At the beginning of November a platinum corkscrew was unveiled by cutlery and tableware maker Sveid. The company’s latest creation for the super-rich has the option to be bought with a solid platinum finger grip. With a price tag of €50,000 the item is surely only for the richest of show-offs at the dinner table, but the acquisition of the corkscrew does also entitle the buyer to be registered in Sveid’s owners’ list.

The Patek Philippe International Collection of watches arrived in Blackpool for the first time during November. The exceptional watch collection contains some of the world’s rarest timepieces, including a platinum watch worth £100,000. The Patek Philippe watchmaking company holds the record for all of the top 20 most expensive watches ever bought at auction, the Blackpool Citizen reports. The collection on display in Blackpool was on show at jewellers Leonard Dews’ Church Street store at the beginning of November. The arrival of the watches at the store was part of Leonard Dews’ 130th anniversary celebrations.

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