The Baldi bathtub on display at Harrods.
The Baldi bathtub on display at Harrods.

You paid how much for that?



A bathtub carved from a single piece of white rock crystal has become the world's most expensive ever to go on sale, costing a staggering $790,000 (Dh2.9m). With the tub currently on display at the top London store Harrods, we bring you five other ridiculously expensive items.

Made from crocodile leather, platinum and 52 carats of hand-set diamonds, this $3.2 million collar includes 1,600 diamonds and a seven-carat, brilliant-cut centre diamond. At least your dog won't be able to chew through it.

Created to usher in the 2009 wedding season, each cupcake costs $30,000 and includes a single, two-carat Asscher-cut diamond surrounded by eight brilliant-cut diamonds. As if cup cakes weren't bad enough for your teeth already.

With South Africa hosting this year's World Cup, the Cape Town-based jewellers Shimansky designed a football encrusted with 3,500 carats of South African diamonds. The ball is valued at $2.59 million.

Designed by Fernando Altamirano, the 24-carat gold-coated bottle is based on the work of the late Italian painter and sculptor Modigliani. It holds blended spring water from France and the Fiji Islands, as well as glacier water from Iceland. All this for only $60,000.

Designed on commission by Stuart Hughes, this phone is made from 18-carat rose gold and inlaid with hundreds of diamonds, including a single-cut 7.1-carat diamond for the main navigation button. It costs a cool $2.97 million.

THE SPECS

Engine: 6.75-litre twin-turbocharged V12 petrol engine 

Power: 420kW

Torque: 780Nm

Transmission: 8-speed automatic

Price: From Dh1,350,000

On sale: Available for preorder now

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Skewed figures

In the village of Mevagissey in southwest England the housing stock has doubled in the last century while the number of residents is half the historic high. The village's Neighbourhood Development Plan states that 26% of homes are holiday retreats. Prices are high, averaging around £300,000, £50,000 more than the Cornish average of £250,000. The local average wage is £15,458. 

Lexus LX700h specs

Engine: 3.4-litre twin-turbo V6 plus supplementary electric motor

Power: 464hp at 5,200rpm

Torque: 790Nm from 2,000-3,600rpm

Transmission: 10-speed auto

Fuel consumption: 11.7L/100km

On sale: Now

Price: From Dh590,000

The specs: 2018 Mercedes-Benz S 450

Price, base / as tested Dh525,000 / Dh559,000

Engine: 3.0L V6 biturbo

Transmission: Nine-speed automatic

Power: 369hp at 5,500rpm

Torque: 500Nm at 1,800rpm

Fuel economy, combined: 8.0L / 100km

The specs

AT4 Ultimate, as tested

Engine: 6.2-litre V8

Power: 420hp

Torque: 623Nm

Transmission: 10-speed automatic

Price: From Dh330,800 (Elevation: Dh236,400; AT4: Dh286,800; Denali: Dh345,800)

On sale: Now

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