How much would you pay for a new car? A wristwatch? Or even a figurine to decorate your home? Probably not millions of dollars, like some "moneybags" who are willing to pay crazy amounts for the best or rarest items.
We present to you the most expensive things in the world, a selection of items that would ruin most people on Earth.
10. Heintzman Crystal Grand Piano - $3.22 million
Before this piano was sold at auction to an unknown buyer, it was played around the world at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
This musical instrument may look too pretty to play, but now it's making crystal-clear sounds in a private home.
9. Tequila Passion Azteca - $3.5 million
This drink is made from the juice of a six-year-old blue agave plant. But who needs the contents when the vessel it comes in is so much more interesting?
The most expensive tequila in the world is so expensive because its bottle is made of platinum and white gold and covered with almost 6,500 diamonds. But there are cheaper options - tequila without a diamond frame, in a bottle of gold or platinum will cost 250 thousand dollars.
8. Neiman Marcus Limited Edition Fighter – $11 million
Among the most expensive things there may be more exotic and compact examples. But there are none as fast as the most expensive motorcycle in the world.
Only 45 examples of the Neiman Marcus Limited Edition Fighter were ever produced. With its powerful 2.0-liter turbocharged engine, this 195-kg road monster can reach speeds of up to 300 kilometers per hour.
In 2000, it cost $110,000, not too expensive compared to other top-end items. However, the Neiman Marcus Limited Edition Fighter is one of those iron horses that only gets more expensive with time.
It is now a highly sought after, extremely rare and very expensive "street sci-fi dream," as Neiman Marcus described his creation.
7. The Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond - $24 million
Found in India in the 17th century, this deep blue 35.36-carat diamond has seen its fair share of crowned heads, first by the Spanish monarch Philip IV, who gave it to the Infanta Margarita Teresa on her engagement to Leopold I.
Later it came into the hands of Elector Karl Albrecht of the House of Wittelsbach, who ruled Bavaria. And it remained in the Bavarian crown until World War I. Hence the first name of the stone.
In 2008, Christie's in London put the diamond up for auction and it was purchased by jeweler Laurence Graff of Graff Diamonds. Unhappy with the stone's "25 flaws and numerous chips and scratches from numerous alterations over the past 360-plus years," he transformed it into a flawless 31.06-carat diamond.
6. Graff Diamonds Hallucination watch - $55 million
The most expensive wristwatch in the world is encrusted with yellow, pink, blue, grey and orange diamonds in different shapes. Their total weight reaches 110 carats. The specialists of the London jewelry company Graff Diamonds spent several thousand hours of work to create this alluring Hallucination.
5. 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO – $70 million
In June 2018, the world's most expensive car was purchased by David McNeil, founder and CEO of WeatherTech.
According to CNN, "owners rarely part with it at any price" because there are only 39 Ferraris in the world, all produced between 1962 and 1964.
"The Ferrari 250 GTO is the car market's equivalent of Van Gogh's Sunflowers," said auction chairman James Knight.
4. Falcon Supernova iPhone 6 – $95.5 million
Those lucky few who got to hold the world's most expensive smartphone in their hands paid almost $100 million not for its "fillings". It is no different from the regular version of the iPhone 6 - an Apple A8 processor, which is far from the most powerful, a 4.7-inch screen, an 1810 mAh battery, 1 GB of RAM and 128 GB for storing user content.
Of interest is the unique pink diamond located under the Apple logo.
For those who are not ready to part with such a sum, there are cheaper options - with blue or orange diamonds. The body of the device is made of yellow gold, pink gold or platinum - at the customer's choice.
3. Alberto Giacometti's sculpture "Pointing Man" - $141.3 million.
Photos of the most expensive things in the world usually show us elegant, stylish objects made of precious materials. And they take years to create. But the Pointing Man sculpture is not one of them. It looks more like Slenderman than a work of art.
And yet, art lovers are willing to pay millions of dollars for it. After all, its creator is the famous Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti. He created the "Pointing Man" in just one night.
The 180-centimeter figure symbolizes weakness, loneliness and the desire to escape from the fear generated by World War II. Even in the post-war period, people could not recover from the horror they had endured. That is why this and other sculptures by Giacometti are so thin and their appearance is clearly not joyful.
2. Leonardo da Vinci's painting "Salvator Mundi" - $450 million.
One of the most famous paintings by Leonardo da Vinci was acquired in 2017 by Saudi Prince Bader bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan al-Saud.
According to Artnet.com sources, this buyer was only an intermediary, and the true owner of the painting was the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman. A representative of the auction house Christie's claimed that the da Vinci masterpiece was bought by the Abu Dhabi Tourism Department.
Regardless, Salvator Mundi is the most expensive piece of art in the world ever put up for auction.
The painting was first sold for $60 in 1958. I wonder what the previous owners would say if they knew how much they paid for Salvator Mundi 59 years later?
1. Yacht Streets of Monaco - $1 billion
Here is the answer to the question of what is the most expensive thing in the world. This huge yacht-city is a miniature principality of Monaco, with all its most important attractions.
What are the attractions in Monaco? That's right, hotels and casinos. And also Formula 1 races on the Monaco Grand Prix track. It wasn't possible to place the track itself on the yacht, so the go-kart track is responsible for creating the racing atmosphere.
Yacht Island Design is no stranger to creating themed yachts designed to entertain multi-billionaires and their friends. However, this is likely the first time they have undertaken a project of this scale.
While other vessels may outperform the Streets of Monaco in terms of speed, this yacht is the most expensive in the world.
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