We have all been there, imagining what we would buy if we were a billionaire or had a factory full of gold coins. Even if we wouldn’t be able to make that much of money, it doesn’t hurt to be dreaming, right?
Without much
ado, here some of the most expensive things in the world which should
definitely be on your bucket list.
Le Burger Extravagant
This burger
which is only available at Serendipity in New York costs $295. It is made of Wagyu
beef and infused with 10-herb mixture of white truffle butter. When it’s plated,
it’s topped with shaved black truffles, cheddar cheese caviar, white truffle
butter roll crème and a fried quail egg.
But it’s not
the ingredients that make this burger so expensive, it is the solid gold
toothpick encrusted with diamonds that make it so expensive. This toothpick is
designed by Euphoria New York.
1962 Ferrari 250 GTO
Ferrari built
only 39 of these cars between 1962 and 1964; each of them was priced at one million.
But over time, the love for these racers increased and as the 250 GTO turned
vintage, it seemed like people were ready to pay any price for this amazing
car.
When Bonham’s
put this on sale at their gallery, the car was bought at a staggering $38 million.
And when Bonham’s placed another one of these on auctions, it was bought for
$52 million. Not that we can complain, that car is a beauty.
Susse Freres Daguerreotype
Camera
One of the
first commercially manufactured cameras in the world, Susse Freres Daguerreotype
camera dates back to 1839. It was said that only ten of these survived, but
nobody had heard anything about it until 2007 when it turned up in Germany.
This camera
which was originally owned by Max Sedding between 1877 and 1963 was put on auction
in Vienna by WestLicht and as expected, it sold for $775,000. This is the
highest price paid for any camera in the world.
Royal Penthouse Suite,
Hotel President Wilson in Geneva
This room in
Hotel President Wilson costs $80,000. Covering the entire eighth floor of the
hotel, the room has 10 luxurious bed rooms and 7 bathrooms, along with a
Jacuzzi, a gym and a terrace that has a gorgeous view. The services for this
room include a security team, a butler and a personal chef.
But you are
not just paying for the service and the luxury here. Staying in this room means
at least for a day, you will be staying in the same bed as Michael Jackson,
Rihanna and Bill Gates.
PrestigeHD Supreme Rose
Edition
This
television will make the TV in your home look like a 1960s model. It is not
very big in size, neither does it have amazing technology, but it’s the
accessories that it has on it which makes this TV worth $2.25 million.
Meant for the
people who are all about the bling and glamour, the PrestigeHD Supreme Rose
Edition has alligator skin on it along with precious stones, gold and diamonds.
Heintzman Crystal
This piano
which was recently sold for $3.22 million was made in Beijing by Canadian Piano
manufacturer Heintzman. This piece was made for public events, keeping in mind
the large scale requirements of big concerts.
It was first
used by Chinese pianist Lang Lang in the opening ceremony
of Beijing Olympics 2008 where he performed in front of billions.
Heidsieck Monopole Diamant
Bleu 1907
This 100-year
old champagne has a great story behind it. Coming straight from the Champagne
region of France, 2,000 bottles of Diamant Bleu were sent to the Tsar Nicholas
II of Russia in 1916 through a Swedish freighter. But the ship never made it to
its destination because it was torpedoed by a German submarine, since this was
during the World War I.
But as fate
would have it, most of the bottles survived, and were buried deep in the sea.
These bottles were then found and now they are some of the costliest champagnes
in the world, costing $25,000 per bottle.
What is that one thing you would want to buy if you
were a billionaire?
