Most expensive piano

Have you ever imagined what the world’s most expensive piano is? Imagine no further. The most expensive piano in the world belonged to the Beatle’s John Lennon and was auctioned off to British pop-singer George Michael in 2000. When the topic of expensive pianos comes to mind you might think somewhere along the lines of a Bosendorfer, or a Bechstein, or maybe a Steinway & Sons “Alma-Tedema”, with its lavish artwork and hand crafted symmetry. But the Steinway & Sons “Model Z” Piano formerly owned by John Lennon is a fairly ordinary walnut upright piano that still bears a few cigarette burns attributed to the musician.
The piano was originally bought by Lennon in December 1970, and delivered to studios at his home in Tittenhurst Park in Berkshire, England. He composed and recorded the song “Imagine” on it, and was filmed playing the song on it for the first time to wife Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono band. Believed to be a piece of British history by many, the most expensive piano in the world sold at auction in the year 2000 for £1.45 million (about $2.1 million) dollars to George Michael after a “who’s who” bidding war that included several other British celebrities.
After using the world’s most expensive piano to record songs for an album, George Michael returned the piano to the Liverpool museum that housed it prior to his ownership. He stated that “the piano was not the type of thing that should be in storage somewhere or being protected, it should be seen by people,”

Most Expensive Old Master Painting

Canaletto's "Venice, The Grand Canal, Looking North-East From Palazzo Balbi To The Rialto Bridge"
Price: £18,600,000 ($32,568,600)

At Sotheby's Old Master sale in London on July 7, the top lot was Canaletto’s "Venice, The Grand Canal from Palazzo Balbi." The painting was one of the first artworks to hang in 10 Downing Street, the traditional home of Britain's prime minister, and had originally belonged to Sir Robert Walpole (1721-42), who was England's first prime minister. The sale price exceeded the previous auction record of £11.4 million for a Canaletto set at Christie's the previous day, making it the sixth-most expensive old master painting ever auctioned. --Isabella Geist

Most Expensive Sports Car

SSC Ultimate Aero
Base Price: $654,500

The Ultimate Aero is one of the most extreme vehicles--make that one of the most extreme ideas--we've ever heard of. It achieves an estimated top speed of 260 mph to 273 mph with a 1,046-hp V-8 engine (you read that horsepower figure correctly), shoehorned into a car that weighs as much as a Dodge Neon. --Dan Lienert

* Pictured in these slides: SSC Aero (not necessarily the Ultimate Aero model).

Most Expensive Cruise

Private Yacht Charter
$113,760 per day

The Annaliese--which is also the most expensive yacht currently for sale--a $90-million superyacht owned by Greek entrepreneur Andreas Liveras, is the most expensive charter in the world, coming in at $113,760 per day. Onboard facilities help explain the price: a spa, including a marble Roman bath, saunas and steam rooms, Jacuzzis (in the spa as well as on the sun deck), a full-size movie theater, a business center and a helicopter landing pad. Custom itineraries include the Mediterranean, the Caribbean and the South Pacific. The Annaliese and her sister ship, the Alysia (which has the same daily rate), each accommodate 36 people. --Sophia Banay

For more information, call (011) 377-9797-4510 or visit www.liverasyachts.com.

Do Yourself a Favor: Buy an Expensive Watch

By Austin Silver

Tag Heuer Kirium Quartz COMPANY: Tag Heuer PRICE: @ $1,495 US WHO SHOULD BUY IT: Any professional who wants to show that he is refined, knows quality and has some money to burn. Also, anyone who wants to themself for all their hard work. WHY THIS WATCH IS GREAT: Tag Heuer watches are famed for their quality and finish. Each Kirium Model has a high polished steel case and bracelet, electric blue dial, date calendar, quartz movement, unidirectional bezel, screw down crown, and 39mm case diameter. It is extremely sophisticated and rich looking. These men's watches stand out, the shiny silver casing and blue face will immediately be spotted by anyone who recognizes quality watches. See it here. Rolex Submariner 1980S COMPANY: Rolex PRICE: @ $2,975 US WHO SHOULD BUY IT: Any executive, young businessmen, entrepreneurs, who dont mind a little dent in their wallets. WHY THIS WATCH IS GREAT: Its a Rolex which means you can scuba dive with it, wash your car with it, take into the shower, sleep with it, and wear it to black-tie events. It wont break, it will last forever and the time accuracy is incredible. This particular model, the Submariner Oyster Perpetual Date, has a stainless steel case and bracelet, is pressure-proof to 1000 feet, has a 40mm case diameter, special time lapse bezel, 31 jewel chronometer movement, and synthetic sapphire crystal. Put it this way: buy this watch and you will be in the top 1% of the population at the top of timepiece refinement. See it here. Article Suggested By: Randy C.

Expensive Men's Watches

Men aren't obsessed with fashion, at least not to the extent that women are. Men have more important things in life to worry about than the latest fashion trends. But even if you dont have the time to read the latest issue of GQ, there are a few things you can do to demonstrate fashion sense. The most important thing that all men must own is a great watch .

Mens watches are often underrated accessories. They have become more than just instruments to tell time, they are reflections of one's personality . A quality watch is the quickest way of emitting a confident, successful image. Anyone can purchase a bunch of inexpensive Timex watches (which by the way are great men's watches, especially for sports) throughout their life but what they should do instead is invest in one great timepiece that will last a lifetime.

A watch is an important accessory that every man needs. Put away those gold chains and thumb-rings boys, we do not need to decorate ourselves like Christmas trees . With watches, you get what you pay for so purchase the most expensive watch you can afford. Below are three great men's watches, in three separate price ranges.

ESQ Freedom

COMPANY: Esquire Watches
PRICE: @ $229.00 US
WHO SHOULD BUY IT:
This watch is perfectly suited for any young professional or recent university graduate. A quality watch that won't hurt your bank account.
WHY THIS WATCH IS GREAT:
Esquire is owned by Movado who makes the famous "Museum Watch", the watches with the blank faces except for the dot at 12 oclock. Basically, you are getting the quality of a $1000 watch with a $300 price tag. This watch is sporty enough to be worn with jeans and sophisticated enough to be worn with a suit. It has the standard features of any good watch: 100m water resistant, and a stainless steel bracelet. See it here.

Most Expensive Watch

Anna Rohleder

NEW YORK - In December 1999, one of the most complicated watches ever made became the most expensive watch ever sold when it was hammered down for $11 million at Sotheby's.

The gold pocket watch, which featured 24 complications, was the result of a long-standing competition between two magnates of America's Gilded Age. New York financier Henry Graves Jr. and Ohio automobile engineer James Ward Packard vied with one another to own a timepiece with the greatest possible number of complications. (Complications are mechanical functions of the watch other than the hours, minutes and seconds.) Packard commissioned 13 complicated watches from Patek Philippe between 1900 and 1927. They included a perpetual calendar with phases and age of the moon, indication of sunrise and sunset, and a celestial chart depicting the constellations of stars in the sky over Packard's home in Ohio.

Not to be outdone, Henry Graves Jr. also commissioned a series of complicated watches from Patek Philippe, culminating in a timepiece that took three years to design and five years to produce. When completed in 1933, the watch had a different horological function for each hour of the day and included a chart of the nighttime sky over Graves' home in New York.

Graves died in 1953, and his heirs sold the watch to the Time Museum in Rockford, Ill., in 1968. When the museum closed, the watch was among 80 other pieces from the collection that were deaccessioned and sold at Sotheby's (nyse: BID - news - people ) in 1999. All together, they brought $28 million. The Graves watch had a presale estimate of $3 million to $5 million, and sold for $11,003,500 to an anonymous collector.

The world's most expensive mobile phone

July 16, 2006 Russian company JSC Ancort has teamed with celebrity jeweller Peter Aloisson to create a very upmarket version of Swiss Crypto Telecommunication Security’s Crypto Smart telephone which will sell for US$1.3 million and in so doing, become the world’s most expensive mobile telephone. Designed to attract attention to the issues of mobile phone privacy, the solid platinum Brilliant Crypto Smartphone uses a symmetric 256 bit cryptographic algorithm and Windows CE operating system. In addition to the platinum body, the Ancort logo and the navigation key are made of 18 carat rose gold, as is the navigation key which also carries 28 round cut diamonds. Aloissen is well known for his personalisation and bejewelling of popular mobile phones such as the Nokia 8210 and Sony Ericsson T68, increasing their sale price to more than EU32,000. The phone can also be ordered with the platinum treated with a black rhodium process to give it a black, shiny look.

The phone also comes with a Connolly leather carrying case with platinum trimmings and lock and hand made macassar ebony presentation box with beige suede leather lining again with platinum trimmings and lock. When the box is opened, it plays music and the music can be changed to the client’s choice.

Space has been reserved on the phone and leather pouch for personalization with the company logo or client’s name/initials.

Tags: Luxury, Mobile Phone

World's most exclusive suitcase

HENK has awarded Airborne with the series manufacturing contract of what the company calls the most exclusive suitcase in the world.

Each case consists of 500 separate parts (more than 22 of them moving), fashioned variously from red Italian burl, black ebony, horse hair, magnesium, aluminum, titanium, carbon fibre, parachute fabric and the finest leathers. Its mechanisms are smooth and ingenious. Depress an ebony button on the handle, pull up the handle, and two 6 1/4" diameter wheels emerge noiselessly from louvered doors within the case, like landing gear emerging from an airplane.

Airborne will produce the carbon fibr frame and handle with prepreg lay-up and autoclave curing. Each product, with a sales value of USD 20.000, is hand produced and carefully monitored for perfect surface quality. Together with the people behind HENK, Airborne is discussing new developments, possibly turning into future products made out of composites.

Source : Airborne

Opus - Worlds Most Exclusive Foosball Table !

Opus is the world’s most exclusive and unique foosball table. Striking and flawless, the Opus is quite unlike anything you will have set your eyes on before. Harnessing the latest in design technology, each table is hand-crafted in a choice of stunning woods and stainless steel. A frosted-glass playing surface with Underplay ‘under-soil’ lighting, gives owners a fabulous choice of lighting atmospheres. The Opus is, quite simply, sheer luxury. Designed, developed and brought to life by the Eleven Forty Company, the Opus is nothing short of spectacular. Every table is constructed to order, so no two are alike. Using sophisticated, patent-pending Doppelganger technology, the company is able to micro-cast 3-D heads from photographs. This brings lifelike realism to the heads of the friends and family that Opus owners can have in their dream teams. Even the player strips are rendered in exquisitely hand-painted detail. And as always; If you ask for the price - you cannot afford it!

Bentley to produce Arnage, the world's most exclusive limousine

Bentley Motors is delighted to confirm that the unique Arnage Limousine concept, created by its Bentley Mulliner coachbuilding division for the 2004 Geneva International Salon is to be put into a limited production run. Such has been the demand following its unveiling, 20 individually numbered, bespoke Arnage Limousines will be commissioned for customers looking to own a truly luxurious car that provides extraordinary levels of comfort and craftsmanship as well as valuable privacy.

In the same spirit as the coachbuilt Bentleys of the 1920s and ’30s, customers will be able to commission a car to their own specification, and create a unique statement that will be valued in the future. Like the spectacular Speed Six and 8-litre Bentleys that wowed the motoring world in their Roaring Twenties heyday, the Arnage Limousine will represent the pinnacle of handbuilt, individually crafted luxury cars. Nothing can come close to its unique qualities, nothing will match its rarity and value.


Bentley Arnage Limousine in detail
The Arnage Limousine is a car that could only be produced by the world’s most accomplished luxury carmaker, Bentley Motors, whose coachbuilding division Bentley Mulliner is simply second to none. Unlike other limousine builders, whose customers are forced to choose from a limited list of options and specifications, Bentley Mulliner provides bespoke answers to any question a Bentley customer chooses to ask.

Echoing Bentley’s acclaimed past – when customers would personally commission a coachbuilder such as HJ Mulliner to design and fit a body to a Bentley chassis – the process of ordering and owning an Arnage Limousine will entail the same degree of creativity and attention to detail.

Extended cabin means total luxury, complete privacy
The Arnage Limousine is designed for those who value their privacy and are not prepared to compromise when on the road. By widening the ‘D’-pillar behind the rear doors, the Arnage Limousine’s designers have fashioned a deeply recessed Seat area that provides a safe and shielding cabin for passengers, as well as significantly enhanced rear legroom. In addition, a smaller rear ‘privacy’ window adds to the feeling of seclusion and ensures back-seat passengers are kept well away from prying eyes.


To create that broad ‘D’-pillar and enlarged interior, the Arnage Limousine has been designed with a generous wheelbase measuring a total of 3566mm (140.4 inches). This ensures that passengers will enjoy all the benefits of a longer cabin. To retain the car’s aesthetic visual balance, an extra 200mm (8 inches) is located in the ‘D’-pillar alone, a further 200mm is added to the rear doors and a final 50mm (2 inches) in the front doors. This process was carried out entirely by hand, a challenge that could only be attempted by Mulliner’s brilliant craftsmen and women, according to Ashley Wickham, head of projects, Bentley Mulliner:


“The Arnage Limousine is the epitome of Mulliner craftsmanship,” he says. “Everything you can see – from the beautiful line of the new D-pillar to the stainless steel sills – was shaped by hand. That’s why a Mulliner-built Bentley can take up to 6000 man hours to complete. It is a labour of love.”


A perfect appearance is not just important for our passengers, it is imperative for our cars as well. Aesthetic purity in design and shape has always been the hallmark of Bentley cars and, as has been recently observed by many influential commentators, the bigger the car, the harder it is to retain a degree of subtlety and understatement. The Arnage Limousine, however, achieves that visual perfection, succeeding in being stately and imposing without appearing vulgar or ostentatious.


By evenly distributing the extended areas within the car’s wheelbase, the graceful balance of the classic Arnage silhouette is retained. To round off its aesthetic impact, the original Geneva International Salon Arnage Limousine is finished in dual tone paintwork, with a Royal Burgundy cabin, bonnet and boot sections on top of black side-panels and nose. Unique stainless steel sills and bumpers act as a visual counterpoint to the two-tone colour scheme.

Bentley Brooklands: The World's Most Exclusive

Bentley Brooklands

The Bentley Brooklands is a stunning new model that marks the company’s return to the luxury coupe market and reaffirms its reputation as creator of the world’s most exclusive coupes. It is the ultimate Bentley: a stylish, four-seat, grand touring coupe with classic British proportions and muscular performance.

Bentley’s chairman Dr Franz-Josef Paefgen describes the motivation behind the new coupe: “Bentley’s proud sporting pedigree, forged by the exploits of the immortal ‘Bentley Boys’ on the famous Brooklands racetrack in the 1920s, was the inspiration for our new coupe, capturing all the style, power and splendour of that era.” *

Sporting design cues are matched by the phenomenal performance engineering of Bentley’s legendary Crewe-built V8 engine. The new Bentley Brooklands possesses the most powerful V8 the company has ever produced - a 530bhp, twin-turbocharged 6.75-litre unit that also produces a prodigious 1050Nm of torque.

Each Brooklands coupe will be hand-assembled, employing traditional coach-building techniques and the craftsmanship skills in wood veneer and leather hide for which Bentley is renowned. To ensure exclusivity, lifetime production will be strictly limited to just 550 cars, with deliveries expected to start in the first half of 2008.

Published: 6th March 2007

Bentley Brooklands

Exterior Design: Classic British Proportions

Bentley’s rich coupe heritage provided the stimulus for Director of Styling, Dirk van Braeckel and his design team. For van Braeckel, the task was very clear: “To create a powerful, muscular and rakish grand touring coupe with classic British proportions, in the finest Bentley tradition.”

While the new Brooklands is influenced by Bentley’s fine coupe lineage, its design and engineering are thoroughly contemporary. The proportions of long bonnet, short front overhang and long rear overhang achieve the design objective perfectly, while the low roofline, steeply raked screens and pillarless side glass convey both power and movement.

As the Brooklands will be built in very limited volume, the designers were able to introduce unique features that necessitate specialist coach-building techniques, asProgramme Director, Ashley Wickham, reveals:

“The Brooklands’ beautiful flowing lines are testament to the traditional coach-building skills and craftsmanship of Crewe’s highly talented workforce.”

The ‘floating’ rear screen, for example, is a contemporary take on traditional coachbuilt Bentleys. The lower edge of the screen sits well above the upper edge of the boot lid to provide a flowing, flawless line to the back of the car. This can only be achieved by individually hand-welding the rear wings to the C-pillars.

The fitment of 20-inch diameter wheels as standard, signalling the surefooted, robust and dynamic character of the new model, reaffirms the powerful stance of the new Bentley coupe.

Interior Design: Peerless Craftsmanship with a Sporting Character

Dirk van Braeckel describes the mission for the Bentley interior design team: “To create the perfect Bentley coupe: sumptuous hand-crafted luxury with a distinctly sporting character.”

As in every Bentley, peerless craftsmanship is to the fore, enhanced by the warmth and richness of the finest natural materials. To tailor for their individual requirements, customers may choose from an extensive palette of hides, veneers, carpet tones and seat belt colours.

Its four-seat architecture and deeply bolstered seats lend the Brooklands’ interior a distinctly sporting atmosphere, complemented by design accents such as aluminium foot pedals and footrest. A new, single-piece, hide-trimmed roof lining flows uninterrupted from the front windscreen all the way to the rear of the car, mirroring the long, sleek profile of the elegant exterior.

The interior designers sought to offer the very highest levels of comfort and legroom, in true Bentley grand touring tradition, while the pillarless window design enhances the feeling of space.

The Brooklands’ cabin is wider both front and rear than the previous Bentley Continental R coupe - the rear by 10 percent - and it easily exceeds the interior leg, knee and headroom of any luxury coupe on sale today. This allows four adults to be accommodated in supreme comfort. Individual rear seats with electrically operated sliding cushions, set further back than on the Azure, are separated by a new centre console, incorporating both storage and cup holders.

Published: 6th March 2007

Bentley Brooklands

Most powerful Crewe-built V8 ever - 530bhp, 1050Nm

Beneath its muscular, rakish, coach-built body lies the most powerful Crewe-builtV8 engine ever produced, developing 530bhp. Maximum torque is an astonishing 1050Nm, the highest ever developed by a production V8 engine. Although performance figures are subject to final confirmation as part of the on-going development programme, the new Bentley coupe will deliver supercar levels of in-gear acceleration combined with Arnage refinement.

At the beginning of the project, Dr Ulrich Eichhorn, Member of the Board, Engineering, tasked his power train specialists to deliver an extraordinary driving experience in the Bentley coupe tradition: “Exhilarating, effortless, accessible performance for those truly passionate about their driving was our prime objective.”

Launched in the Bentley S2 saloon in 1959 with a capacity of 6.23 litres, the legendary, Crewe-built V8 engine has continually evolved. The first V8 was very advanced for its time with an all-aluminium construction, a five-bearing crankshaft and a well-supported camshaft, producing nearly 200bhp and 400Nm of torque. The result was a light and supple powertrain that produced maximum torque at low engine speeds, the hallmark of every Bentley ever produced.

1969 saw the capacity grow to 6.75 litres, where it remains to this day, but by far the most significant change came in 1982, with the introduction of a turbocharger to create the near-300bhp Mulsanne Turbo, a car that transformed the image of Bentley. In 1999, the single turbo engine, by now featuring port injection and charge cooling, was installed in Arnage, with twin turbos arriving in 2002, developing up to 450bhp.

For the 2007 model Arnage, the V8 engine saw a step-change in performance and refinement which became the starting point for the new Bentley Brooklands. A re-profiled camshaft and new, low-inertia turbochargers, which operate with greater efficiency at lower engine speeds have resulted in reduced turbo lag, enhancing that prodigious wave of torque at any revs, the hallmark of a true Bentley. These changes extend the power potential of the V8 in the Arnage to 500bhp and 1000Nm of torque. For the Bentley Brooklands, further component optimisation and engine calibration ensure record power and torque levels from this hand-assembled engine.

As with the latest Arnage, the V8 engine is mated to a six-speed transmission with strengthened casing that transforms the way in which both parts of the drive train communicate. A sophisticated, locking torque converter and ESP system ensure that the driver can readily access the prodigious power. A semi-automatic function allows manual gear selection for even greater driver control.

Rucci’s Most Exclusive Collection

Rucci’s “Tempest”

(2005)

The Serge Sorokko Gallery has just opened the exclusive exhibit of fashion designer/artist Ralph Rucci’s latest paintings: “Ralph Rucci: Messages from the Void, Part 2.” The 40-piece collection has a dramatic, highly sophisticated feel that, like his clothing, is really quite beautiful. It was a thrill to see the work.

I attended the crowded opening last week, where the big surprise was the attendance of James Galanos, the great legend of American couture, who had come in from Los Angeles for the occasion. In the photo above, he is shown with Joy Venturini Bianchi, caught in a rare moment without her signature frames. As always, she’s dressed totally of the moment (notice the chic turban), yet is totally classic (in Rucci, naturalment.)

Also wearing Rucci, Tatiana Sorokko (shown here with David Nash), who looked absolutely regal. I affectionately think of her as the “Empress Tatiana” due to her exquisite bearing (but don’t get the wrong idea… she’s not some difficult queen. She’s the nicest woman!) I suspect that my idol Diana Vreeland, who loved Russian imperial glamour, would have adored her.

Below, see some of the other fabulous people who came to the Rucci reception.

Denise Bradley, Peter Coyote and Stefanie Coyote, enjoying the art.

Katya and Serge Sorokko

Ralph Rucci and Elizabeth Thieriot

Shannon Bavaro; Rucci, Sorokko, Galanos; Joel Goodrich, Joy Bianchi

Clara Shayevich, Sorokko; Tina Spangler, Sorokko; Norah Stone

Claudia Ross; John and David of Torso Vintages; Jeanne Taylor

And don’t you just love Jeanne Taylor’s striking style? She’s like an older version of the cool Hitchcock blonde of the ’60s; so beautifully trim, so polished and perfectly poised!

The Rucci exhibit is continuing at 231 Grant Avenue until June 20, so do make a point to see it!

• Photos: Drew Altizer [drewaltizer.com]
• Gallery: Serge Sorokko Gallery [sorokko.com]

The most exclusive streets in Islington

Where are the most desirable and exclusive streets in Islington? What is the most expensive property that you could buy right this minute - if you won the lottery that is! We spoke to Daniela, the manager of Foxton Estate Agents in Islington, to find out.

The prime locations of Islington are Canonbury and Barnsbury, as anyone familiar with Islington is aware. These tree-lined avenues are spacious and secluded - even the pubs are picturesque with flowers spilling prettily out of their window boxes, and brass signs gleaming.
By Mandy Carter

In Canonbury, the streets Alwyne Place, Canonbury Park South and Willow Bridge Road are amongst the nicest in Islington. Daniela explains: "The properties are mainly large, imposing semi-detached houses, that are very much sought after. By the nature of the cul-de-sacs in the area, Canonbury is quiet and secluded - very desirable!"

The houses in Barnsbury are also very attractive - with the streets Barnsbury Square, Barnsbury Terrace, Ripplevale Grove, Richmond Avenue and Richmond Crescent featuring very highly on the list of most wanted residences. For those of you that don't know, Richmond Crescent is where Tony Blair used to live, before moving to No 10 of course! But if you wanted to live in this exclusive area - would you need a million in the bank?

Daniela said: "Most of these residences are large, family homes, and you may have noticed that most of the front doors have statues outside, which makes them rather special! They are mainly worth over £1m, and featured in many magazines as examples of Georgian architecture." So where is the prize of Islington - what is the most expensive, exclusive and simply gorgeous property that you can buy at the minute? Daniela - put us out of our misery!

"At the moment on the border of Islington and Finsbury is a first floor apartment which is part of the landmark St. James development 'New Riverhead'. It has incredible period features, as the property has been converted from what used to be the boardroom of the Metropolitan Water Authority. The first floor front room is easily the best room in the building, with a ceiling height of 6 / 7 metres and over 3,300 sq ft. The property also has a 45 ft reception room, and is beautifully stylish and spacious. It is worth over £1.6 m!"

The eight most desirable places in Islington...

Canonbury
Alwyne Place,
Canonbury Park South and
Willow Bridge Road

Barnsbury
Barnsbury Square,
Barnsbury Terrace,
Ripplevale Grove,
Richmond Avenue
Richmond Crescent

For further information on any of the properties / areas we have mentioned, or any residences in Islington, then contact Foxtons Estate Agents as they would be happy to help!

Foxtons Estate Agents
1, Camden Walk
Islington
London
N1 8DY
Tel: 020 7704 5000

Rolls-Royce will Build Most Exclusive Rolls-Royce Phantom Silver Edition

Rolls-Royce will release a limited series of Phantom.

In honor of 100 anniversary of the model Silver Ghost, the company will release a series of exclusive Phantom - Silver Edition. The car will be built in 25 copies.

The novelty will be of only one color - Metallic Ghost Silver. There will be a special logo “Silver Edition” on the cowling, and at the summit of the radiator grille - a silver Silver Edition. Moreover the car will equipped with 21-inch rims with chrome insertions in the centre.

The seat will be made of unique leather, and the headrests will feature the logo “RR”. Moreover the interior finish will feature palisander elements. The same material will be used to make a special presentation box for every car owner. The box will include a key to the car, two silver trinkets and a silver pen.

The cost of the exclusive Rolls-Royce Phantom is $45 000 higher then the basic version.

ThinkPad Reserve Edition, the most exclusive notebook ever?

Leather-clad lappie with dedicated 24 hour tech support

by Amy-Mae Elliott

18 June 2007 - Lenovo have launched the ThinkPad Reserve Edition notebook, an X61 dressed up in a hand stitched leather casing, but cow isn't the only extra.

Picking up one of these will get you 24-hour dedicated telephone support, a dedicated "Blue-button" instant messaging button for hook up to support centre and Lenovo say they will even fly out to you anywhere in the world to fix any problems you might have with the product.

Interested? You'll need to drop $5000 - but it's an invitation-only purchase system, so if your names's not down, you're not buying in.

Tiffany - World's Most Expensive Lamp

Louis Comfort Tiffany's Lotus Lamp

sold for over $ 2.8 million