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The Best Kind of Platinum

Of course we all know what the best kind of platinum is, and it doesn’t come in the dated form of jewelry or the latest variation of bling-plated iphones.

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We know what you were thinking, but really the best platinum comes in the form of toys (and booze) made specifically to appeal to your inner boy.

Tequila

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This one comes first mainly because after you’ve had a few shots of this tequila, you are far more likely to drop a few bucks on one of these toys.

Made by the tequila kings, Tequila Ley, this spirit is made using a secret concoction which creates a specific flavor.

The bottles are really where the buzz is, although we think its ludicrous to house tequila in something so precious.

Designed by Alejandro Gomez, the bottles come in several variations.

Our favorite is the One Million Euro bottle (that’s $1.5 million dollars, for tequila folks)

The One Million Euro Edition is a diamond-encrusted, pure platinum bottle.

Skull (with real human teeth)

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It would take a lot of that tequila to make us purchase this for our personal collection, but we can see how it might be morbidly fascinating (sort of).

The brainchild of Damien Hurst, known for his interesting topics, (think biopsy’s of tumors and dead sharks cut in half), has come up with this piece called For the Love of God.

A life-sized skull cast in precious platinum, then covered in diamonds, for a grand total of 1,106.18 carats. .

The skull isn’t real, but the teeth are, kind of creepy and really expensive is an odd mix.

Fish

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This item is only platinum in color, but the color itself is what makes it so rare and definitely makes it worth mentioning.

Introducing the Platinum Arowana, of the South American Osteoglossum species, and one of the very few known to exist today.

This specimen is a rare mutant to the breed, what displays as a platinum color is actually a fish which is completely devoid of any color pigment whatsoever.

Believe it or not the owner of this rare Osteoglossum refused an offer of $400,000 dollars for it.

Golf Ball and Putter

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For the man who spends way too much time and money on the golf course.

Funded by Nagahori, a Japanese jeweler with a taste for over-the-top bling.

The Putter - 500g of Platinum encrusted with 22.35 carats of pink and white diamonds.

The Ball - 165g of platinum studded with 25.13 carats of white diamonds.

Technically these two items are made of some of the toughest surfaces on the planet, but we are betting they still never see an actual putting green.

Gundam Statue

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Based on one of the longest running Japanese anime series about robot war machines.

This is Gundam, a platinum tribute to the robot from this series.

It looks like a transformer, so instantly it earns the cool factor.

With the $250,000 price tag and the 89 parts that created it, you’d think this robot did something…anything.

Alas, the sole task of this particular Gundam (which is rather ironic) is to sit there and look pretty.

For The Man on a Budget

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If your limited budget doesn’t allow for some of these toys no matter how much tequila you drink, you can fake it.

Grab yourself a Lil’ John pimp cup replica, it’s not real platinum, but it looks like it (sort of).

This particular item is on our do not buy list, but the rest of the items we’d gladly recycle and put back to use.

Except the putter and golf ball, those we’d have to break in on the golf course first.

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