I have recently learned about an exclusive Swarovski Polar Bear Key Ring produced by our favorite crystal brand.
This key ring is like other key rings in that it is 20mm in diameter, features the usual silver chain and closing clasp for your keys. Its packaging is a black velvet-like bag.
However, this polar bear key ring was produced to coincide with the production of the Swarovski SCS Siku Polar Bear, the 2011 SCS Swarovski AE.
I do not think that we’ll be seeing many of them. Our reliable sources indicate that the Swarovski Polar Bear key ring was available only in Hong Kong. It was a Gift with Purchase at a Private Shopping Night. The Swarovski assigned identification number is 1145200.
Just as a reminder, the Swarovski Polar Bear Siku is only available to Swarovski SCS members through the end of 2011. And the availability is the same for the Swarovski SCS Polar Bear Cubs, Crystal Moonlight and Swarovski SCS Polar Bear Cubs, White Opal done at the end of 2011.
If you are planning to collect your Swarovski SCS Loyalty Gift, in 2013 be sure and make your purchase online at the Swarovski shoppe or from an authorized Swarovski agent and confirm that they have used YOUR SCS # for the Swarovski Annual Edition redemption.
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.
The crystal critters have made another public appearance Missy Mo and Kris Bear have finalized their costume choice to wear Trick or Treating on Halloween night. And of course, the paparazzi was there for the big announcement!
The shot below shows Swarovski Kris Bear and Swarovski Missy Mo dressed and ready to go. The Swarovski crystal figurines revealed that they will be going out as Santa and his Elf Kris. Missy Mo is decked out in a red Santa suit. Kris will be carrying a Christmas tree, just as every good elf would do.
The Swarovski Santa Mo is a limited edition figurine available only in 2011. This Lovlots limited edition figurine and can be purchased in the Swarovski store at a cost of $65. It can be identified as Swarovski article numbers # 9100 000 336 / 1096024.
The Swarovski Christmas Kris Bear (2011) limited edition figurine available only in 2011. Christmas Kris Bear is a delightful bear figurine carrying a traditional holiday tree. This limited edition Kris Bear figurine and can be purchased in the Swarovski store at a cost of $100. It can be identified as Swarovski article numbers # 9400 000 315 and # 1091815.
Swarovski Santa Mo can be found at Crystal Exchange America website: www.CrystalExchange.com . Look in the ‘Limited Edition Swarovski’ category of the store to find it and other limited edition Swarovski Mo Cows.
Swarovski crystal fanatics should stay tuned to the Kristall Buzz to see what mischief Kris and Missy will be into after they collect and munch on all their candy!
October 27 marks a special online event at the Swarovski website! The Swarovski Arctic Hare is available to purchase directly from the crystal brand’s online shoppe for a limited 24-hour window (or while stocks last).
The Swarovski Arctic Hare is a crystal moonlight rabbit figurine. It is a Swarovski crystal figurine normally available for purchase at Swarovski events by SCS members who attend a store reception. The crystal bunny is about 1.5″ x 2″ in size and retails for $110. This Swarovski crystal figurine was designed by Anton Hirzinger.
The Arctic Hare is also symbolic in that it marks the Year of the Rabbit: 2011 in the Chinese calendar.
In 2011, the crystal brand released two other Swarovski Hare figurines:
If you are a hare fanatic, you may be interested to purchase all 3 of the crystal hare figurines. Remember, the Swarovski Arctic Hare can only be purchased by SCS members for the online event. But once they hit the online auctions or secondary market, anyone can purchase them. To find other similar figurines on the secondary market, you can visit the web site of Crystal Exchange America (www.CrystalExchange.com). Use the powerful store search feature with the term bunny, rabbit, or hare to find exactly what you are looking for!
Halloween is just around the corner. Parties on the weekends with people decked out in their best costumes. And yet one more chance to enjoy the fun or scary atmosphere on beggars night too!
Nearly every year, we get orders for a Swarovski Mask that some Swarovski fanatic is planning to wear to a party!
Our favorite crystal brand produced four different masks all release in their Jeweler’s Collection line. All the masks can indeed be worn, but some are on the more fragile side and I would suggest using caution if wearing these Swarovski Limited Edition releases.
The first mask came out in 1999. It was a limited edition of 2000 units. While the mask itself was not numbered, the certificate included with it was numbered. The Swarovski identification # for the 1999 Swarovski mask is 3391.69SN. The crystal stones for this mask were hand set and are bonded into the mask frame. The satin-like Swarovski box is burgundy in color. The Swarovski 1999 Mask retailed for $350 and sells in the $450 – $500 price range on the secondary market.
The second mask came out in 2000. It was a limited edition of 3000 units. While the mask itself was not numbered, the certificate included with it was numbered. This mask has a detachable handle so that the mask is hand-held, not actually worn. The Swarovski identification # for the 2000 Swarovski mask is 1508853 / 1508982. The satin-like Swarovski box is grey in color. The Swarovski 2000 Mask retailed for $375 and sells in the $450 – $500 price range on the secondary market.
The third mask came out in 2001. It was a limited edition of 3000 units. While the mask itself was not numbered, the certificate included with it was numbered. The Swarovski identification # for the 2001 Swarovski mask is 1806193. Clear crystal stones and yellow crystal stones were used for this mask. The satin-like Swarovski box is iridescent lavender in color. The Swarovski 2001 Mask retailed for $395 and sells in the $475 – $525 price range on the secondary market.
The final mask came out in 2002. It was a limited edition of 2500 units. While the butterfly mask itself was not numbered, the certificate included with it was numbered. The Swarovski identification # for the 2000 Swarovski Butterfly mask is 1600317. The satin-like Swarovski box is blue in color. The Swarovski 2002 Mask retailed for $375 and sells in the $500 – $550 price range on the secondary market.
Whether you attend a party as your favorite celebrity, or a professional athlete, or any other costume, you can always bling it up with some Swarovski Elements or conceal your identity with a Swarovski mask. Even if you just want to walk around with your kids on Beggar’s night, with a little spunk, you can wear a Swarovski Crystal Mask. Most importantly, have a safe and fun Halloween event.
This article about the VW Beetle and Swarovski is yet another story of how Swarovski has been used in the non-figurine / non-fashion industry, but will certainly appeal to the Beetlemania generation.
Just a tad bit of history on Volkswagon, they began producing cars in Germany in 1930’s, but the bigger boom came in 1945. The popular economy car became better known as the Beetle and Bug. In August, 1955, the 1,000,000th Beetle came rolling off the production line.
In 2000, Volkswagon had the 1,000,000 unit completely renovated for display in the Volkswagon theme park. The park, Autostadt, is in Wolfsburg Germany.
The makeover features include gold paint, new brocade upholstery, and the very sparkly chrome bumpers and trim accents. Over 30,000 stones were hand-applied by Swarovski craftsman in Wattens. At that time, they probably thought it was a pretty-blinged up car.
Several days ago, I wrote about the newest Swarovski crystal video on YouTube, which featured Swarovski Theo. The video featured the 2009 Limited Edition Theo and his travels in Southeast Aisa.
At the time, I believed the Swarovski Globetrotter contest being advertised was to photograph Theo traveling around the world. Yesterday, I found a facebook page with more information about the Swarovski Globetrotter contest:
According to the contest rules, the Swarovski Crystal Globetrotter can be any crystal figurine. I checked out the list of photographs already submitted, and it looks like many crystal fanatics are selecting Swarovski Lovlots or Swarovski Happy Duck figurines for their traveling companions.
Contestants can submit images of up to 3 Sparkling Globetrotters. Competition entries must be submitted before November 15, 2011.
Good luck to all Swarovski fanatics entering the Crystal Globetrotter contest!
The La Lupa Sculpture is a Swarovski NLE (numbered limited edition) available at a Swarovski gala event in Italy in mid-October, 2011.
Swarovski La Lupa is actually produced in 2 different sizes.
Limited Swarovski La Lupa: available at the event only:
System #: 1145683
Edition Size: 50 units
Dimensions: Width 155 x Height 149,50 x Depth 87,20
Smaller, but still limited, Swarovski La Lupa: available at select Swarovski retailers in Rome, shortly after the event:
System #: 1145684
Edition Size: 3000 units
Dimensions: Width 91,50 x Height 88,90 x Depth 51,90
The Swarovski La Lupa Sculptures will cost ¬600,00 or¬2550,00 depending upon the product being purchased.
These are very interesting Swarovski crystal sculptures. I’ll be anxious to see if we find them at the online auctions soon, or better yet, perhaps we’ll get one listed at the Crystal Exchange America web site: www.CrystalExchange.com .
Swarovski Chocolate? Well, not exactly. It is luxury chocolate with Swarovski crystal embellishments on the box. Chocaholics and crystal fanatics alike are going to have to pay out a small fortune to purchase this unique gift.
The history of this gift? The Chocolate company spent two years perfecting this wonderful blend of chocolate, of 63% black chocolate. Champagne is also used in the recipe, which is kept top-secret. The mixture is used to produce the champagne truffles.
Topping the luxury chocolate truffles is edible 24-carat gold flakes. (With the cost of gold these days, I’m not so sure I’d eat the flakes as I cannot imagine they have value-added flavor, despite the claim that is does).
Keeping the extravagance theme in mind, the box is just as lavish. There are two different boxes available to package your chocolate in. The Boutique Box (full size box) is decorated with 450 Swarovski crystals on the inside and outside. Box + chocolate = nearly $300. Each of the Boutique Boxes is said to be numbered and include a certificate according to one source. The Chocolate indicates that the Boutique Box is also a collector’s item. I guess this is one Swarovski box that you would not want to discard! The Bambina Box (for a single large truffle) is decorated with 200 Swarovski crystals on the inside and outside. Box + chocolate = nearly $80.
The luxurious chocolate truffles can be purchased directly from The Chocolateâ web site. “The Chocolate” indicates that your truffles are made shortly after orders are placed and that a signature is required for deliver of these special Swarovski-boxed truffles.
Very interesting, however, I think I’ll stick to the Hershey kisses for my chocolate fixes and save my money for genuine Swarovski crystal figurines!