For those who start their style statement from the feet, ECCO offers the Premium 109 collection, handmade from crocodile skin shoes. These limited edition crocodile skin golf shoes are individually crafted and made-to-order by highly skilled artisans at company-owned facilities using unique production technologies and professional expertise. These heart-thumpingly handsome shoes are accompanied by a distinctive collector’s accessory package which includes a crocodile leather luggage tag made from the exact same hand-selected hides used to make the shoes, a platinum plate with the player’s name and shoe edition number, cedar shoe trees and a gold-colored silk shoe bag. Priced at $3300, the shoes are available at only a handful of elite golf clubs worldwide.

Via: Golf 365

For those who would love to experience the harshness of nomadic life, the “penthouse on wheels” will make life easier but rather luxurious when you commune with nature only to avoid a bad sleep in a tent on the hard ground. The $700,000 penthouse on wheels goes under the hammer at Lloyd’s auction at Carrara to invite those who have the heart and deep pockets to actually live what others can only fantasize about. This Gold Coast motorhome features timber floors, granite benchtops and mahogany finishes that are as unblemished as any apartment can be. Matching the perfection of an apartment, it has a kitchen sink, gas cooking, a fridge, freezer, a pantry, a television with access to pay TV, a DVD player and VCR and leather passenger seats. Designed as a stand-alone, high-end unit, it also features a fold-out lounge and dining room that extends out from the side of the vehicle with the flick of a switch. The bedroom in the back with its own TV and cupboard space along with a washer and dryer behind a compartment makes it complete with everything you need to enjoy your away-from-it-all, life-altering expedition experience.

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An original Mercedes, once part of a fleet used by the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler in his travels across Europe during the Second World War, was sold to an anonymous Russian billionaire for $8 million. Yes, owned by Hitler, who despite his innumerable faults had in fact great taste in cars. The midnight blue 770 K model car traveled the world, first to Austria, then to a car museum in Las Vegas, then to a brewery tycoon in Munich, and finally was locked away in a collector’s garage in Bielefeld. The painstaking two-month search to locate the Mercedes belonging to Hitler has finally fetched the buyer a worth for parking a piece from history in his garage.

Via: The Local/Jalopnik

We have seen relaxing and unwinding in the unique experience of luxury bathing, but the Transtube 360 from Spanish bathroom firm Roca will transform bathing. The perfectly rounded shower cubicle, which looks futuristic and rather something from the X-Men movies, offers a rotating door without hinges, screws and handles. Well, it’s not done for the heck of being trendy but it opens using motion-sensor technology. Sparing on the comfortable seating, the style endowed by the cutting-edge design, this thermostatic stainless steel tower also helps to save water and energy. So, if you thought there is no room for style in your bath space, the eco-friendly factor will still lure you into the Transtube.

If you were a wealthy investor, would you buy the Brooklyn Bridge? The answer would be yes. No, this is no scam but that’s what attracts the wealthy as bridges and wind mills can provide steady long-term returns and offer a safer alternative than equity and government bonds. Apart from this some rich individuals can also turn to infrastructure for the moral satisfaction of promoting a country’s infrastructure, or building up their social or environmental credentials but given the returns ranging from 12% to 18%, private-equity type investments, may seem unattractive in the context of the equity market. To set such a trend, much of the credit goes to the recent financial downturn that demonstrated the robustness of infrastructure. For the individuals with deep pockets, the trend is just starting to emerge and definitely will see improvements in the years to come with more “concrete” investments.

Via: WSJ/ The Globe and Mail

Owned by Richard D. Fain, the $1.4-billion, world’s largest ship, “Oasis of the Seas” is finally finished. It’s five times larger than the Titanic, has seven neighborhoods, an ice rink, a golf course and a 750-seat outdoor amphitheater. The Oasis, known as NB-1363, is so tall she needs a retractable funnel, or smokestack, to duck under bridges such as the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York or the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark. The ship that mingles the glitter of Las Vegas with the vivid fantasy of Disney is estimated to have the useful life of 30 to 40 years. Among the host of entertainment options that the ship has to offer, scuba-diving lessons, two rock-climbing walls, two surfing simulation wave makers, a basketball court and four pools are a few to name that aim at vanquishing the notion of cruising as a sedentary holiday. The world’s largest zipline also features an elegant piazza with shopping and restaurants, a spa hosts yoga and Pilates, even botox treatments and teeth whitening. The voyager that is bigger than any biggest of the past era is just wow and if we could say, that world might not see anything bigger than this.

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If you thought it would be hard to find the most expensive gifts amid this recession…you were wrong. Because we have come across over-the-top gift options for the uber-rich for whom money is no object. So for the occasion of giving, here are the gift ideas to spoil the lucky men, women and kids in your life with the finest luxury gifts available.

1) EC135 Eurocopter by Hermès

The culmination of year 2009 shall witness Bonhams conducting a rare auctioning of watches from the Private Collection of the Porsche Family in its “Fine Watches & Wristwatches” auction on New Bond Street. The unique collection features pieces by Eterna, Porsche Design, Rolex, Panerai, Eberhard, Jaeger LeCoultre, Breitling, Chronoswiss and Omega. The noteworthy collection includes an 18ct gold chronograph by Eterna estimated at £4000-6000, presented to Dr. Ferdinand Oliver Porsche for his 40th birthday, and Porsche Design prominently known for its different dial designs. It carries an estimated price of £1800-2200. Other notables include a Porsche Design prototypes, the Dashboard PTR-Titan Rattrapante, Rolex Explorer II and Jaeger LeCoultre Memovox Polaris.

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For a fan of rock ‘n’ roll, it just doesn’t get bigger than this. At the New York City rock and roll auction, where hundreds of rock ‘n’ roll items were up for the grabs, Michael Jackson’s famous white glove was the night’s big seller for $350,000. The buyer was Hong Kong businessman Hoffman Ma. Referred to as the “Holy Grail of Michael Jackson” memorabilia, the glove was among several items owned by Michael Jackson. Other items on sale included a car driven by MJ and the black, strap and zipper-laden jacket Jackson wore during the 1989 “Bad” tour that soared to $225,000. However, for the people who have lived rock and roll, there were items from Elvis Presley, the Beatles and David Bowie’s guitar to get closest one could get to the legendary superstars.

Via: Reuters/LA Times

Roland Iten has announced its limited edition mechanical belt for 2010. The newest model being assembled at their manufacturing facility in Geneva will be priced at $30,000. The R8MKII PRECIOUS in Solid Rose Gold w/ titanium will be a fashion accessory to be owned by the uber rich to jazz up the waistline with something classic.

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