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is Hoffman International Properties. Inc. Dallas, Texas 75214 Rolls-Royce Phantom: rich and richer Dallas Fort Worth Texas!This is all about luxury. Luxury destinations, taking a cruise to the mediterranean on the Crystal Princess or the Royal Viking Cruise Lines to Europe. Take a romantic trip or take a family cruise get a good deal and good price.Luxury furnishings for your home at a good price, the ultimate luxury designes in furniture! Like Veranda Magazine and Architectural Digest. Cowboys and Indians Magazine has Ralph Lauren furnishings and Double D Ranch Wear! COOKING, Gourmet cooking with chefs from around the world! Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas have some of the country's finest restaurants and cuisine. Gourmet Magazine and Food and Wine Magazine Spectator, you know? How about Spa Finders Magazine? The best luxury food and spa destinations ever. We love Crate and Barrel, we love Williams and Sonoma! How about Martha Stewart Living and Oprah? We love all of the great luxury for less items! Thank you! Have you been to the Arabian Horse shows lately? Did you go to Tulsa Oklahoma or to Scottsdale for the International Arabian Horse show? Wow, very elegant and luxurious travel destination! Exotic and good fares!
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San Francisco's twisty, turning highway along the Pacific coast seemed like the perfect setting for testing the Rolls-Royce Phantom. Phantom leaves no stone unturned in quest to satisfy elite who can afford $440,000SAN FRANCISCO–Imagine choosing the colour of your car from 44,000 available options. Now, imagine requesting the interior leather be dyed to match your family crest, your china or a flower from your garden. Such are the hard decisions facing the prospective owner of a Rolls-Royce 2009 Phantom Coupé, a luxuriously, deliriously, ridiculously beautiful sedan. It is fastidiously crafted at a brand new facility called Goodwood in Sussex Downs, England. There appears to be no detail too tiny to acknowledge, and no request too outlandish to consider. Who are these people who have $440,000 for a car? Well, they live rather well, if my dip into the lifestyles of the rich and richer was any indication. Imagine leaving the first-class section of a plane in San Francisco to be met by a uniformed driver holding a sign discreetly displaying the RR logo. Settled into the back seat, you are whisked to the St. Regis, where doormen anticipate each move you make, and the concierge asks which spa amenities you might like to avail yourself of. It is distractingly easy to forget you drive a minivan back home, or that you have two teenage sons who would pounce on the mini-bar food and dispatch 14 bucks' worth of cashews in seconds. And then, those wonderful, wonderful words: "Cocktails and dinner in the penthouse." Miniature Kobe hamburgers, microscopic shrimp tacos, champagne on a silver platter. Dinner courses matched to wines, desserts that look like art, and a small artisanal chocolate left on your pillow. You realize you haven't even driven the car, and yet you love it already. For this trip in San Francisco, the offered rides were in classic colours: diamond black, English white, jubilee silver, Madeira red. I instantly gravitated toward the black. This car has a strong feline presence about it. Perhaps it is the elongated front paired with the relatively compact rear, but the word pounce came to mind more than once. Even when standing still, the car is fluid. The Coupé has the strong, elegant bonnet you associate with Rolls-Royce. I spent a disproportionate amount of time popping the button that made the classic Spirit of Ecstasy (you know – the flying lady) ornament tuck in for safety. The trunk (or the picnic boot, to keep the lingo intact) features a flip-down platform that can support the weight of a couple of picnickers. The 395-litre boot can hold four sets of golf clubs, we are told. By the end of the day, I, too, am measuring in golf clubs rather than groceries. Why not dream? First hesitation? How to get into the thing. The Phantom features something called coach doors, hinged to the rear, putting the handle by the side mirror. While it's initially odd, you realize how quickly you could start feeling all princess-like entering a car this way. We are subtly, yet strongly, reminded they are not called suicide doors – picture British cabs and the Bonnie and Clyde-mobile. Yes, I asked. And I was told. As you snuggle into a cocoon of leather softer than butter, you touch a small button and the door silently shuts. Driver and passenger never touch anything that isn't leather, wood or chrome. The leather features a perfect continuity of colour, yet changes in texture depending on where it is used. It is the first time in my life I have remained aware of a steering wheel, even after driving all day with it in my hands. The interior is as sleek as the exterior. Handcrafted veneered wood panels are layered with aluminums for strength and stability. In a sea of opulent leather, the wooden fascia interrupts nothing. Controls are discreetly tucked behind panels that open at a touch – my driving partner and I alternated discovering new treasures each time we took the passenger seat. The operational features of this car are so discreet, so refined, I don't think we ever did figure out the air conditioning. How do you put a Rolls-Royce to the test? The Phantom Coupé has a 453 hp V12 under that bonnet. They advertise 0-100 km/h in 5.7 seconds. That kind of power never gets old, but our travel for the day was mapped through the twisting, turning topography of Hwy. 1 along the Pacific coast. The road is narrow, there is virtually no place to pass, and the posted speed limit of 88 km/h is almost never an option, as there are so many hairpin turns and sharp curves. The Phantom features self-levelling air suspension. You never feel a correction and, for a rear-wheel drive with enormous power, you never feel anything but sure-footed balance. There is a Sport option, and depressing the control provides longer gears and tightens up the steering. Moving the transmission from park to drive or neutral is achieved by merely a touch of your finger. Nothing clunks in this car. Carved through towering eucalyptus and redwood trees, the road dropped ominously away to Bodega Bay, where herons perched on rocky outcroppings in a fog that changed continuously. One missed turn, and my partner and I realized we were lost. With the other cars nowhere in sight, we dialled in the navigation system to get help. At the same time, our walkie-talkie squawked into life. We persuaded our hosts we hadn't run away with a half-million bucks' worth of car, or performed a Thelma and Louise over the cliffs. "At the first available place, perform a legal U-turn," said our satellite navigation lady. I gulped. The fog was as thick as proverbial pea soup; the road was winding upwards, and in nearly five kilometres we hadn't seen another roadway, only some narrow shoulders barely the length of our car. To the right, I could hear the ocean thundering away; to the left, a rocky wall looked most unwelcoming. Not wanting to delay lunch for the others, I did a neat three-point turn. Back we went, again going through a small town that had drawn stares the first time. We waved. After lunch, the president of Rolls-Royce asked how the drive had been, and where we'd gone off course. Apologizing for the delay, I told him where I'd done the U-turn. He went a little white and, for some reason, personally followed us all the way back to San Francisco after lunch. Talk about service. There are many fabulous cars that draw a great deal of attention for a variety of reasons. I've been in a lot of them, but nothing creates the reactions I experienced this time. The Phantom whispers by; every head turns. I now know this car is very real, even if the experience rides on vapours. I think you really do earn this car, as opposed to purchasing it. With only a few hundred being sold on this continent each year, even seeing one is noteworthy for most of us. We were told that the Rolls-Royce customer is special. As F. Scott Fitzgerald once said, "... the very rich ... they are different from you and me." The rich and famous, luxury cars and sedans for billionaires and millionaires of the world. God Bless America and the rest of the civilized world. Roses, champagne. What is your favorite champagne? Why is it your favorite champagne? Magnificent Thoroughbred race horses, the Breeder's Cup and Polo... Polo horses and the elite celebrities. Have you ever watched a polo game in beautiful Argentina? Did you see Nacho on Oprah the other day? Take a look at the Robb Report and the DuPont Registry, Haute Living Magazine and Esquire Elite. The Fortune 500 and Forbes List. Steve Forbes, Bill Gates and the King of Saudi Arabia. What do they have in common? Well, the world's riches, Warren Buffett and Abercrombie and Kent Travel, that's what! Travel the world in style and luxury! took the wraps off its new Mulsanne flagship ultra-luxury sedan, which replaces the aging Arnage and takes aim at the Rolls-Royce Phantom. Previously thought to be named ‘Grand,’ the Mulsanne is said to be inspired by the Bentley 8 Litre of the 1930s and it is set to arrive in showrooms next year as a 2011. Bentley! Displayed for the first time ever at the Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance, the Mulsanne was also the centerpiece of Bentley’s showcase at the Frankfurt Motor Show this year. Specific details like engines, new technologies, pricing, and features will likely be announced then. “The challenge we set for our engineers was to create a new grand Bentley that would stand as the pinnacle of British luxury motoring, offering the world’s most exclusive driving experience,” said CEO Dr. Franz-Josef Paefgen. “They have responded to this challenge with real passion and the result is a luxury grand tourer that sets new standards in terms of comfort, effortless performance and hand-crafted refinement – the very qualities for which Bentley is renowned.” Design chief Dirk van Braeckel said the car represents the next evolution in Bentley’s design direction. “From the very first hand sketches in the styling studio, we were inspired by the traditions of the grand touring Bentleys and have sought to evolve this story for a new generation of Bentley enthusiasts.” Cosmetic Dentistry Tell us about smile makeovers, find the best dentists in your area! 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Rolex, according to BusinessWeek, is one of the world’s 100 most valuable brands. The Swiss company’s timepieces are almost synonymous with wealth and status, but Rolex is curiously absent from the list of the world’s top ten most expensive watches. That’s why we’ve decided to let you know about the most expensive Rolex watches in the world. The most expensive Rolex ever sold at auction was a “Paul Newman” Rolex Oyster Cosmograph “Daytona” sold at a Sotheby’s event in June, 2003. This prototype wristwatch, featuring a red dial and black sub-dials, was produced in 1979. It sold for £210,000—around US $350,000. Rumors persist regarding a Rolex sold at Selfridges in London for a fantastic price of £8 million—over US $15 million—but they seem to be rumors only. Most Expensive Champagne in the World Champagne, a sparkling wine named after the Champagne region of France is the costliest wine to produce. To produce champagne there must be two fermentation processes, with the second step trapping carbon dioxide and making the bubbles. In most of Europe, the name “champagne” is legally protected meaning only the most expensive sparkling wine produced in the Champagne region of France can be marketed as champagne. In the United States and other areas, $3 bottles of wine are often labeled champagne. People often drink Champagne as part of a celebration and when celebrating success many feel the need to show off. The most expensive champagnes are more about image than what is in the bottle. Cristal Brut 1990 “Methuselah” $17,625 This six-liter, gold-labeled bottle of Cristal Brut 1990, dubbed the Methuselah, was sold at a Sotheby’s auction in New York to an undisclosed buyer in 2005. At the time, Cristal was a favorite of the hip-hop crowd. Dom Perignon White Gold Jeroboam $40,000 During the same year, a limited edition bottle of Dom Perignon became the most expensive champagne in the world. Sold in three-liter bottles, the Dom Perignon White Gold Jeroboam was sold to commemorate the New Year. Much of its price, however, is surely due to the white gold bottle from which the expensive wine takes its name. Pernod-Ricard Perrier-Jouet $50,000 Each of the 100 sets contains twelve bottles of fine, expensive champagne. Marketed only to the ultra-rich, buyers will have the chance personalize their drinking experience by choosing the liqueur used in the champagne—and they’ll have to fly to Eastern France to do so. The sets are being sold to consumers in the United States, Britain, Japan, China, Russia, Switzerland and France. The price even includes a storage nest where the champagne may be allowed to age for up to eight months! Shipwrecked 1907 Heidsieck $275,000 These hundred year old bottles of Champagne from the Heidsieck vineyard in Champagne took over eighty years to reach their destination. Shipped to the Russian Imperial family in 1916, a shipwreck off the coast of Finland caused this champagne to be lost at sea until divers discovered over 200 bottles in 1997. Now they’re finally being sold—to wealthy guests at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Moscow, at least. Of course, the wine’s extraordinary tale and incredible age are what makes it the world’s most expensive champagne Most Expensive Wines in the World The word wine has its root from the ancient Greek word for vines, vinos. Grapevines produces lush grapes which are then fermented to create the popular yet sophisticated alcoholic drink we know as wine. In many areas, the English word wine and its synonyms in different languages are protected by law, as other beverages similar to wine can be produced from fruits, rice, flowers and honey. At the highest end, rare, super-expensive wines are often the costliest item on the menu, and exceptional vintages from the best vineyards may sell for thousands of dollars per bottle. Expensive red wines with their complex subtleties are traditionally more costly than other expensive wines. Here are the most expensive wines in the world. 1992 Screaming Eagle around $80,000 At Auction Napa Valley 2008, a charity event, a lot of six magnums of Screaming Eagle were sold for $500,000. In addition to the wine, the lot included a dinner at the winery. The lucky purchaser was Chase Bailey, an executive at Cisco Systems. 1945 Chateau Mouton-Rothschild Jeroboam $114,614 Sold to an anonymous buyer at a Christie’s auction in 1997, this bottle comes from what is considered by wine enthusiasts to be one of the finest vintages of the 20th century. “Th.J” 1787 Chateau Lafitte $160,000 A bottle of 1787 Chateau Lafitte which sold at Christie’s London in December of 1985, this wine was originally reported to be from the cellar of Thomas Jefferson, the former US President, and this most expensive bottle of wine had the initials Th.J etched into the glass bottle. It made its way into the hands of American tycoon Bill Koch, who became suspicious of the origins of the four bottles he had purchased. Eventually, he instigated the investigation that debunked the supposed origin of what was, at the time of purchase, the most expensive wine in the world. Shipwrecked 1907 Heidsieck $275,000 These hundred year old bottles of Champagne from the Heidsieck vineyard in Champagne took over eighty years to reach their destination. Shipped to the Russian Imperial family in 1916, a shipwreck off the coast of Finland caused this champagne to be lost at sea until divers discovered over 200 bottles in 1997. Now they’re finally being sold—to wealthy guests at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Moscow, at least. Of course, the wine’s extraordinary tale and incredible age are what makes it the world’s most expensive wine. Most Expensive Champagne Glasses Fine champagne needs an equally fine glass. It follows, then, that drinking the most expensive champagne requires the most expensive champagne glass. Enter John Calleija, designer of a pair of champagne glasses sure to put any others to shame. Adorned with 1,700 diamonds—both white and a rare argyle pink—these glasses were hand carved from a pair of 8kg blocks of quartz crystal. The glasses are nearly 6 inches tall, over half a pound apiece and share between them 15 carats of diamonds. Calleija, wishing to expand his work into luxury goods, drew diamond-covered letter openers, scissors, chopsticks and even salt and pepper shakers before hitting upon the more conventional idea of a pair of luxurious champagne glasses. An anonymous client, upon seeing the design, immediately commissioned them and plans to make them into family heirlooms. So how much did this anonymous businessman pay for the world’s most expensive champagne glasses? A mere $400,000 allowed him to secure this sparkling legacy. Most Expensive Men’s Suits The business suit, the traditional outfit of men in the Western world, is generally worn with a dress shirt and tie. The modern suit first made its appearence in fashion during the late nineteenth century. Suits have always been a status symbol used in formal occasions and when conducting business. The fashions of suits have changed, but suit’s power to signal rank and membership maintains. So we must ask, what are the most expensive suits in the world? Forbes recently released their Fall 2005 article of most expensive suits, which can be bought from a rack, as opposed to custom made expensive suits. From the article: Indeed, while the splurge appeal of custom and made-to-measure suits is still a draw for some shoppers, chances are they’d do just as well with a suit that could be fitted to their peers. “Our off-the-rack suits are the same make with the same natural shoulder as our custom suits,” says Jay Kos, a high-end New York suitmaker, whose beautifully made classic men’s suits have a wide appeal among the city’s heavier hitters. “Guys who are just coming into money want custom suits, so they can choose their own fabrics and details. But guys who already have a few custom suits are also buying off-the-rack if they see something great.” 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 people may suggest business suits are too formal for the modern work-a-day Google world of casual dress. Nevertheless, it is unlikely that the use of suits will decline, because even a the most casual slacker needs an expensive suit for weddings, funerals, court appearances, and even some job interviews. The most expensive suits in the world are modern day replacements for polished European medieval armor. Do you know of a more expensive off-the-rack suit? Most Expensive Purses... If you think spending hundreds of dollars for a pair of worn-out blue jeans is worth it because of current trends, just wait until you hear how much it costs to buy the world’s most expensive purse. Expensive purses have long been status symbols in upper-class culture. For years women routinely shelled out hundreds, sometimes thousands for the “it” bag, but the major price shift to the five figure handbag occurred nearly five years ago when bag makers started offering “signature items”. With this shift came a willingness to spend way more than necessary and the idea that these handbags are not just accessories, but investments and collectibles too. Louis Vuitton’s Tribute Patchwork Bag – $45,000 Louis Vuitton’s Tribute Patchwork Bag, LV’s most expensive handbag, has an even higher retail price. This hideous bag, made in 2007 from fifteen other bags exhumed from LV’s fashion graveyard—their spring/summer and cruise lines, to be exact—actually sold out fairly quickly. One can only hope that the supply, limited to only twenty-four numbered bags, had more to do with that than high demand. Hermès “Birkin” – $64,800 While a Hermès “Birkin” bag retails at $37,000 USD, the highest amount paid for one of these bags was $64,800 USD, sold at a Doyle New York auction in April of 2005. This black crocodile-skin features silver hardware, 14-karat white gold closure plates paved with 174 diamonds and an additional 310 diamonds on the lock. The 484 diamonds weigh in at 14.11 carats. Leiber Precious Rose – $92,000 Without a doubt, the most remarkable thing about Judith Leiber’s most expensive handbag is its unique rose shape. There’s a lot more going on with this purse than that, however. It’s lined with metallic kidskin and features 1,016 diamonds (42.56 carats), 1,169 pink sapphires and 800 pink tourmalines. For the purse’s metal components, Leiber used 18-karat white gold. Only one was ever made and it’s no longer available from Leiber’s boutique. Lana Marks’ Cleopatra Clutch – $100,000 Lana Marks releases just one of these limited edition bags per year. Pictured here is the 2007 bag, made with metallic silver alligator skin and 1,500 fully cut, faceted black and white diamonds set in an 18-karat white gold frame. Each year’s bag is signed and numbered. Chanel “Diamond Forever” Classic Bag – $261,000 Only thirteen of these pricey Chanel bags were created with only five available stateside. The alligator-skin bags featured clasps set with 334 diamond (3.56 carats) in the shape of Chanel’s trademark double-C logo. Eighteen-karat white gold was used to fashion both the clasp and the bag’s long shoulder straps. Ginza Tanaka’s purse – $1.9 million (via CityNews) The most expensive purse in the world is a unique bag created by Japanese jewelry house Ginza Tanaka. It shouldn’t surprise you that the most expensive purse is covered in diamonds—over 2,000 diamonds totaling 208 carats, in fact—but the bag’s other features make it truly special. For one thing, the rest of the bag is made of platinum, a very difficult metal to work for such a project. For another, the strap and clasp can be detached and worn as a necklace and brooch. It’s almost as if they expect someone to actually use this bag! The luxurious handbag will be on display in several stores across London during the first ever London Jewellery Week. It’s being offered by jewelry shop Nicholas James for the phenomenal price of £1 million (nearly US $2 million). If you think spending hundreds of dollars for a pair of worn-out blue jeans is worth it because of current trends, just wait until you hear how much it costs to buy the world’s most expensive purse. Expensive purses have long been status symbols in upper-class culture. For years women routinely shelled out hundreds, sometimes thousands for the “it” bag, but the major price shift to the five figure handbag occurred nearly five years ago when bag makers started offering “signature items”. With this shift came a willingness to spend way more than necessary and the idea that these handbags are not just accessories, but investments and collectibles too. Louis Vuitton’s Tribute Patchwork Bag – $45,000
Louis Vuitton’s Tribute Patchwork Bag, LV’s most expensive handbag, has an even higher retail price. This hideous bag, made in 2007 from fifteen other bags exhumed from LV’s fashion graveyard—their spring/summer and cruise lines, to be exact—actually sold out fairly quickly. One can only hope that the supply, limited to only twenty-four numbered bags, had more to do with that than high demand. Hermès “Birkin” – $64,800
While a Hermès “Birkin” bag retails at $37,000 USD, the highest amount paid for one of these bags was $64,800 USD, sold at a Doyle New York auction in April of 2005. This black crocodile-skin features silver hardware, 14-karat white gold closure plates paved with 174 diamonds and an additional 310 diamonds on the lock. The 484 diamonds weigh in at 14.11 carats. Leiber Precious Rose – $92,000
Without a doubt, the most remarkable thing about Judith Leiber’s most expensive handbag is its unique rose shape. There’s a lot more going on with this purse than that, however. It’s lined with metallic kidskin and features 1,016 diamonds (42.56 carats), 1,169 pink sapphires and 800 pink tourmalines. For the purse’s metal components, Leiber used 18-karat white gold. Only one was ever made and it’s no longer available from Leiber’s boutique. Lana Marks’ Cleopatra Clutch – $100,000
Lana Marks releases just one of these limited edition bags per year. Pictured here is the 2007 bag, made with metallic silver alligator skin and 1,500 fully cut, faceted black and white diamonds set in an 18-karat white gold frame. Each year’s bag is signed and numbered. Chanel “Diamond Forever” Classic Bag – $261,000
Only thirteen of these pricey Chanel bags were created with only five available stateside. The alligator-skin bags featured clasps set with 334 diamond (3.56 carats) in the shape of Chanel’s trademark double-C logo. Eighteen-karat white gold was used to fashion both the clasp and the bag’s long shoulder straps. Ginza Tanaka’s purse – $1.9 million
The most expensive purse in the world is a unique bag created by Japanese jewelry house Ginza Tanaka. It shouldn’t surprise you that the most expensive purse is covered in diamonds—over 2,000 diamonds totaling 208 carats, in fact—but the bag’s other features make it truly special. For one thing, the rest of the bag is made of platinum, a very difficult metal to work for such a project. For another, the strap and clasp can be detached and worn as a necklace and brooch. It’s almost as if they expect someone to actually use this bag! The luxurious handbag will be on display in several stores across London during the first ever London Jewellery Week. It’s being offered by jewelry shop Nicholas James for the phenomenal price of £1 million (nearly US $2 million). .
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Most Expensive Champagne in the World Champagne, a sparkling wine named after the Champagne region of France is the costliest wine to produce. To produce champagne there must be two fermentation processes, with the second step trapping carbon dioxide and making the bubbles. In most of Europe, the name “champagne” is legally protected meaning only the most expensive sparkling wine produced in the Champagne region of France can be marketed as champagne. In the United States and other areas, $3 bottles of wine are often labeled champagne. People often drink Champagne as part of a celebration and when celebrating success many feel the need to show off. The most expensive champagnes are more about image than what is in the bottle. Cristal Brut 1990 “Methuselah” $17,625 This six-liter, gold-labeled bottle of Cristal Brut 1990, dubbed the Methuselah, was sold at a Sotheby’s auction in New York to an undisclosed buyer in 2005. At the time, Cristal was a favorite of the hip-hop crowd. Dom Perignon White Gold Jeroboam $40,000 During the same year, a limited edition bottle of Dom Perignon became the most expensive champagne in the world. Sold in three-liter bottles, the Dom Perignon White Gold Jeroboam was sold to commemorate the New Year. Much of its price, however, is surely due to the white gold bottle from which the expensive wine takes its name. Pernod-Ricard Perrier-Jouet $50,000 Each of the 100 sets contains twelve bottles of fine, expensive champagne. Marketed only to the ultra-rich, buyers will have the chance personalize their drinking experience by choosing the liqueur used in the champagne—and they’ll have to fly to Eastern France to do so. The sets are being sold to consumers in the United States, Britain, Japan, China, Russia, Switzerland and France. The price even includes a storage nest where the champagne may be allowed to age for up to eight months! Shipwrecked 1907 Heidsieck $275,000 These hundred year old bottles of Champagne from the Heidsieck vineyard in Champagne took over eighty years to reach their destination. Shipped to the Russian Imperial family in 1916, a shipwreck off the coast of Finland caused this champagne to be lost at sea until divers discovered over 200 bottles in 1997. Now they’re finally being sold—to wealthy guests at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Moscow, at least. Of course, the wine’s extraordinary tale and incredible age are what makes it the world’s most expensive champagne. Rolex, according to BusinessWeek, is one of the world’s 100 most valuable brands. The Swiss company’s timepieces are almost synonymous with wealth and status, but Rolex is curiously absent from the list of the world’s top ten most expensive watches. That’s why we’ve decided to let you know about the most expensive Rolex watches in the world. The most expensive Rolex ever sold at auction was a “Paul Newman” Rolex Oyster Cosmograph “Daytona” sold at a Sotheby’s event in June, 2003. This prototype wristwatch, featuring a red dial and black sub-dials, was produced in 1979. It sold for £210,000—around US $350,000. Rumors persist regarding a Rolex sold at Selfridges in London for a fantastic price of £8 million—over US $15 million—but they seem to be rumors only.
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