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"In the market for a spiffy case to go with your brand new iPhone 5? The Natural Sapphire Company is offering a jewel-encrusted covering \u2014 for those who have $100,000 to spare.\nCrafted with 18-carat white gold, the case is set with 2,830 blue Ceylon sapphires that total 169.8 carats. It features an Apple logo set with 38 rubies totaling 2.28 carats, and a single marquise-cut green sapphire as the apple's leaf. The stones are sourced from mines in Sri Lanka, Madagascar and Thailand, according to the company's website.\nCustomers can also personalize the design, with an option to include platinum and sapphires in other colors.\nThe New York-based jeweler markets its lavish six-figure case as a way to maintain the excitement of owning a new iPhone.\n\"Though you may be the 'cool' one who gets it first, in no short amount of time, you will be just another iPhone 5 owner,\" it says.\nThe case, the company adds, is for \"the one who wishes to remain unique among the masses.\" \n\n\nAnalysts estimate that Apple will sell 58 million units of the iPhone 5 by the end of this year, according to Bloomberg. Pre-orders of the device started on Sept. 14.\n\nSEE ALSO: Will the iPhone 5 Be Apple\u2019s Best-Selling Gadget?\nLooking to save that $100K for your child's college fund or the down payment on a new house? Flip through the gallery below to check out other, more affordable, phone holders.\nWhat do you think of this jewel-encrusted iPhone 5 case? Great or gaudy? Share your take in the comments.\n\n\niPhone 5 Cases\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niLuv Festival Hardshell Case\nPrice: $29.99\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOtterbox Commuter\nPrice: $34.95 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niLuv Aurora\nPrice: $19.99\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOtterbox Defender\nPrice: $59.95\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGriffin Wise Eyes\nPrice: $24.99\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGriffin Kazoo \nPrice: $24.99\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBelkin Shield Spot\nPrice: $29.99\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCase Mate Creatures: Bubbles\nPrice: $30\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGriffin Animal Parade\nPrice: $19.99\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niLuv Snoopy\nPrice: $29.99\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGriffin Chevron\nPrice: $24.99\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niLuv Diary\nPrice: $34.99\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niLuv Camera Case\nPrice: $39.99\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCase Mate Purple Glam\nPrice: $34.99\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niLuv Topog Mesh Softshell Case\nPrice: 29.99\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niLuv Pocket Agent\nPrice: $34.99\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGriffin Moxy Series\nPrice: $29.99 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCase Mate Tortoiseshell\nPrice: $40\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCase Mate Yellow Lace\nPrice: $35\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBelkin Shield Petals\nPrice: $29.99\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCaseMate Barely There\nPrice: $30 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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