Diamond Studded Credit Card
If you are one of the rich and famous you too could own a diamond studded credit card.
Imagine the look on your friends faces when you casually offer the waiter a credit card studded with a solitaire diamond! With NO Limit!
You have to be a VVIP of the UAE society however before you will get one as these credit cards are offered by invitation only.
Ravi Bhardwaj, the country corporate officer, Dubai First, told Emirates Business that, “Our Royale MasterCard is by invitation only and it is for a select group of people, who represent the upper echelons of the business and social community.” He went on, “More than the income level, we look at prospective card holders as people who must possess the right criteria in terms of social standing and profile. People who meet these attributes are then invited to enjoy the benefits of our Royale card.”
Only a limited number of the Royale card will ever be issued each year to a privileged few.
Bhardwaj said, “Our aim is to invite a limited number of high net worth individuals each year to benefit from the elite lifestyle support that is an inherent proposition of the card.”
Bhardwaj continued, “Since Dubai First’s inception, we have been working to position the company as a dominant player in the financial services industry. So what better way to do it than by launching the Royale which is the first of its kind in the world and the first in the Middle East to use a certified diamond that has been embedded within its crest.
According to Emirates Business, the card is black and has a golden metallic border. It has a crest in the middle and the diamond is embedded within this crest.
Bhardwaj said: “The card was designed by an internationally acclaimed design consultancy called Inno Design. The Royale MasterCard is the first of its kind in the world to use a certified diamond and metal implant technology.”
“The card is handcrafted and only nine cards are produced in a day. The manufacture involves 36 processes from metal casting to diamond setting by a jeweller.”
So the big diamond question is, what privileges will the Royale cardholder have?
All transactions regardless of their size and amount of available credit will be processed. In addition, card holders will have preferential access to the Burj Al Arab hotel, special yacht charter deals in Dubai and around the world and will even have a personal relationship manager to meet all their financial and lifestyle needs.
Bhardwaj said: “The card will become a part of the members’ everyday lives as our personal relationship managers and lifestyle managers will be involved in every lifestyle aspect, from booking jets to arranging invitations to exclusive openings around the world.”
What price of diamonds with a card like this?