While several automakers produce more expensive vehicles than Rolls-Royce, few would dispute its status as the pinnacle of ...

There are less than 10 people who are trusted to carve the knights for the official World Chess Championship sets. So, how are these chessmen made? And why are they so expensive? At this factory ...

where a factory makes the only chess sets used in the World Chess Championship. More from So Expensive From Assamese muga silk to jasmine oil used in luxury perfumes and from aromatic sandalwood ...

It was priced at around $55,000 (without taxes), so there’s no reason to think this chess set wouldn’t cost somewhere in the mid five figures too. It’s definitely more expensive than a lot ...