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« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2010, 04:37:55 AM » |
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Most Expensive Chess Set
Chess Set by Charles Hollander*
Price: $600,000 Jeweler Charles Hollander’s Royal Diamond Chess (shown in photo),
priced at half a million dollars, is often cited as the world’s most expensive,
but Hollander tells Bloomberg Businessweek that the first of his seven
chess sets, which made their debut about 10 years ago, quietly sold for
$600,000 just after launching. The set was studded with 320 carats of black
and white diamonds and two kilograms of 14 carat white gold. Hollander
says he presented the unnamed piece at the Basel Jewelry Show and sold
it within the first hour to a Russian collector. Hollander has made seven luxury
chess sets, all designed by Bernard Maquin, and has moved all but one.
Another set, called the Jewel Royale chess set, by U.K. jeweler Boodles,
was valued at $9.8 million but has not yet sold.
*No images of the set were taken before sale, according to Charles Hollander.
The image shown is of the Royal Diamond Chess.
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« Reply #7 on: September 24, 2010, 04:38:27 AM » |
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Most Expensive Motorcycle
Dodge Tomahawk V10 Superbike
Price: $700,000 The Dodge Tomahawk, a 1,500-lb. motorcycle with four wheels, has a
Dodge Viper’s V10 engine and can go from zero to 60 mph in 2.5 seconds,
according to Edmunds.com. The top speed is estimated to be more than 300 mph.
The vehicle, which made its debut at the 2003 North American International
Auto Show in Detroit, was reportedly priced at $550,000, but a Dodge spokesperson
confirmed to Bloomberg Businessweek that two units were sold at an even higher $700,000.
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« Reply #8 on: September 24, 2010, 04:39:07 AM » |
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Most Expensive Camera
Susse Freres daguerreotype camera
Price: $775,000
A daguerreotype camera designed by Frenchman Susse Freres that
dates back to 1839 sold at the WestLicht Auction in 2007 for €576,000 ($775,000).
It was believed to be the oldest commercially manufactured camera in the world,
reported the Most Expensive Journal. Another daguerreotype camera will be
auctioned in May and is expected to fetch up to $950,000.
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« Reply #9 on: September 24, 2010, 04:39:41 AM » |
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Most Expensive Speakers
Transmission Audio Ultimate System
Price: $2 million per pair
With a total of 12 units—four dipole subwoofers, two dipole mid-woofers,
four dipole medium-frequency and high-frequency ribbon panels, and two
dipole high-fidelity super ribbon panels—Transmission Audio’s Ultimate
speaker system is a hefty piece of equipment, spanning 37 feet and
weighing 5 metric tons. All units are made from aircraft aluminum and have
stands in polished red or black granite. The set was introduced in late 2009,
and so far two pairs have been preordered, says Bo Bengtsson, president of
Transmission Audio. None has yet been delivered, as the assembly time is
about six months.
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« Reply #10 on: September 24, 2010, 04:40:12 AM » |
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Most Expensive Television
PrestigeHD Supreme Rose Edition by Stuart Hughes
Price: $2.3 million* Swiss luxury television maker PrestigeHD asked Stuart Hughes of
Goldstriker International to design a spectacular piece for the company,
says Hughes. So he took a 55-inch PrestigeHD television and covered
it in 28 kilograms of 18-carat rose gold and 72 diamonds. Alligator skin
was hand sewn into the bezel. This limited edition TV, introduced just this
year, surpasses Hughes’ £1 million television for PrestigeHD, which uses
22-carat yellow gold and 48 diamonds. PrestigeHD CEO Simon M. Troxler
says the company is close to closing its first contract for the Supreme
Rose Edition and “we are very confident that the limited edition of only three
TVs will be sold out soon.”
*Price converted from £1.5 million
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« Reply #11 on: September 24, 2010, 04:40:49 AM » |
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Most Expensive Guitar
Fender Stratocaster guitar
Price: $2.7 million A group of the world’s renowned musicians signed this guitar, auctioned
in Qatar in 2005, to raise funds for tsunami victims, according to a press
release. Signatures include Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton,
Brian May, Jimmy Page, David Gilmour, Jeff Beck, Pete Townsend,
Mark Knopfler, Ray Davis, Liam Gallagher, Ronnie Wood, Tony Iommi,
Angus & Malcolm Young, Paul McCartney, Sting, Ritchie Blackmore,
Def Leppard, and Bryan Adams. It was bought by Qatar’s royal family
earlier that year, donated back to the charity, and sold again for $2.7 million.Go to The NEXT Page for More Pictures >>>
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