Business seems to be going good for brand Vacheron Constantin. In fact, it has recently opened up shop in Hong Kong too. And marking this big event are three all new limited edition Dragon watches. As the name suggests, the dragon motif is quite dominant here which has been made in hand pertaining to the delicate work involved. Not just that, there is also some beautiful guilloche machine engraving that too requires the sincere efforts of a skilled artist.

The markets will have only nine units of each model. The three watches have been done in diferent shades of gold each with a slightly different image of the Chinese dragon. So, you can well expect each model to be unique. The inside of the watches function as per the signature Vacheron Constantin movement. The strap is made from high quality black alligator leather. No word on the pricing.

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Philately is an expensive passion. Who knew that the stamp we mostly choose to ignore on our envelope can actually hold the key to millions. In fact, in the present time the written letter itself is getting so antiquated that we have a sneaky feeling that in the times to come one might be auctioning off letters for a whole lot of money. Well, all this has been the build-up to the news we are about to share about a stamp belonging to the bygone era that has ruffled the philately feathers.

This stamp is Chinese and belongs to the Qing Dynasty. And believe it or not but this one sold for a huge $331,000 in Hong Kong. We are informed that this one is an extremely rare 1897 small one-dollar over print on a three-cent Chinese Red Revenue stamp.

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Hong Kong and luxury go hand in hand. And with the world catching up with financial hard times that had been troubling us all for a year now, the city is all set to have confidence in the economy all over again. News is that Sun Hung Kai Properties, the largest developer by market value in the world, has put two penthouses in Hong Kong for sale at a record 38.5 million US dollars.

We are informed that the price of the two penthouses mark a rise in market value by 50 per cent. This translates into $11,075 per square foot. The two apartments in question are situated on the 91st to 93rd floor of a 270 meter high building. Each has six bedrooms as well as an outdoor garden and swimming pool.

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Sold as perhaps the most expensive club, Richman’s International Millionaire’s Club by the Hong Kong-based RS Management Limited is very popular with those who have endless zeroes after the numbers in their bank account. Believe it or not, but you do need a whopping $15.2 million to be a part of this crème de la crème club.

This membership includes a 30-year Charter Corporate Platinum tag. Trying to keep it exclusive, so far only 100 memberships in the Richman’s IMC will be available across the world.

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If you think that the current economic meltdown is slowing down people from living it up; then think again. This is not the 1920’s and people are willing to go for broke with whatever they have. The W Hotel that newly came up in Hong Kong has got an amazing suite which is aptly titled as ‘Extreme WOW Suite’ and the special stay in the lap of luxury will cost you $ 5,790 for each night. By the way, there is also the 10% of additional service tax for the suite, which will mean that a stay in the WOW for a single night will cost you more than $6000.
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Don’t dare to consider it as a standard apartment. Located in Hong Kong, what makes it achieve an extraordinary feature is its centrally-installed elliptical cabinet designed by FAK3 that can swivel 360-degrees with a mere shove of a finger. Equipped with stylish compartments across its north-east-south-west face, the rotating feature allows you access to diverse living areas of a singular room. The crazy and exciting functionality of the cabinet enables you face a TV in one go and respecting your mood swings allows you turn back take forward the chat with those seated on couch. The customized cabinet was developed by FAK3 catering the needs of one of their clients wanting to have his central space occupied with array of activities i.e. study, recreation, dining and the list goes on.

Its wide edges accommodate a pair of keyboards and a desk whilst the two shorter surfaces house TV and offer a lot of storage-space. Developed using all possible industrial potency, it can support up to two tones and the moving cabinet offers an elegant appeal to the room’s professed spatial arrangement.

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We have covered various paintings, antiques, statues at international auction houses Sotheby’s and Christie’s. And lately here comes a mandatory update to my list of paintings sold at Christie’s. A Gundam painting by Japanese artist Tenmyouya Hisashi lately fetched $600,000 (HK$4.8 million) at Hong Kong based Christie’s auction house. The painting “RX-78-2 Kabuki-mono 2005 Version” reflects a perfect blend of traditionalism with modernism.

Hisashi states: Japan is known for numerous “Gundam-Otaku’s,” and their admiration of Gundam is profound. Hence, he didn’t wish to alter the image of Gundam. By shifting Gundam’s “mobile suit” to tattoos, he has offered a custom-built model and its setting against the background of gold leaf from customary Japanese painting accentuates Gundam’s samurai genesis.

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Featured above is a tiara bejeweled with a 101.27-carat shield-shaped diamond making up to Christie’s auction house based in Hong Kong. The diamond tiara is successful in inviting the attention of filthy rich and is anticipated to fetch $6,000,000-$7,500,000.

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Melted down is not a painting but an antique bowl that have reached the auction block. This gold Ming Dynasty bowl is anticipated to sell off for $30,000, which is almost two-fold of its estimated price around four years ago. Sotheby’s disclosed that at a scheduled Hong Kong auction on 11 April, this masterpiece w would be inviting bids not less than HK$60 million ($7.7 million). Emblazoned with dragons and fitted pearls, turquoise, rubies and sapphires, the three-legged vessel is bejeweled with 1.3 kilograms of 18K gold, which makes it the highlight of Sotheby’s auction amongst 25 other gold and precious-metal objects. Total auction value expected to be generated from this New York-based auction is d HK$100 million.

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