to wait nearly 3 more months to get it online, instead, they will probably turn to the online auctions to buy it now and will not buy later from authorized source(s).
Reliance on other distribution channels. Collectors will build bonds with new channels: secondary market brokers, gray market dealers, and eBay dealers.
This is not about ‘fairness’… it is about the loyal following of Swarovski crystal collectors and the reality of what goes on post-sale of limited edition Swarovski figurines. I really hope that when it comes to limited edition releases, that Swarovski will settle on a world-wide launch date to eliminate the mini-frenzy that could be bearing down upon the collectors in the USA.
