If you want to fly around in style then you need the world’s most expensive jet, the Bombardier Global Express XRS ultra long-range business jet.
This jet will travel up to 6,150 nautical miles at a cruise speed of Mach 0.85, and 5,450 nm.
The price tag for this jet is a sky-high £24,250,000
Inspired by the elegance of a New York formal evening, this Piaget masterpiece showcases the theme of bows, realized in 18K gold and a magnificent constellation of diamonds, totaling over 45 carats in all.
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All the super rich geeks, watch out for this decked out 24 karat gold MacBook Air with a decorated version of the classic rainbow Apple.
Air is a standard 1.6ghz/2gb/80GB, with a 24-karat gold plating, polished exterior, and flat/crystallite interior. The price: $5000 USD. However you will have to chip in another 3000$ for the rainbow which is 14-karat gold with 3.8ctw sapphires.
Caviar for patients recovering from a blood test, psychoanalysis at 10,000 dollars per hour: nothing is too much for ailing billionaires at the Neo Vita clinic in Moscow’s swishest suburb.
For the clinic’s founder, Artyom Tolokonin, ensuring good health for the capital’s super-rich inhabitants is even better for his pocket book.
The 33-year-old psychoanalyst says that about a dozen residents of the Rublyovka neighbourhood — dubbed Moscow’s Beverly Hills — are paying for year-round treatments costing as much as a million dollars (636,000 euros) a time. […]
Visitors pass a police post and surveillance cameras, before having their street shoes clad in clean overshoes, and entering a hallway gently illuminated by liquid-like jets of light.
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Those who expect the best, whatever the time of day, Charlotte Thomas’s exclusive ‘Bespoke’ bedding collection provides the utmost in night-time luxury and sophistication.
Charlotte Thomas’s sumptuous designs are hand made to individual specification, using the finest super 150’s Merino wool spun with genuine 22 carat gold, luxuriously backed with fine Indian hand-loom silk jacquard.
Ingeniously, the result is both substantially rich and dreamily soft; and complemented with the finest thousand-count Egyptian cotton sheets complete each set[…]
Charlotte Thomas’ Bespoke is made of some of the rarest fabrics in the world, and as such availability is limited, with order times up to 12 weeks from initial consultation.
All enquiries are handled personally by members of the Charlotte Thomas management team, or through select outlets worldwide. A single cover can cost £1,200 ($2400)
Nine world records were set at Antiquorum’s massive vintage Rolex auction on April 17, entitled Revolution: The Evolution of the Rolex Sport Watch, commemorating the brand’s 100th anniversary. In total, $8,515,260 worth of timepieces were sold to bidders worldwide.
Among the records set was $237,600 each for two highly-prized 1967 Sea-Dweller Submariners, and $166,800 for a 1973 Submariner originally issued to the British military. The most beautiful watch in the sale, the rare “Jean-Claude Killy” Antimagnetic Oyster Chronograph, fetched $155,000, while the highest price was brought in by a 1979 “Comex” model Sea-Dweller, which went for $248,800. […]
One Beijing-based billionaire has splashed out a record $500,000 on 27 bottles of red wine, London-based Antique Wine Company said on Saturday.
The anonymous Chinese entrepreneur bought a mix of vintages of Romanee Conti, a Burgundy wine and considered to be among the world’s most exclusive with only 450 cases produced each year.[…]
“It is the highest price that has ever been achieved for a single lot,” Managing Director Stephen Williams of the London- based Antique Wine Company told Reuters on Saturday.
“I don’t think he has bought this as an investment — he has bought it to drink,” he added. “The fine wine industry is completely immune from the global credit crunch.”
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The High Roller sushi roll that sells for $1000 will be served at Koi restaurant in New York : It starts with marinated and poached fois gras that is covered with succulent Langoustine (lobster).
Then the roll is brushed with saffron/vanilla bean butter and encrusted with caviar.
Finally, when the roll is served the Chef comes tableside to shave white Alba truffles and drizzle them with 100 year balsamic.
In late March 2007 Luvaglio of London released, by appointment only, the world’s most expensive laptop.
The laptop comes in a self opening case and features a 17-inch wide-screen LED display with an anti-glare coating, 128GB hard drive and Blu-Ray player.
There is screen is state of the art, it features a self cleaning system so you can keep your grubby little hands off of it.
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Those who once scoffed at the possibilities of water bars and water tastings are starting to change their tune as a new luxury-class of bottled water has emerged and these products are quickly claiming new fans.
Parallels with the wine industry are unavoidable, and similar to the spirit as water is categorized primarily by source. For example, Berg is a brand of water that, as the name suggests, is collected from icebergs off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
The claim is that this 15,000-year-old water comes from a time when there were less atmospheric pollutants.
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Swiss producer of single engine aircrafts Pilatus have introduced the PC-12 NG – where the NG stands for “Next Generation”. As the name suggests, this is the successor to the top-selling PC-12.
The spacious passenger aircraft, with room for nine, has been upgraded to make this NG the largest member of the Pilatus family.
A more powerful Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A engine allows the aircraft to climb up to 30,000 feet. It also boasts a fully integrated Honeywell Primus Apex avionics system. This is topped off by an aesthetically pleasing cockpit design by BMW Group Designworks USA.[…]
Even its hefty $3.78 million price tag has not been a deterrent, and the PC-12 NG is already more popular than the first. In fact, demand is so high that it is already sold out till the end of 2009.
Linkasink, the makers of an array of artisan sinks, is now producing unique porcelain sinks encrusted with Swarovski crystals.
The demand for crystal-encrusted products has lead Linkasink to create beautiful sink designs that feature hand-placed Swarovski crystals and Swarovski pearls as key design elements on the exterior of a porcelain sink bowl.
The idea for the sinks came to Kirk Guthrie, founder of Linkasink, after he saw the level of attention his wife, Toby, received for a number of crystal-covered apparel items she created.
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In Guangdong, China, the Shenzhen Nongke Group, involved in agricultural science research, grew an orchid in 2005.
An anonymous buyer at an auction bid 1.68 million yuan for this orchid. It’s roughly $202,000 USD and that’s just how much the world’s most expensive flower sold for.
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This first of its kind Buddhism mobile phone is a heavily customized Nokia N70 that is decorated with numerous Buddhist aesthetics that makes for the ultimate religious phone.
The phone features 24 K gold plating, a Buddha on the back and intricate carvings and religious symbols all over. It also has custom Buddhist wallpapers and prayer ringtones that carry on with the theme.
Luxury bed maker, Vi-Spring, has introduced bamboo fibre into its top of the range bed, the Monarch. Known in the textiles industry for its soft and silk-like qualities bamboo fibre is wonderfully indulgent, but is also one of the most environmentally friendly materials available. Bamboo fibre has been woven into an exclusive fabric design for the Monarch mattress ticking, as well as blended for the mattress filling with other luxury materials, such as cashmere, lambswool and mohair.
Mike Meehan, Managing Director at Vi-Spring says: “To achieve the kind of comfort that brings life-changing sleep, we make every effort to source the finest materials to make every Vi-Spring. We believe that our best resources are those that are naturally available to us.â€
Because of its special structure and natural hollowness, fabric woven from bamboo is notable for its moisture absorption and ventilation, improving the ability of the mattress to breathe. Its unique anti-allergenic and antibacterial characteristics allow for an altogether healthier night’s sleep. […]
An eco-friendly material, bamboo does not have a negative impact on the environment. It thrives naturally, without the need for pesticides or fertilizers, and is wholly sustainable. Extracted directly from the bamboo cane the production of bamboo fibre involves no chemical processing but is simply steamed or boiled instead.
The Monarch retails at £24,275 ( $50,000) for a six-foot (182 cm) double divan set and is available exclusively at Harrods.
The TAG Heuer MERIDIIST represents the Swiss watchmaker’s entrance into the world of exclusive, high luxury communication devices.
The MERIDIIST is crafted from 316L stainless steel – the same material employed in the creation of TAG Heuer’s watches.
Featuring 430 individual components, and a virtually unscratchable sapphire crystal displays, the TAG Heuer MERIDIIST places a unique combination of style, functionality, and finely engineered sophistication in its owner’s palm.
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Island jeweler Lee Havens recently agreed to become one of the first high-end American designers to create fine pieces using cultured diamonds.
Havens is excited by the prospect of using colored stones produced by Sarasota-based Gemesis for his designs, though he certainly is not about to abandon what he calls “traditional” diamonds — what might be referred to as “mined” or “natural” stones.
Cultured diamonds, made by a process developed in Russia that mimics the natural development of diamonds, has been on Havens’ radar for 10 years, but he said the quality of the Gemesis stones is what sold him on taking them on in his studio and store, 235 Worth Ave. He has yet to design a piece using the colored stones, which he said can be made in weights up to 4 carats with excellent results, but is featuring several pieces provided to him by Gemesis.
Among them is a $500,000 fancy vivid yellow cultured diamond necklace, set in platinum featuring 72 stones and weighing a total of 64 carats, which is being sold to benefit The Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR). Several ear clips, rings and pendants set with the cultured stones, which are priced from $20,000 to $40,000, will also be sold for benefit. Ten percent of sale proceeds will go to the charity.
The price of the Gemesis cultured diamond jewelry is approximately 30 percent of a “traditional” colored diamond piece.
“But they are diamonds,” said the jeweler, explaining that they are graded the same way “natural” diamonds are by the Gemological Institute of America.
Havens, known for his experiments with new materials in his fine jewelry designs during his 25 years on the island, said he finds the cultured diamonds’ environmentally friendly and conflict-free nature appealing.
The Fragments Cabinet and the Ellipsis Light by Arne Quinze for the Swarovski Crystal Palace show off a spectrum of crystal colours. Both pieces are exquisite sculptures that make full use of the impact of the crystals.
Johnny Utah’s, a Western-style restaurant located in New York’s Rockefeller Center, features both a mechanical bull capable of rendering you permanently paralyzed and a mixed drink, The Vault, that can do the same to your wallet. Johnny Utah’s uses a $300 bottle of Herradura Suprema tequila to mix The Vault, along with grilled-lime juice and agave syrup. […]. The drink costs $51 and was touted as the most expensive margarita in 2007.
Regardless of whether or not you consider The Vault to be a true margarita, the Riverside Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has flattened that record with the Riverside Grand Margarita. This exclusive drink uses freshly squeezed lime juice; Cuvée Speciale Cent Cinquantenaire, a special triple sec made to commemorate the Grand Marnier company’s 150th anniversary, and Patron Tequila Gran Platinum. Both the tequila and liqueur cost about $200 a bottle. The finished product costs $65, making it the most expensive margarita in the world.
Designed by Anthony David, this contemporary crystal evening bag is surely going to get its deserving share of attention.
Its concrete metal frame comes fully packed with Swarovski crystals AD134 silver & pewter. It can be carried as a clutch handbag or can be worn as a shoulder bag with the detachable shoulder chain. The size of the stone is ss10 and is ultra sturdy.
It comes with a lining of genuine leather and features magnetic kiss top shutting, decorative trim and shielding storage box with integrated padded safety storage pouch.
Dimension: 8 1/2″ (W) x 3 1/4″ (H) x 2 1/2″ Depth)
Price: $445
Veuve Clicquot Globalight is a multi-functional holder, a portable cooler with a soft halo of light.
This is actually the second collaboration between Veuve Clicquot and Karim Rashid, following the Loveseat, last year. It will be launched today, (on 16th April), during Milan Furniture Fair.
It is a design jewel with pure and sensual lines. Its brushed aluminium structure fits perfectly in modern design surroundings or a more traditionally styled room.
