The document lists the 15 most expensive items ever sold at Harrods, the luxury department store in London. These include a $165 million yacht, a $1 million advent calendar filled with luxury goods, and a $790,000 crystal bathtub carved from a single piece of Amazonian rock crystal. Other top items are a diamond-encrusted golf putter for $161,000, $232,645 perfume bottle with a five-carat diamond, and $51,000 ruby-studded shoes. The list showcases some of the extravagant and luxurious products available exclusively at Harrods.
2. Top 15 luxury items sold at
Harrods
On a trip to Harrods you’ll more often than not go back home
empty handed. On rare occasions you’ll walk out with a new
clutch or a small decor for the house. Most people know that at
Harrods you can find almost everything you need and if you are
not looking for anything, it is a nice place just to check what’s
new at one of the most famous department store in the world.
Understanding the immense value and popularity of Harrods,
here at World Most Expensive, we decided to present to our
readers a comprehensive list of the 15 most expensive items
ever sold at Harrods.
3. 1 – H2 Yacht – $165 million
Since the Qatar’s Royal family took over the luxury department store, they
are offering super yachts, in agreement with the well known yacht making
company Watkins. Other models are also available.
4. 2 – Advent Calendar – $1 million
Around 1,75 meters high, the calendar is made up of brushed aluminum with
double-coat finish surfaces and is designed by the Porsche Design. It is set to
reveal a new surprise each day until December 24. The calendar comes with
18 carat yellow sunglasses, Bounce:S² premium running shoes, fine writing
tools, timeless cufflinks and a limited edition leather blouson made from
hand-woven lambskin Nappa.
5. 3 – Baldi Harrods Crystal Bathtub – $790.000,00
This bathtub has been made from a single piece of rock crystal found in the
Amazonian rainforest. It is 2,5 meters in diameter and took six months to
carve. SOLD.
6. 4 – Clive Christian Perfume – $232.645,00
The bottle of the perfume is adorned with a five-carat large diamond and 18
carat gold collar. The bottle is made of expensive cut glass crystal and is sold
exclusively at Harrods.
7. 5 – Diamond-encrusted putter – $161.000,00
The putter is based in 18-carat white gold head encrusted with 240 rubies
and 378 diamonds. This exclusive golf putter is more a collector’s item than
a golf accessory. SOLD.
8. 6 – Stuart Weitzman shoes
These extravagant slippers have been adorned with ruby and were
especially made to be worn for Oscar 2003 functions but unfortunately
could not be used for it. Ravishing rubies measuring 120 carats in weight
have been set in red satin stilettos and framed with pure platinum.
9. 7 – Eco-friendly bed – $84.425,00
Vi-Spring has created a bed called The Majesty that includes mattress, divan,
headboard and scatter cushions and has been made completely by hand. It has
been filled with 6.240 handmade springs and luxurious natural filling and topped
with layers of silk, cashmere, blended lambs wool and cotton. The bed has been
crafted from hard found breech and is upholstered in fabric from the JAB ANSTOEZ
elegant Grandezza collection.
10. 8 – Champagne Trunk – $54.000,000
The luxury Krug Trunk is made of corrosion proof material, it has traditional red
calfskin interior. The cabinets have three bottles of Krug Grand Cuvee Champagne
and has also an ice-bucket designed by François Bauchet.
11. 9 – Diamond Manicure – $51.000,00
London-based Cherish Angula’s diamond manicure involves 10 carat diamonds that
are studded on your nails and is the most expensive nail treatment known till now.
12. 10 – Most expensive shirt – $44.740,00
Swedish shirt makers Eton made the white elegant shirt to commemorate the 80th
anniversary of the brand. Created by Egyptian cotton yarn, the shirt is adorned by
white and colored diamonds. This shirt was on sale at Harrods to promote a
charitable trust.
13. 11 – Most advanced bicycle – $36.000,00
It has been designed by motorsport specialist BERU f1systems has a main purpose
of being an advanced training tool rather than a high performance racing bike. The
cycle is equipped with the parameters like crack force, incline, lean angle, body
temperature, chest expansion, speed and has a special Shimano Di2 electric shifting
mechanism system.
14. 12 – World’s most expensive fridge – $15.729,00
Known as Eye Catcher, this fridge-freezer is 2m high and studded with 7.000
sparkling Swarovski crystals.
15. 13 – Most expensive tea bag – $15.250,00
Boodles jewelers have handcrafted diamond teabag that was created to celebrate
PG Tips’ 75th birthday. Decorated with 280 diamonds, it is being used to raise
money for a children’s charity in Manchester, England.
16. 14 – World’s most expensive chocolate box – $10.000,00
Harrods has launched this collection with exclusively packaging by Lebanese
chocolatier Patchi. These chocolates are Swarovski-studded that are hand wrapped
in Indian silk and presented with suede leather with gold and platinum linings. One
box contains 49 chocolates.
17. 15 – Ambootia Snowmist – $7.864,00 per Kilogram
Ambootia Snowmist is the finest known tea for tea aficionados. The tea leaves are
obtained from the Far East from a special technique that includes picking, rolling,
fermenting and drying of tea leaves. These tea leaves should be plucked before
sunshine since the natural fragrance is at its peak at that time. The most exclusive
tea is made from the fragile Pale Ho bud; resultant from bushes specially pruned in
the winter and therefore the tea’s charming name.