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Ridiculous Rankings
Every ridiculous thing in Monaco, ranked and scored by Dad, Harriet and Georgina — from submarines inside yachts to tailoring for dogs. Each entry is scored three ways: once by a father who has spent twenty-five years here, and once by each of his daughters.
- Entries ranked
- 18
- Most ridiculous
- 99/100
1Other New entry
$1.8 MILLION FOR A FISH. AND YOU CAN'T EVEN TAKE IT FOR A WALK.
A FISH. $1.8 MILLION. THAT'S IT. THAT'S THE STORY.
$1,800,000
Meet S Legend, a red-and-white Kohaku koi that reportedly sold for $1.8 million at auction in Hiroshima, making it the most expensive koi ever sold. She wasn't just a pretty fish either: S Legend was an All Japan Koi Show champion, with collectors valuing her bloodline, body shape, skin quality and near-perfect red-and-white pattern.
Watches New entry
Someone Paid €2.234 Million for This Rolex. Obviously, It Was in Monaco.
€ 2.234.000
Other New entry
€240,500 FOR A HANDBAG. AND YOU STILL HAVE TO CARRY IT YOURSELF.
THE €240,500 HERMÈS BIRKIN
€240,500
Yachts New entry
Superyacht With Its Own Submarine
78 metres, and a smaller boat inside the boat
195,000,000 EUR
Yachts New entry
WHISPER — The €149 Million Superyacht
95 metres of swimming pool, cinema, spa, helipad and completely unnecessary brilliance.
€149,000,000
Cars Down
Hypercar Used For School Runs
1,600bhp, average speed 11km/h
2,900,000 EUR
Fashion New entry
Bespoke Dog Wardrobe
Four seasons. For a dog.
9,400 EUR
Property Down
Villa Gloriette
Six bedrooms, one lift for the cars
20,000,000 EUR
Property New entry
A Park Palace Monaco apartment is for sale for €7.8m. Dad once owned a one bedroom in the same building — before going bankrupt. Awkward.
Well, this is awkward.
€7.8 million
Property Down
Penthouse With A Private Ice Room
For after the sauna, in a country with no winter
34,000,000 EUR
Grand Prix Down
Grand Prix Balcony For Four
Three days, one balcony, catering included
96,000 EUR
Food & Drink New entry
$25,000 FOR A DESSERT. AND YOU STILL HAVE TO EAT IT BEFORE IT MELTS.
The world's most expensive dessert comes with edible gold, a diamond spoon and an 18-carat gold bracelet. Because apparently chocolate wasn't expensive enough.
$25000
Food & Drink Down
The 1,400 EUR Beach Club Lunch
Two courses, one bill, no regrets admitted
1,400 EUR
Watches Down
Diamond-Set Dive Watch
Water resistant to 300m. Never wet.
168,000 EUR
Cars Down
Custom Colour-Matched Scooter
Painted to match the car it parks beside
26,000 EUR
Food & Drink Down
Gold Leaf Cappuccino
48 EUR. Tastes of cappuccino.
48 EUR
Experiences Down
Helicopter Transfer To Nice
Seven minutes. 190 EUR a minute.
1,330 EUR
Food & Drink Down
The 22 EUR Bottle Of Water
Still. Bottled. Ordinary.
22 EUR
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