Rachel Leroy, Author at Expensive Places

Oct19

First Rolls-Royce Showroom In Latin America

Rolls-Royce opens first showroom in Latin America in the Brazilian city of São Paulo, located in the Av. Cidade Jardim. The new 500 square metre showroom has been designed to provide discerning clientele with a relaxing atmosphere in which to commission their motor car. The use of glass and space has been carefully considered to provide optimum natural light. The Customer Lounge, which features bespoke-designed furniture and cabinets,...

Oct18

The World’s Most Expensive Cocktail

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3 months ago a $77,000 Cognac Bottle the a key ingredient for a drink aim to be the world’s most expensive cocktail, falling from a table. Now Salvatore Calabrese try again and this time breaks the Guiness World Record for the world’s most expensive cocktail with ‘Salvatore’s Legacy’. In front of two witnesses and a crowd of leading bartenders, press and photographers, Salvatore open the 1788 Glos de...

Oct18

James Bond’s swimming trunks sold for $71,876

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James Bond’s swimming trunks was sold for $71,876 in Christie’s auction named “50 Years of James Bond – The Auction” (28 September to 8 October 2012). The sales results exceeded the initial estimate of $4,830 – $8,050. The pair of swimming trunks by La Perla, was worn by Daniel Craig as James Bond in Casino Royale. The navy and powder blue nylon trunks labelled GrigioPerla, was made in Italy, and size is L (I...

Oct17

Skull Motif Art-DNA by RJ-Romain Jerome

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RJ-Romain Jerome unveiled Art-DNA, a collection of 10 unique timepieces all of them featuring a recurrent motif in John M Armleder’s work: the skull. These Art-DNA pieces are made of polished steel. The skull motif applique is raised and serves to decorate the hammered, polished dial. The underside of the applique is lacquered with a color revealed by a subtle play of shimmering reflections on the dial. Each unique piece is a...

Oct16

The new cufflinks by Richard Mille

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We saw before expensive cufflinks but the cufflinks by Richard Mille are complex and extremely technical. In fact two years of work went into creating and designing these cufflinks, consisting of no fewer than 38 components each. Made from grade 5 titanium (a diamond-set version will follow soon), Richard Mille cufflinks inaugurate a groundbreaking and patented mechanism that opens the bars using a push-piece. Instead of using a...