The year end will witness famous auction house Bonhams conduct a very rare sale of luxury watches that belong to the private collection of the Porsche Family. The name of the event to be held at New Bond Street is ‘Fine Watches & Wristwatches’. And you can safely expect some of the best creations ever in the world of uber rich timepieces here.

A very unique auction, it will feature pieces by Eterna, Porsche Design, Panerai, Rolex, Jaeger LeCoultre, Breitling, Eberhard, Omega and Chronoswiss. In other words, every brand that you ever loved will be pretty much under this one roof. The high point of the event will be an 18 carat gold chronograph by Eterna that has an estimated price bracket of £4000-6000. This one was presented to Dr. Ferdinand Oliver Porsche on his 40th birthday celebration.
Again, there is also one spectacular watch called Porsche Design that is known for its different dial designs and it carries an estimated price of £1800-2200. Do look out for Porsche Design prototypes, the Dashboard PTR-Titan Rattrapante, Rolex Explorer II and Jaeger LeCoultre Memovox Polaris.

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And when we had started to think that probably all his famous gloves have been sold, yet another one pops up from out of the blue and creates headline. No prizes for guessing that its legend Michael Jackson and his trademark fashion accessory that we are talking about here. Apparently, this shimmering white glove (yep, there is only one) was worn by MJ at the premiere of his trademark moonwalk dance way back in 1983. This little fame feat of its cost the highest bidder Hoffman Ma of Hong Kong some $420,000 bucks!

The glove is a modified golf glove studded with rhinestones all over. Jackson wore it on his left hand during the Motown’s 25th anniversary TV special. In fact, this one was the top item among the singer’s other stuff at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square.

Even after spending such a fortune, Ma is a happy man and finds the deal “a fairly good discount”. Well, such is the charisma of the great popstar who even in his death continues to have die-hards, who are willing to go to any length only to keep his memory alive. By the way, the auction also featured one of Jacko’s jackets from his 1989 ‘Bad’ tour that fetched $225,000.

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One person who will always remain larger than life, even in death, is pop legend Michael Jackson. The world has seen him rock  them with his music, dance, charisma and eccentricities. We have seen how hard his fans are trying to keep his memory alive, and frankly, we do not have a single doubt in their effort. His clothes and CDs were auctioned. In fact, he also earned a documentary ‘This Is It’ which saw packed houses for everyone wanted to see MJ in his last days, preparing for his much awaited comeback that sadly never happened.

Well, now it is a 3D version of the singer that has got everyone to sit up and take notice. Truth is that when alive, Jackson had taken 3D scans of his body with a hope to build a virtual reality body double for himself. And this very 3D scan data has been put on sale on eBay by an anonymouse person from the US with a claim that these belong to the 37 year old MJ of 1996.

The price is huge at $1.5 M but if the details are to be believed then this data can create an MJ who will speak, laugh, sing and even dance for you. The data was gathered by using the same equipment which ceates data for video games and realted stuff. Is this it? We are wondering.

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When thinking of timeless beauties, Audrey Hepburn will always top the list. This extremely talented actress continuous to live in our memories thanks to her inimitable style and goodness of heart. And now her true fans can actually try on her legendary style at a forthcoming sale by Kerry Taylor Auction that will be selling some 36 items of clothing from her wardrobe that date from 1953 to the late 60s. So you can well expect the hats, belts and all the snazzy accessories.

A little birdie tell us that Audrey was fond of giving away all her unwanted clothes to close friend Tanja Star-Busman. It is these very clothes, among a few others, that you will find in the auction. Items up for sale include a Givenchy-designed black cloqué silk gown that Audrey wore for the film ‘Paris When it Sizzles’ in 1962, at an estimated price of £10-15,000. Even the Chantilly lace cocktail gown that she wore in ‘How to Steal a Million’ is gaining a lot of attention all over again. This one goes for a higher price bracket £10-20,000.

But truly, the highlight of the event will indeed be the ivory satin bridal gown that was made for Audrey by the extremely talented Fontana sisters for the actress’ planned wedding to James Hanson. When the wedding was called off, Audrey decided to give the dress to a poor and beautiful Italian woman who could never afford such a dress. Finally, it was passed on to Amabile Altobella. The price tag falls near £12,000. 50 per cent of the proceeds will go to The Audrey Hepburn Children’s Fund.

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Technology has indeed taken BBQ grills to newer levels, but this time we spotted creativity doing a real slick job with the whole outdoor cooking regime. And in all fairness, we are completely blown away by it. First, it was the barbecue train followed by Dragon BBQ grills but even those could not satiate the hunger for more styles, and so the pistol-shaped BBQ grill was born. This time it is a truck, or should we say Ford truck to be precise, that is at your service to cook up some crunchy meats and breads for you on the go.

This one comes decked with all the high-tech gadgets giving one the ultimate in tailgating. In fact, it might just remind you of the Fire Truck grill that was launched last year. Well, the two are different and you will know once you take a look at the Ford Truck grill’s price tag which is a huge $15,000.

There isn’t any word on the specs of this beauty. All we know is that it is up for sale on eBay and is looking to add a certain magic to all your outdoor eating sessions. You will definitely rule with this one.

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The world saw its most expensive coin at the recently held auction in Barcelona. Organised by Auero & Calicó, this grand event had a participating coin that is being celebrated as the last one from the 1609 centen coin which is remarkable as the biggest solid gold coin to be ever minted in Spain.

A very rare money, this coin attracted a lot of attention from bidders, onlookers and media alike. Finally, it was sold to a huge bid of $1,202,566. The identity of the lucky bidder has been kept anonymous. We just know him as the bidder no. 74 and that this super rich person came from Europe. In fact, the surprised on his face was quite evident when he saw that absolutely no one challenged his opening  bid of 1,202,566.

The coin in question was minted in Segovia and belonged to the priceless Knight of the Yndias collection that was on auction in Barcelona. There were other 2,200 rare items in gold on auction too. But it was this coin that stole the limelight.

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Bizarre as it may sound, a clump of hair people believe had belonged to the King was sold for $ 15,000 at a Chicago auction house. It was Item No. 66. The hair was supposed to have been shaved off his head when he joined Army in 1958, says Chicago Tribune. The hair was part of legend Elvis’ 200 items that went under the hammer at Chicago’s Leslie Hindman Auctioneers.

Besides this, were pictures of Elvis Presley’s wedding reception when he married Priscilla in 1967, Christmas cards, Elvis dolls etc. The collection interestingly included his sweat-stained scarves too! These items belonged to Gary Pepper, Elvis Presley’s friend who ran a popular fan club, but died of cerebral palsy in 1980. Needless to say, the auction had its share of die-hard fans who were willing to grab these items.
John Urso got the King’s white cotton shirt with an “EP” monogram for $52,000 besides a red ultra-suede shirt for $ 28,000. Adam Holbrook, another fan, managed to get hold of some Elvis dolls.

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Michael Jackson had worn the white glove with tiny lights at his 1984 tour selling in the Profiles in History auction at Calabasas, near Los Angeles, for £44,300, approx $70,144.

The piece was one of the two made for the singer by Ted Shell, with shinning bugle beads and Austrian crystal rhinestones. It had as many as 50 tiny lights drawing power from nine volt battery in the cuff.

The auction had 1,200 unique pieces of Hollywood history, other items being MJ’s red V-necked jumper encrusted with deep red rhinestones and white fedora hat fetching £29,500. And, an Elvis Presley guitar that sold for £66,500.
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What’s more, it has inset diamonds and 18ct gold parts. It wears this sleek look but that is just part of it. A lot of hard work went into building the bike. Jeweller Nicholas James of Hatton Garden to customize the bike. Not so surprisingly, building the bike took several months of labour to complete.

Would someone ever want to take this bike out into the open and ride it among people? The dazed wife cannot too, for a while, because the magnificent piece will be on display at Nicholas James’ showroom in Hatton Garden till December end.

So it is not before the year turns that she can soar on roads riding the once-in-lifetime experience piece. The bicycle costed Foo-Kune’s husband £10,000.
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Originally owned by US based Haworth Inc, a manufacturing firm, it was built Smed family of Calgary. The total area of this estate is 27,000 square feet. A main home, guest house, porch and a water tower apart, there is a lounge with fireplace, and a training and conference area.

The main residence measures 15,000 square feet, has seven guest suites, an industrial chef kitchen, dining room and lounge. Its  media room can seat over 20 people. The guest house of 12,000-square-feet has six separate suites. It has been a famous luxury executive retreat, hosting politicians and celebrities.

It has put to rest a prior sale in June 2008 – a six-bedroom Crescent Heights home that garnered $7.5 million.
The Falkridge property has been dubbed an architectural masterpiece.

Other features of the property include heated tile flooring, spa-like ensuites, private balconies with mountain and gold course views.

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