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Christmas Tree of the Day #3 (2006 Edition)

This is, hands down, the most magnificent tree I have ever seen in this lifetime. Made with clear crystals and close to a thousand carats of diamonds, it is Soo Kee Jewelry’s latest attempt at wowing the crowd. And wow us it did, for this diamond tree is literally worth a million bucks! Or 1.55 million bucks, to be more precise.

Christmas tree

Shoppers at Bugis Junction literally come to a standstill when they see the tree. Awed by its splendid beauty, people around can’t help but ogle and snap multiple pictures with their mobile phones and cameras. I even spotted a lady recording it on video for minutes!

Christmas tree
Photo by DuNnO

If you’re wondering why the tree has yet to be stripped bare of its diamonds by eager people, it’s because they are all encrusted upon the huge star perched at the top where it’s safely beyond reach.

Photo by DuNnO

Some statistics:

- Man hours: 12966
- Weight: over 3215 kilograms
- Lights: 456
- Crystal beads: 3762
- Diamonds: 21798
- Carats: 913
- Worth: $1,550,000

Christmas tree
Photo by william_wwong

Ahh! Diamonds are *so* a girl’s best friend. I think I’m gonna pay it a visit again!

For more Christmas trees, check out the Sparklette Christmas Tree of the Day series.

Tags: Bugis, Bugis Junction, Christmas tree

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Veron Ang is the Founder and Chief Editor of Sparklette, a Singapore restaurants guide, lifestyle and travel blog. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science from the National University of Singapore and runs a web design firm at Sparklette Studio. To get in touch, head on over to the contact page or follow @Sparklette and @VeronSG on Twitter.

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chrissy

Hi, I stumbled across your website the other day while searching for good reads. Was dazzle by the castle. That’s not all, I was captured by your entry. Ever since, this has been my daily reads.
Very original and personal. Probably cuz we are of the same age and both a dreamer that choose to be an idealist.
Thank God for such talented writer and designer.
Cheers
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Posted December 15, 2006 at 11:53 pm
Veron
3439 comments

Hi chrissy,
Many thanks for your kind words! It motivates me in a huge way :)
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Posted December 16, 2006 at 12:00 am
pkchukiss
82 comments

Now all we need is somebody to pull off a heist reminiscent of the Italian Job, and that’ll hit the headlines for weeks!
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Posted December 16, 2006 at 6:39 am
Veron
3439 comments

Haha that’s an idea!
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Posted December 16, 2006 at 12:44 pm
wY

that’s a pretty expensive x’mas tree.
unfortunately, i missed it today when i was at bugis. =(
there’s one by swaroski crystals outside heerens but its nothing as grand as this.
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Posted December 16, 2006 at 11:21 pm
Veron
3439 comments

Oh no! You must, must, must make a trip there even if it’s only to look at it. It’s totally worth your time. I went there specially after work just to get a picture lol!
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Posted December 17, 2006 at 12:45 pm