I've recently reshuffled my collection. This is my highest end pipe now. Dirk Heinemann Dora.
Lets See Your High End Collections
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The first luxury car I ever sat in and examined and then got to ride in was one of the yearly Lincoln Continental four door convertibles my Daddy’s hood looking cousin’s rich banker husband got in every year when the leaves turned.
When Wanda and Chet got in their new Lincoln, they’d come over and visit and spend an afternoon.
After my mother lent me to Wanda (who was childless but otherwise had all the world ever gifted to a woman) and I gave her the grand tour of the home place, and I got free I’d go examine the new Lincoln.
It was a very nice car, with luxurious features, but even then I understood it was a fancy version of the Ford Galaxie 500 we owned.
The most expensive pipe on earth is meerschaum, morta, or briar and has a stem attached, the same as this one:
What is, a high end pipe?
The one above was the most expensive ($25) cataloged production pipe in the world the day it was made.
It caught a customer, too.
Luxury is manufactured, I think.
When Wanda and Chet got in their new Lincoln, they’d come over and visit and spend an afternoon.
After my mother lent me to Wanda (who was childless but otherwise had all the world ever gifted to a woman) and I gave her the grand tour of the home place, and I got free I’d go examine the new Lincoln.
It was a very nice car, with luxurious features, but even then I understood it was a fancy version of the Ford Galaxie 500 we owned.
The most expensive pipe on earth is meerschaum, morta, or briar and has a stem attached, the same as this one:
What is, a high end pipe?The one above was the most expensive ($25) cataloged production pipe in the world the day it was made.
It caught a customer, too.
Luxury is manufactured, I think.
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Agreed, but if human desire was limited to necessity the world would be a poorer if simpler place.
Is there such a thing as a 2 to 8 grand (new unused) pipe as the OP has stated? I can’t imagine anyone paying more than a grand or two. That and every pipe in this thread doesn’t look worth over a grand (to me of course). Yeah they have nice grain but still…
Of course, I may just not have an eye for such things. But let’s admit it is a visual thing exclusively. Performance is irrelevant when 8/10 run of the mill pipes smoke just fine.
The only guy that comes close to being able to justify $1000+ is the guy with what was the most costly pipe 200 years ago. But even that…looks like any old pipe.
I’m not knocking you guys but I was expecting to see pipes with more precious metals, bedazzled with gemstones and crazier shapes.
Of course, I may just not have an eye for such things. But let’s admit it is a visual thing exclusively. Performance is irrelevant when 8/10 run of the mill pipes smoke just fine.
The only guy that comes close to being able to justify $1000+ is the guy with what was the most costly pipe 200 years ago. But even that…looks like any old pipe.
I’m not knocking you guys but I was expecting to see pipes with more precious metals, bedazzled with gemstones and crazier shapes.
This one fits the bill.................
Al Pascià - The White Spot Eiffel Tower Pipe - Alfred Dunhill's
One hundred years later his company embarked on a creative, artistic and artisanal adventure of which we are presently describing – a unique and extraordi
www.alpascia.com
Wow, it sure does. How come none of you have this?This one fits the bill.................
Al Pascià - The White Spot Eiffel Tower Pipe - Alfred Dunhill's
One hundred years later his company embarked on a creative, artistic and artisanal adventure of which we are presently describing – a unique and extraordi
I’ll bet @cosmicfolklore could make one of those for a fraction of the price.
Other than its 3.5 million dollar price tag, the Dunhill name keeps me from owning such a thing.
S. Bangs and Bo Nordh's regularly go for that and much more.
Two in the price category you refer to.
This one has a chunk of lapis lazuli carved into a mortise.
This one just for the grain and lack of pits.
If you sold all of your other pipes you could probably have this
Do these look 6K special to you? And would you throw this in the drawer with your others after smoking this?
Not even if it was given to me. Five Dunhills have taught me that they can't make a pipe.If you sold all of your other pipes you could probably have this
I knew you guys had the goods. There are some amazing pipes on this thread and thanks for taking the time to post them. I hope people enjoyed looking at them as much as I did.
Wouldn’t know, never owned one. I did enjoy a Dunhill short filler cigar last night though! The guys that own Dunhill arent avid pipe enthusiasts - they are more cigar focused - so I guess that makes sense.
I'm just here to watch. My most expensive pipe (Punto Oro) is a basket pipe compared to all of these! But that's how I like it. I prefer the look of the plain basic beaters.
S Bang Giant with cracked shaft saved by Cosmic with birth stone , Beautiful work on a beautiful pipe.
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We solved most every problem in the world about 45 years ago in the lobby of the UMKC dormitory.
We decided the cheapest luxury on earth was a penny gum ball, from a vending machine. You don’t need it, it may rot your teeth, it’s all sugar, but it soothes a wounded soul.
The most expensive luxury, then and today, is an ocean going luxury yacht.
10 Of The Most Expensive Yachts In The World
The most expensive yachts in the world are veritable palaces on the water. Gilded rooms welcome the occupants to utmost comfort.
www.prestigeonline.com
Of course the best luxury is free, sort of.
Back then those young girls, looked at us young boys in ways only fondly remembered today.
