World Most Expensive Pen
Known as The Aurora Diamante, it is covered with over 30 carats of De Beers diamonds on a solid platinum barrel. It has a two-tone, rhodium-treated, 18KT solid gold nib and is personalized with a coat of arms, signature, or portrait. A jewel more than a pen, it is definitely classy. So exclusive is this pen that only one will be produced per year. Aurora Pens claim it is the only over 30-carat pen in the world, making it one of the
most expensive ones ever. Priced at over
€1 million (US$1.3 million), this pen is definitely a great way to laugh in the face of recession
The World’s Most Expensive Monopoly Game
The 18-karat gold version of the famous Parker Brothers board game is on display at the Museum of American Finance. The gold and jewel-encrusted Monopoly is estimated to be worth roughly $2 million.
The set of dice alone is valued at $10,000, with 42 full-cut diamonds for the number dots. All of the properties that make up the game board are also set in gems, with some 165 gemstones in total.
The notion of creating a blinged-out version of the board game came about in 1988, when San Francisco jeweler Sidney Mobell heard about a Monopoly tournament taking place in London. He called Parker Brothers (now part of Hasbro Inc.) for permission and then set to work creating the golden game, working every day for a year straight.
The Monopoly board will be on display at the Museum of American Finance for two years, on loan from the Smithsonian. It is one of 19 works donated by Mobell in January 2003 in honor of his late wife.
Most Expensive Dog Wedding
Britains most extravagant dog owner has splashed out an incredible £20,000 (
US$32,600 ) on giving her pampered pooch the perfect wedding day.
Louise Harris, 32, invited 80 guests to the lavish ceremony to watch her Yorkshire terrier Lola tie the knot with Mugly, a Chinese Crested, who holds the title of the UK’s ugliest dog.
Lola wore a £1,000 wedding dress customised with 1,800 Swarovski crystals. Louise also spent an incredible £1000 on decorative flowers, £3000 on designers to decorate the marquee, £400 for her own personal wedding planner, and even £400 for security guards.
After the ceremony, both human and dog guests were treated to an over-the-top buffet of lavish chocolate fountains, cupcakes, fresh fruit, mini doughnuts and fudge.
World’s Oldest and Most Expensive Whisky
Imagine savoring malt that has been aging for
105 good years! Online retailers and independent bottlers from UK Master of Malt have launched what is said to be the oldest and the most expensive bottle of Scotch whisky which came to light 8 months ago thanks to a Scottish historian Allie Sisell. The bottle was first distilled on the 17th February 1906 at the Aisla T’Orten distiller; the cask somehow survived a gutting fire.
The cask contains Sherry Butt with an outturn of just one bottle; the cask was sold to Master of Malt by Sisell for an undisclosed amount. This bottle of malt is priced at £870,000 ( US$1,405,400 ).
World’s Most Expensive Hot Air Balloon Ride
French champagne company Krug has found an alternative way to fly in style with the “Krug Is In The Air” champagne balloon tour program. It currently stands as the world’s most expensive hot air balloon ride, with a cost of roughly
US$ 77,790 for one flight.
Owned by parent company, Louis Vuitton Moet Hennesy, the Krug hot air balloon premium quality design includes a wicker basket, canopy, burners by Camerons of Bristol, and white leather lining by French upholsters Bruno Domeau & Philippe Peres. Each balloon fight is set up to accommodate intimate groups of up to eight people and comes with exceptional personal butler service, gourmet meals and champagne.
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