Alfa Nero, the 269-ft. Oceanco superyacht has been listed for sale via brokerage firm Edmiston & Co. for €129,750,000 (about $190 million).
Named after Roman emperor Nero, this superyacht was designed for the stylish and powerful Lords of the seas.
She was ranked #43 in Boat International’s list of the world’s 100 largest yachts in February 2009 and is Lloyds classed and MCA compliant.
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A single Chinese stamp has sold for $332,000 at Zurich Asia’s “Stamps and Postal History†autumn auction in Hong Kong Friday.
The 1897 Qing dynasty stamp was bought by a Beijing collector and set a new world record for a single Chinese stamp.
It is an extremely rare 1897 small one-dollar overprint on a three-cent Chinese Red Revenue stamp.
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One of Australia’s richest men, Clive Palmer, has drawn criticism for buying his teenage daughter a yacht worth AU$5.3m.
Child experts say that giving multi-million dollar gifts to teenagers is dangerous because it gives them unrealistic expectations about money.
Psychologist Renee Mill says that whilst it is commonplace for many wealthy parents to give expensive gifts like this, it amounts to irresponsible parenting.
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A Rembrandt masterpiece is expected to fetch up to £25 million ($41 million) when it goes under the hammer at Christie’s on December 8, 2009.
The painting could break the record price for a Rembrandt, which currently stands at £19,800,000 paid for Portrait Of A Lady Aged 62, in December 2003.
The painting, titled “Portrait of a man, half-length, with his arms akimbo,” was painted in 1658 and has been unseen in public for nearly 40 years.
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Ralph Lauren‘s Penthouse furniture collection mixes classic and contemporary lines with pieces awash in lacquered woods and black leather.
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The Toshiba Tactility concept phone is a clever phone designed for the blind.
Designed by Siwei Liu, this concept phone has a simple 3D Braille face and functionality and boasts of technology which is used today.
Roman Abramovich, has spent $89million on a luxurious Caribbean estate in one of the most expensive private home sales of all time.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the property has Balinese bungalows with ocean views, tennis courts, swimming pools and music and dining pavilions.
“It’s very open bungalows, and it’s like you’re basically living on a beach,” the former owner says.
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Check out a different side of town with the help of Louis Vuitton 2010 City Guides that is now in its 11th year of publication.
A vital companion for the business or leisure traveller, the Louis Vuitton City Guide is packed with addresses that capture the true spirit of a destination.
As you might expect from Louis Vuitton, the Guides show both flair and good taste, but with a more subjective approach than you find with many competitors.
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The voices of marriage between George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis become more insistent with each passing day and the British tabloid Metropolitan Post tells some details about an upcoming wedding.
The couple would have chosen the heavily fortified cruise ship MSC Fantasia, the one originally chosen to host the presidents of the G8.
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Porsche Design has unveiled its latest collaboration with yacht builder Royal Falcon Fleet, a 135 ft. catamaran.
The RFF135 is their first joint venture which has reached the first milestone of the construction.
The $58million craft features 472 square metres of interior space, accommodating 10 passengers and 10 crew members.
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Sun Hung Kai Properties, the world’s largest developer by market value, raised the price of two penthouses in Hong Kong by 50 percent to a record HK$75,000 ($9,700) a square foot as demand surges for luxury apartments.
The units, situated on the 91st to 93rd floor of the 270-meter (886-feet) towers, will be offered for $38.5 million each.
They each have 4,000 square feet (372 square meters) on three floors, six bedrooms, an outdoor garden and a swimming pool.
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Louis Vuitton has announced plans to inaugurate a new World Series of sailing, beginning with a regatta in Nice in November.
The Louis Vuitton World Series has been created while the America’s Cup is locked in the protracted court battle between Oracle and Alinghi.
The event will be undertaken in association with a new professional sailing group called the World Sailing Team Association (WSTA).
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Celebrity couple Fann Wong and Christopher Lee unveiled their bridal jewellery collection: Starbliss, Romantique and Love Lace.
Designed by Wong, the three collections sponsored by Celestial by Goldheart are worth an estimated S$2.5million (US$1.8 million).
A highlight of Starbliss is a 60-carat diamond necklace where each diamond is supposed to represent the different milestones of the couple’s courtship.
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Ferrari has launched a new video about 485 Italia model, now at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
Ferrari 458 Italia is a stunning car, the result of an uncompromising design approach that integrates styling and aerodynamic requirements.
The design features compact, aerodynamic lines, underscoring the concepts of performance-oriented efficiency that inspired the project.
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Elva Hsiao, famous Taiwanese pop singer, spent $35,000 on an image makeover in order to release her latest album in October.
Her management company hired five top stylists to come up with a brand new image for her this year.
Apart from her brand new image, the next most captivating piece of accessory from her new wardrobe includes the $9,000 vintage headphones encrusted with a variety of different gemstones and diamonds.
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Check out the brand new film for Lamborghini Reventón that the agency Philipp und Keuntje did for the IAA Frankfurt.
“The Reventón is the most extreme car in the history of the brand,†said Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.
Only 20 units of the Lamborghini Reventon Roadster will be created, with each one costing just under $1.6m. It should go on sale in October.
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The Reventon Roadster, the drop-top version of a Lamborghini legend, has made its world debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show which began on Tuesday.
For those of you not in the know about the fight jet-inspired Reventon, it was launched by Lamborghini back in 2008.
With only 21 units (20 production/1 prototype) produced, the Reventon has become one of the most coveted supercars out there.
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The world’s wealthy are getting poorer and poorer at an alarming rate.
The number of millionaire households in the world dropped from 11 million in 2007 to 9 million last year, a fall of almost 18%, according to The Boston Consulting Group.
In North America the number was even higher, a 22 percent drop. Global wealth overall has also declined dramatically.
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Riva has just unveiled their newest yacht for the 2010/2011 season newest yacht, the 86’ domino, at the Cannes Boat Show last week.
This latest 26 meter yacht is considered to be an evolution of the renowned 63’ Vertigo and 68’ Ego Super models.
The boat can sleep eight guests in four cabins with four crew members whilst there is space on the boat to entertain up to twenty people on board.
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Dunhill‘s creativity in designing fountain pens for the unusual use describes their limited-edition collection for a long time.
Now, they have surpassed themselves with the Sentryman Explorer pen, that was inspired by the needs of South Pole explorers.
This pen’s most notable feature is the pressurized refill where its ink is stored, which allows the pen to write in really cold temperatures (up to 4 below zero).
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