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Macallan and Lalique Set World Record with $460,000 Bottle of Whisky at Sotheby’s

Sep 5, 2012  |   Contributor: Noah Joseph  |  1 Comment

This is, without a doubt, a golden age for scotch lovers, with more distilleries producing finer malts than ever before. The Macallan is surely high up on that list, decorated and favored as it is among critics and consumers alike. But with that level of excellence comes soaring prices, as this latest world record reflects.... Read More

World's Largest Bottle of Whisky Record Set By The Famous Grouse

Aug 24, 2012  |   Contributor: Noah Joseph

Most records involving whisky revolve around either the age of a specific malt or the price it has fetched at auction. But this latest bit of news takes on a larger dimension. In Scotland last week The Famous Grouse set a new world record by filling the largest bottle of whisky in the world.... Read More

Babe Ruth Jersey Sets Record Selling for Over $4 Million at Auction

May 21, 2012  |   Contributor: James Rothaar

A circa 1920s New York Yankees baseball jersey worn by Babe Ruth sold for more than $4.4 million at an auction held by California-based sports auctioneer SCP Auctions over the weekend. The earliest known New York Yankees’ team "away" jersey worn by the Bambino sold for $4,415,658.... Read More

Houshi Inn of Japan and its 1,300-Year Legacy

Nov 7, 2011  |   Contributor: Rana Babac

Houshi Inn in Japan — at 1,300 years of age and 46 generations of ownership — is the oldest inn in the world as recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records in 1994.... Read More

1836 Colt Revolver Sets World Record for American-Made Gun at $977,500

Sep 23, 2011  |   Contributor: James Rothaar  |  1 Comment

Heritage Auctions announced that a new world record for the sale of an American firearm occurred on Sunday, September 18, in Dallas, Texas, at its Dallas Signature Arms & Armor Auction.... Read More

Rolex Watch 1942 Chronograph Sets New World Record

May 16, 2011  |   Contributor: Jared Paul Stern

An ultra-rare, oversized stainless steel Rolex chronograph made in 1942 just set a new world record for the most expensive Rolex ever to be sold at auction when it fetched $1.16 million at Christie's Important Watches sale in Geneva today.... Read More

The 1001 Nights Mouawad Diamond Purse: A Modern Day Legend

Apr 26, 2011  |   Contributor: Rana Babac  |  1 Comment

I generally don't write about fashion or jewelery but I will make an exception for a fairy-tale item that I could not possible ignore.

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The Highest Prices Ever Paid for Odds and Ends

Apr 13, 2011  |   Contributor: Carly Zinderman

These days, it seems like prices are skyrocketing; from gasoline to eggs and everything in between. Did your eyebrows raise a little at the cost of the last pair of designer jeans you purchased?... Read More

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