Many consumer goods manufacturers recently have tried to catch the most solvent clients by all means. “Jewellery” mobile phones or the wheel disks decorated with jewels, gold iPod or “flash-memories” with brilliants are created just for them.
The list of the similar surprising goods was replenished by the tiny European automobile Smart Fortwo painted by gilding. However the advantage of this creation is not only its appearance, but also comfort, safety and ecological compatibility.
At the same time you shouldn’t think, that this automobile will frequently turn up in streets. This gold Smart Fortwo from Brock Alloy Wheels was created specially for the International exhibition of automobiles tuning Tuning World Bodensee 2007. The price of the car is unknown, but it is possible to assume, that it will not be more expensive, than your favorite gold watch.
By the way, this one was not a first attempt of tuning - studios to cover the automobile with pure gold. Last year in one of the German cities people might have seen expensive Porsche Boxter all covered with gold.
Wine is one of the most popular tasty alcoholic drinks. In many areas, the notion “wine†and all its synonyms in are protected by law, as many other beverages similar to this drink can be produced from fruits, rice, flowers and even honey.
High-quality and sometimes super-expensive wines are often the costliest item on the menu and consequently in your bill, as best vineyards may sell it for thousands of dollars per bottle. You should know that expensive red wines with their complex delicacy are traditionally more expensive than other expensive wines.
The most expensive bottle of wine ever sold was one of 1787 Chateau Lafite which sold at Christie Auction in London in December, 1985 for about US $160,000. The wine was told to be from the cellar of the former US President Thomas Jefferson and this most expensive bottle of wine had the initials Th.J engraved on the glass of the bottle.
Chateau Lafite is a famous winery located in the village of Pauillac in France. The majority of the vines of this winery were planted around 1680. Jefferson first tasted the wine when he was in France but continued to be a customer of these expensive Bordeaux wines throughout all his life.
It would be interesting to know how long the $160,000 bottle will stay the most expensive bottle of wine.
Suits have always been a calling card used in formal occasions and when conducting business. The fashions of suits and their cuts have changed, but its ability to showthe rank and membership maintains. Forbes once has released their list of most expensive suits, which can be bought from a shot, contrary to custom made expensive suits.
1.Brioni $6,000
2.Kiton $5,800
3.Canali $4,200
4.Bottega Veneta $3,800
5.Giorgio Armani $3,595
6.Ralph Lauren $3,295
7.Oxxford Clothes $3,000
8.Jay Kos $2,800
9.Issey Miyake $2,800
Some may think that business suits are too formal for the modern life in the world of casual dress. Nevertheless, it is hardly to decline, because even the convinced traveler needs an expensive suit for weddings, funerals, court appearances, and just for a job interview.
Travel all the time, admiring the beauty of the world and stay at home at the same is not a pipe dream. The most rich and ready to spend millions can have their apartments in the unique in the world “housing estate in the oceanâ€.
Unique project The World is not even a magnificent yacht; these are huge apartments where people live the whole year round, luxuriating, and every morning wake up in a new place, for example, in Greece or Morocco.
The concept “to travel all over the world without leaving a house” appeared in 1995. Already in 2002 The World began to offer its magnificent apartments on the board to the guru of travel. The gorgeousness and magnificence of this vessel can not be compared to one yacht in the world. So it is quite clear, that to buy a smart penthouse, you need to be fantastically rich.
These penthouses are one of the most expensive. All apartments are a realization of royal luxury and extreme convenience. In apartments for 7,5 million dollars you may live the whole year, using four bedrooms, three baths, marble corridors, a dining room for 10 person and pools. Altogether onboard there are 165 private penthouses.
In spite of the fact that all apartments have already been sold in 2006, there is still an opportunity of outbid if you really want to take up your residence in this astonishing place. This year The World plans to float by Spain, Italy, Germany, Russia, Greece, Morocco and some other countries. In 2008 residents of a vessel will see coast of Southern Africa, Seychelles, Turkey, India and France.
The World’s authors took care of their clients and did everything so that they were comfortably fixed for the journey. Vessel has all creature comfort: well-equipped spa with every possible procedures for health and the beauty, fitness - center and even aqua spa. Except for this, there is a golf - club, theatre Colosseo, a casino, huge pool, jacuzzi and many more interesting things.
But even taking into account all listed convenience, the main charm of residing on The World is that everyone morning opening your eyes, you realize that you are in a new spot on the globe and so the new day will be full of new emotions and impressions.
By the way, The World also allows to invite visitors, so your friends from different places of the world can always visit you there.
Currently the most expensive private island Musha Cay in the Bahamas, as it was informed was sold for around 50 million US dollars to well-known illusionist David Copperfield. This sale also involved some surrounded islands in the Exumas.
A month ago Forbes published their list of the world’s most expensive islands, with an island in Fiji known as Vatu Vara at the top, price of $75 million. Though there has been some concern whether it is a good object for buying property since the military coup d’etat in 2006.
$75 million is rather decent round sum, but there is one another that tops this cost, it listed for $95 million US, Isla Oscura near the northern coast of Brazil. The large area of 38,000 undeveloped acres, except for an abandoned coffee plantation, white sand beaches, beautiful forests and black shale cliffs-. Previously the island was sold for around $40 million, but that was before the discovery of an emerald deposit, and statement of geo-surveyors that the island could be a profitable emerald mining venture.
The most expensive casino ever built is one created by Billionaire Steve Wynn, who spent US$2.7 billion on his Wynn Las Vegas, which opened in April, 2005. Though it does not seem that this one will held this title for a long time.
The Las Vegas Sands Corp, MGM Mirage and three other best bidders are engaged in the competition to build Singapore’s first casino resort in the city-state that according to Merrill Lunch’s estimates will cost US$3 billion.
Not long ago it was announced that the Stardust Casino in Las Vegas will be replaced by a $4-Billion hotel-casino-shopping complex preliminarily called as Echelon Place. In first half of 2007, the Stardust will be pulled down and construction of Echelon Place will begin. The opening of a new Complex is planned for 2010.
MGM Mirage is going to build a $5-billion CityCenter complex that would include hotels, a casino, stores and joint properties.
Many ski resorts are places where people go to spend their holidays and ski or enjoy snowboarding. But there are a few of them where you can try something beyond the snow and high mountain areas. The most expensive ski resorts in the world are for a certain class of luxury, and people with certain lifestyle.
Vail Mountain in Colorado places some of the world’s most distinctive ski resorts. The Lodge at Vail A RockResort demands $549 per night, and the Sonnenalp Resort of Vail - $510 per night. But the most expensive ski resort is Game Creek Chalet which may suggest amusement for $2800 per night.
This private ski resort took shelter in Game Creek Bowl on Vail Mountain at 10,150 feet. The Chalet is available for an immodest rest at a nightly or multiple night bases. During the winter season some of the world’s best ski-tracks are right outside the door.
Expenses include meals prepared by the private chef, all beverages, ski lift tickets and a morning mountain guide during the winter. There are four bedrooms and four bathrooms, living room and dining area, fireplace. Also maid and concierge service, private chef, and ski instructor are all included.
Women always influence the clock industry.
What do the Swiss masters suggest this year?
Peris Hilton presented a new watch collection: bright square cases, flower design, sparkling crystals, wristlets for all tastes and quartz mechanisms Miyota will please young fans.
Floristic motives Art Nouveau are traced also in supreme category watches. Jaquet Droz presented a model Fleur de Lotus: within the framework of Hommage a Paris 1785 collection 8 versions of this model will be created, each in the limited edition in 8 copies. The case from white gold of 1,5354 in diameter, an automatic mechanism, a rotor from gold 22К, crocodile hand-worked wristlet with rounded edges and a varnished clock-face with a flower of lotus from brilliants, amethyst and the sapphires, contrasting with strict Roman figures made from blue steel or white gold.
The true summer watch - Pretty Butterfly from Glashuette Original: the butterfly with a small second hand has a rest on a diamond flower.
One more diamond butterfly has decorated a clock-face of a new Mido model - All Dial Lady Diamonds with an automatic mechanism, the steel case and a nacreous face.
Chopard continues its successful Happy Sport series with new Mark II chronograph in the case from pink gold: under sapphire glass the owner will see 5 brilliants. The quartz mechanism provides high accuracy and reliability.
Patek Philippe has presented model Calatrava Travel Time ref. 4934 – a watch for the magnificent and business woman traveling all over the world: the classical watch-case Calatrava skillfully decorated with the purest brilliants, manually selected by Patek Philippe jewelers, and the complex mechanism of Calibre 215 PS FUS with the manual winding up, displaying time of two time zones, in the case from pink or white gold, with a nacreous face and golden arrows to go well with the case.
Breguet continues Reine de Naples series - the model with the tiny automatic mechanism in yellow or white gold, decorated with brilliants with a gold bracelet and an invisible fastener.
New eccentric models in Cartier Libre collection - Ronde Folle Watch with the quartz mechanism in the round case from white gold where large Arabian figures have got in a cage from 429 brilliants of a round faceting in weight of 4 carats, and Ronde Excentree Watch with a design formed with the extended Roman figures.
Grand-Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve last year winner in the field of electronic watches, Seiko, continues excursions in the world of high technologies: this time it is a new realization of “electronic ink” technology - female model Electronic Ink Watch in the titanic case with the integrated bracelet. Depending on a situation and a mood, display of this watch can display time either in a strict easily-readable style, or in playful and romantic - in any case remaining a fine sample of the Japanese Hi-Tech.
