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Sunday, November 23, 2014

Materials used on most expensive Lighter in the world

                 In 1924, Alfred Dunhill invented the first lighter that could be handled with one hand. Since then there are high end lighters are made with silver, gold, diamonds, platinum and these high end lighters are used by several famous celebrities, businessmen, millionaires and billionaires. But all the time there is something luxuries from one another. Currently S.T.Dupont holds the position of the luxuries lighter market. But when come to the most expensive list it goes away, Edward I former in new York, he designed and made the world’s most expensive lighter most likely handmade around 1920’s.


jadeite ashtray and lighter
Silver and Jadeite Ashtray and Lighter
           “Silver and Jadeite Ashtray and Lighter” is the most expensive lighter in the world. Its price is
$254,500.

Let’s see the materials used on it

·         The bright green and celadon colored piece is decorated with jadeite kui dragon belt hooks,
·         Its frame the silver tray with engraved decorations and compartment of two glasses,

·         The exquisite silver lighter with jadeite plaques carved with persimmon scrolls.

jadeite raw material
Jadeite 
             
                 Jadeite is one of the toughest known gem materials. It is the pyroxene mineral with composition Albites (NaAlSi3O).Most commonly it is found in Burma. Usually its color is light green but we can change the color by adding some other elements into it. Jadeite is formed in metamorphic rocks under high pressure and relatively low temperature condition…

Today’s Quote:
                               “Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me… Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me”.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    - Steve Jobs

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