most-expensive.net— Thought a good mahogany chess board was expensive? Heres a couple chess sets costing $500,000 and $1,900,000 US.
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Below is all of the site and only TWO pictures but there is plenty of ad's....Who dugg this blog spam up ??"Most Expensive Chess Setby Hunter DavisRenowned French artist and master of jewelry, Bernard Maquin created the Royal Diamond Chess set in 2005 bringing the game of chess to a whole new level. Noted for its abililty to combine fine art, jewelry, and the classic game of chess, this is one of the most expensive chess sets in the world. Thirty craftsmen, under the direction of Maquin spent over 4500 hours creating the expensive chess set. The work was done all by hand and when it was completed, the artists used 1168.75 grams of 14 carat white gold, and approximately 9900 black and white diamonds, bringing the total weight to 186.09 carats and the total cost to $500,000.More pictures at the Charles Hollander website.(<a class="user" href="http://www.charleshollandercollection.com/chess.html">http://www.charleshollandercollection.com/chess.html</a> )This posh chess set is part of the Charles Hollander Collection, one of the most respected names in the diamond industry. And you just know you are looking at a piece from the Hollander collection when you see a game doubling as a diamond studded work of art. But if you thought the Hollander set would make your chess game bling-bling, then you haven’t seen the most expensive chess set in the world yet. This label goes to the Jewel Royale Chess Set from Britain. Boodles, a British custom jewelry company commissioned its production.Valued at over £5 million ($9.8m USD), this single chess set is the most expensive and exquisite game set of any kind in the world. Constructed of gold and platinum, it contains diamonds, emeralds, rubies, pearls and sapphires. The king piece alone weighs 165.2 grams of 18 carat yellow gold and has a spiraling mid-section graced by 73 rubies and 146 diamonds. Interestingly, there will be a limited number of replica sets selling for about £20,000 ($26,700 USD).Book and film script adaptations featuring The Jewel Royale Chess Set, with the title of “Checkmate”, are being worked on by an un-known, award winning British writer. Whether it’s a comedy or a thriller, promotional and merchandising opportunities are sure to be huge!The production of the Jewel Royale is nearly complete, and when suitable sponsors are confirmed, a celebrity chess tournament is slated to happen using the most expensive chess set in the world. Find out more about the expensive chess set at the Jewel Royale website.(<a class="user" href="http://www.jewelroyale.com/welcome.html">http://www.jewelroyale.com/welcome.html</a> )"
They had to encrust them with gems to get that price?I've seen go boards that were well over $450,000 made of nothing but wood. Snow grade stones will cost you another few thousands dollars.
I publicly apologize to the poster; my comment was out of line and totally untrue.I assumed from my one glance at his page that it was a spam site, but it wasn't. I am very embarrassed about my initial comment and feel terrible about it.Yehuda
djm91Mar 23, 2007
if you're one of the ones who spent 9.8 million dollars on a chess set... your the reason theres as many homeless people as there are now
mthandedMar 23, 2007
Wordpress ftw
masterchiMar 23, 2007
Below is all of the site and only TWO pictures but there is plenty of ad's....Who dugg this blog spam up ??"Most Expensive Chess Setby Hunter DavisRenowned French artist and master of jewelry, Bernard Maquin created the Royal Diamond Chess set in 2005 bringing the game of chess to a whole new level. Noted for its abililty to combine fine art, jewelry, and the classic game of chess, this is one of the most expensive chess sets in the world. Thirty craftsmen, under the direction of Maquin spent over 4500 hours creating the expensive chess set. The work was done all by hand and when it was completed, the artists used 1168.75 grams of 14 carat white gold, and approximately 9900 black and white diamonds, bringing the total weight to 186.09 carats and the total cost to $500,000.More pictures at the Charles Hollander website.(<a class="user" href="http://www.charleshollandercollection.com/chess.html">http://www.charleshollandercollection.com/chess.html</a> )This posh chess set is part of the Charles Hollander Collection, one of the most respected names in the diamond industry. And you just know you are looking at a piece from the Hollander collection when you see a game doubling as a diamond studded work of art. But if you thought the Hollander set would make your chess game bling-bling, then you haven’t seen the most expensive chess set in the world yet. This label goes to the Jewel Royale Chess Set from Britain. Boodles, a British custom jewelry company commissioned its production.Valued at over £5 million ($9.8m USD), this single chess set is the most expensive and exquisite game set of any kind in the world. Constructed of gold and platinum, it contains diamonds, emeralds, rubies, pearls and sapphires. The king piece alone weighs 165.2 grams of 18 carat yellow gold and has a spiraling mid-section graced by 73 rubies and 146 diamonds. Interestingly, there will be a limited number of replica sets selling for about £20,000 ($26,700 USD).Book and film script adaptations featuring The Jewel Royale Chess Set, with the title of “Checkmate”, are being worked on by an un-known, award winning British writer. Whether it’s a comedy or a thriller, promotional and merchandising opportunities are sure to be huge!The production of the Jewel Royale is nearly complete, and when suitable sponsors are confirmed, a celebrity chess tournament is slated to happen using the most expensive chess set in the world. Find out more about the expensive chess set at the Jewel Royale website.(<a class="user" href="http://www.jewelroyale.com/welcome.html">http://www.jewelroyale.com/welcome.html</a> )"
starbirixMar 23, 2007
They had to encrust them with gems to get that price?I've seen go boards that were well over $450,000 made of nothing but wood. Snow grade stones will cost you another few thousands dollars.
brskMar 23, 2007
So this is like the Rolls-Royce for Nerds?
shadejonMar 23, 2007
I must not understand Digg. I wrote a list of the ten most expensive board games last week, which included these two sets, and it got a total of six Diggs. This little piece of spam has only two sets, with much less information and pictures than mine, and gets over 500 Diggs in 12 hours.What the heck am I doing wrong?<a class="user" href="http://digg.com/gaming_news/The_Top_Ten_Most_Expensive_Board_Games_in_the_World">http://digg.com/gaming_news/The_Top_Ten_Most_Expensive_Board_Games_in_the_World</a>Yehuda
bshockMar 23, 2007
The more expensive the chess set, the more insipid the chess player. The only part of the game that matters is in your head.
shadejonMar 24, 2007
I publicly apologize to the poster; my comment was out of line and totally untrue.I assumed from my one glance at his page that it was a spam site, but it wasn't. I am very embarrassed about my initial comment and feel terrible about it.Yehuda
sen77Apr 29, 2007
It is better to play chess online. Chess pieces are in the past.
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