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    If Ray Mears wore bling....

    ....then it would probably get in the way of all his hunter gathering shenanigans, just in case he ever feels the need to however, that tiniest of niches has been filled by this monstrosity -



    Victorinox have released a new collection of Swiss Army knives named the Victoria Collection after the founder, Karl Elsener’s mother. The collection consists of two knives, a platinum one which is made of pure platinum 950 and a gold one which is made of pure yellow gold 750. Both knives are encrusted with four carats of VVS quality Wesselton cut diamonds. Each knife comes with either a solid gold or platinum chain so it can be worn around the neck.
    Whats next? I thought pen knives were supposed to be useful, handy items....all the world needs now is a set of fully adjustable solid white gold ruby encrusted torque wrenches, why a set if they are all fully adjustable I hear no-one ask? to club baby seals to death with.

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    Re: If Ray Mears wore bling....

    Hmmm manly.
    throw new ArgumentException (String, String, Exception)

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    Re: If Ray Mears wore bling....

    Well lots of things were originally designed to be tools, and have then been turned in to fashion accessory's. Watches, telephones, shoes, etc all spring to mind. One good thing about that knife is that appears to be legal UK carry, so you cant get done for having one on you. Personally I tend to have a swiss army cyber too or spyderco pride on me most of the time, slightly cheaper than the one above.

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    Re: If Ray Mears wore bling....

    'Ray Mears pity's the fool that would use the Victorinox "bling" penknife!'

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    Re: If Ray Mears wore bling....

    When did Ray Mears become Mr T?

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    Re: If Ray Mears wore bling....

    I'll stick with my plain black one thanks. Thats just horrible, what next diamond encrusted fishing rods?

    I also challenge anyone who owns a Swiss Army knife to tell me the difference between a diamond and a "VVS quality Wesselton cut diamond", because I sure as hell don't and seeing as my manhood and preference for women means I will never be a footballers wife, I doubt I ever will.

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    Re: If Ray Mears wore bling....

    I carry the SwissChamp around with me.

    It weighs a ton anyway, so the additional precious metal wouldn't go down at all well.

    (Thanks Evilmunky)
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    Re: If Ray Mears wore bling....

    Quote Originally Posted by Knoxville View Post
    Whats next? I thought pen knives were supposed to be useful, handy items....all the world needs now is a set of fully adjustable solid white gold ruby encrusted torque wrenches, why a set if they are all fully adjustable I hear no-one ask? to club baby seals to death with.
    *cough*


    Useful? Handy?

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    Re: If Ray Mears wore bling....

    Quote Originally Posted by chuckskull View Post
    I also challenge anyone who owns a Swiss Army knife to tell me the difference between a diamond and a "VVS quality Wesselton cut diamond", because I sure as hell don't and seeing as my manhood and preference for women means I will never be a footballers wife, I doubt I ever will.
    I know. VVS means Very Very Small inclusions (Or Very Very Shiny), Wesselton is a colour (Grade H) and a cut diamond is obvious

    I do carry a Swissy and have both testicles. I just know stuff.

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    Re: If Ray Mears wore bling....

    Quote Originally Posted by Brucelles View Post
    I know. VVS means Very Very Small inclusions (Or Very Very Shiny), Wesselton is a colour (Grade H) and a cut diamond is obvious

    I do carry a Swissy and have both testicles. I just know stuff.
    Well you learn something everyday. You also now stand more chance than me of bagging a footballers wife(just dont let him catch you).

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    Re: If Ray Mears wore bling....

    It's just that I had to replace my wife's engagement ring recently, so I did the research. Did you know that you can save a F***ing fortune by buying the stone from a diamond merchant in Amsterdam or Antwerp?

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    Re: If Ray Mears wore bling....

    "Did you know that you can save a F***ing fortune by buying the stone from a diamond merchant in Amsterdam or Antwerp?"

    Yes, and there are a few places in New York that will do a good deal. The cheapest place I ever found (not that I am forever looking) was in Argentina (course their economy is shot to hell, so bargains galore).

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    Re: If Ray Mears wore bling....

    Quote Originally Posted by nichomach View Post
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    Re: If Ray Mears wore bling....

    I think I'll stick to my (black) SwissChamp too. I don't think the aforementioned platinum knife is as bad as some other blinged up monstrosities like the solid gold, jewel encrusted PSP case, or that precious metal and gem-stone laden Nokia the Sultan of Brunai has/had.

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    Re: If Ray Mears wore bling....

    Quote Originally Posted by vinnyT View Post
    "Did you know that you can save a F***ing fortune by buying the stone from a diamond merchant in Amsterdam or Antwerp?"

    Yes, and there are a few places in New York that will do a good deal. The cheapest place I ever found (not that I am forever looking) was in Argentina (course their economy is shot to hell, so bargains galore).
    Interesting as it is.. surely you'd get savaged by Her Majesty's merry men when trying to get it back here?

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    Re: If Ray Mears wore bling....

    Quote Originally Posted by Whiternoise View Post
    Interesting as it is.. surely you'd get savaged by Her Majesty's merry men when trying to get it back here?
    Only if it comes from outside the EU, so no in the case of amsterdam and yes with new york

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