Six best luxury Christmas gifts

 

Here's the Ultimate Christmas Gift List covering the most remarkable never-done-before festive offerings from jewellery and art through to travel and culinary creations. No one could possible say “I have one already”. (shared by VeryFirstTo)

The world’s first Diamond Christmas Snow Globe, featuring genuine diamond ‘snow’ and a hand-sculpted family in the likeness of your own. Leah Andrews, snow globe maker to the stars, and ‘Queen of Snow Globes’, will craft this never done before artwork.

Adding some sparkle, or ‘ice’, are ten diamonds that add to the festive magic of this stunning piece. Five .07 carat diamonds are affixed to the inner setting and an additional five diamonds remain loose within the sealed globe. Priced at a very cool £3,270 (US$5,000/ €4,490).

 

If you are looking for a sparkling culinary Christmas treat, that will have never previously been witnessed, the investment is £475 (US$715/ €676) per tartGeorgia Green, baker to the stars has created the remarkable Rudolph The Ruby-Nosed Reindeer Tarts, each adorned with a ruby. Each ruby not only represents an investment (they are offered at wholesale cost), but VeryFirstTo can organise for it to be set into a bespoke piece of jewellery.

Each ruby sits proudly upon a delicious macaron atop a chocolate ganache sweet pastry tart laden with a hidden filling of salted caramel. The antlers are made with caramel that has been piped by Georgia into sculpted form.

 

This unprecedented piece has been created by 77 Diamonds, the leading European online diamond jeweller, who offer the world’s largest selection of loose diamonds. 

The solid Sterling Silver creation stands at 20cm high and 13cm wide and weighs 130 grams. There are over 280 diamonds studded throughout, totalling in excess of 13 carats. The central section is yellow gold plated.

Without a doubt, the star of the magnificent tree topper is the rare and dazzling GIA certified 5 carat D flawless diamond which, between Christmases, canbe easily removed and transforms into a stunning necklace. Priced at £615,000 (US$947,705/ €863,864) 

 

The world’s most sparkling and stunning Christmas crackers ever created are now available through the luxury launches website VeryFirstTo.com. Six magnificent white diamonds selected by award winning jeweller Tresor Paris, each in a distinctively different cut, feature in a set of beautifully hand-crafted crackers, created by House Of Crackers. For these it's a mere £995,000 (US$1,514,000/ €1,422,000)

 

Not many people get to take one private jet tour in a lifetime. This Christmas, for the very first time, the world’s four finest private jet tours are being offered to relish in one exceptional year.

An expert panel consisting of representatives from Private Jet Tours and luxury launches website VeryFirstTo.com, has selected the four most impressive tours available from highly regarded operators around the globe.  The Four Jet Tour’, each with a remarkable and distinctive theme, incorporates: ‘Timeless Discoveries’ the signature Around the World trip featuring some of the world’s most iconic destinations, by Four Seasons; ‘Following Caravaggio’ a jet tour that has never previously been available, and is a must for art lovers, designed by Private Jet Tours; ‘Equatorial Explorer’ the perennial guests favourite by Captain’s Choice and ‘Islands, Savannahs & The Amazon’ by Abercrombie & Kent is actually designed by the founder of A&K Geoffery Kent and is a globe spanning journey that includes some of the least visited places on earth. £219,404 ($338,415/ €298,730). 

 

Armaggan, the premier luxury design brand of Ä°stanbul is offering couples who purchase from its ‘Anniversary Collection’ a luxurious stay in one of the city’s most exclusive residences. This exceptionally romantic opportunity is available for Christmas onwards exclusively from VeryFirstTo.

The couple will spend an unforgettable night in a 54 square metre Armaggan Bosphorus Suite set inside one of three immaculately restored yalis (waterfront mansions) located on the European side of the Bosphorus in Ortaköy, a popular cosmopolitan neighbourhood in Istanbul’s thriving BeÅŸiktaÅŸ district. The Suites occupies a commanding waterfront location, directly adjacent to the Bosphorus Bridge, facing Istanbul’s Beylerbeyi Palace. The romantic stay includes dinner, full use of the suite’s array of luxury amenities, Armaggan House Breakfast and traditional Hamam treatments for two.

Inspired by the cultural heritage of Anatolian civilisation Armaggan combines original design with outstanding craftsmanship and exquisite precious materials to produce magnificent pieces. These timeless items are crafted by Armaggan’s ateliers and are designed to be handed-down from generation to generation whilst appreciating in value and distinction.

Highlights of the collection include a beautifully crafted Hittite necklace featuring geometrical, hexagram shapes in 18k gold (£6,962); amethyst and topaz earrings featuring black and white diamond accents (£12,584); and a show stopping 18k white and yellow gold ring featuring cognac diamonds (£5,720).

 
 

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