There are various rumors over the Internet regarding Crystal Card or Clear Card. The rumor says the Crystal Card is higher than Centurion.
These rumors are coming from 3 cards, and 3 colors - Clear/Crystal, White or Ebony. Clear or Crystal cards are the most popular rumors, but these are based on Blue by Amex.
The Blue from US and UK Amex are equipped with Smart Chip, and MULTIOS operating system has been installed at the first stage. Now it has been changed to Sun Microsystems' Java. And because of numbers of troubles, there are various versions and colors - including clear or translucent white on Amex Blue cards. This gave that strange rumors we expect.
The second rumor White supposed to be by the card from Amex Private Bank (PB). They issue shining white card with Roman Centurion logo on it, and thus the rumor has been started.
And the last one - Ebony came from the real card named Amex Ebony Card. However this Ebony card has been ended by the introduction of Centurion card. The original Ebony cards were designed for limited number of rich people, and this was the test trial of current Black Card.
Therefore, we at M-site understand there is no such Crystal Card by Amex because of the following reasons.
1. American Express should announce news release if they issue a new product. But nothing has been made so far. Even Centurion card has been announced on the web. 2. The cardface- centric Amex must mention all anticipating merchants about a new card designs. No information has been made. 3. The recent Ebony card is the prototype of the black Centurion card. Therefore the Centurion card is the highest product from Amex. 4. Amex Private Banking account holders have White cards. The person who saw that cards misunderstood and release the rumors, we expect. 5. Most of these rumors of Crystal Card are in Japan. Less rumors overseas. If the Crystal is really exists, such card must be released outside of Japan and the rumors must be from overseas. 6. Numbers of Amex cards in US or UK are switched or newly introduced with transparent or translucent colors. Less knowledgeable card users got fooled by such new designs.
These are the reasons we are negative about the existence of Amex Crystal. We can't say 100% no, but the above reasons are telling the truth, we think. Card fooled idiots or dream chasers are just telling about their wish. Thus Amex Centurion, the Black Card is the current highest product from American Express which they officially announced. Although there were the trial case - the Ebony card, but the final decision about this rumor is, up to you of course.