US-based Chinese businessman to buy ‘world’s most expensive’ virus mask
- The diamond-encrusted gold mask is apparently worth US$1.5 million
- The buyer, while not named, is said to be a Chinese businessman living in the US
An Israeli jewellery company is working on what it says will be the world’s most expensive coronavirus mask, a gold, diamond-encrusted face covering with a price tag of US$1.5 million.
The 18-karat white gold mask will be decorated with 3,600 white and black diamonds and fitted with top-rated N99 filters at the request of the buyer, said designer Isaac Levy.
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Israeli jewellery shop offers ‘world’s most expensive’ mask with US$1.5 million price tag
Levy, owner of the Yvel company, said the buyer had two other demands: that it be completed by the end of the year, and that it would be the priciest in the world. That last condition, he said, “was the easiest to fulfil”.
He declined to identify the buyer, but said he was a Chinese businessman living in the United States.
The glitzed-up face mask may lend some pizazz to the protective gear now mandatory in public spaces in many countries. But at 270 grammes (over half a pound) – nearly 100 times that of a typical surgical mask – it is not likely to be a practical accessory to wear.