Diamond Studded iPod Shuffle goes on sale

Diamond Studded iPod Shuffle

The world's most expensive iPod is up for sale at an auction in London.

The iPod shuffle music player was customised with hundreds of diamonds for a dazzling makeover.

The iPod Shuffle Bejewelled Version was the star of the auction, with an estimated value of £20,000.

The iDiamond shuffle is made of solid 18 karat white and pink gold and kitted out with 430 diamonds.

The one-off piece was created by jeweller, Thomas Heyerdahl, who says the process was painstaking and meticulous as there wouldn't ever be another one.

He said: "It's a special thing, making just one. If we had make this for commercial sale, it would be quite a different thing because then you have to take care of, much more things to make it work commercially."

The estimated final price is in the $40,000 range