Thursday, March 26, 2015

  Most valuable guitar: Aaron Shum breaks Guinness World Records world record (VIDEO)

BASEL, Switzerland -- The white Gibson SG that's now home to more than 400 carat of diamonds embedded in 1.6 kg (3.5 lb) of 18 K gold is reported to be the first collaboration between Gibson Brands, jewelry designer Aaron Shum of Coronet and musician / designer Mark Lui; The Eden of Coronet is the result of 700 man-days of work from a 68 person team and sets the new world record for the Most valuable guitar, according to the World Record Academy .

Photo: Named "Eden of Coronet", the World's Most Valuable Guitar is adorned with over 400 carat diamonds set in approximately 1.6kg of 18k gold. According to Coronet, the guitar took a team of 68 people to produce, adding up to 700 work days to complete.
   The Eden of Coronet is reported to be the first collaboration between Gibson Brands, jewelry designer Aaron Shum of Coronet and musician/designer Mark Lui. ( enlarge photo )

The Guinness World Records' record for the most valuable guitar is $2,000,000 (£1,352,530; €1,897,410) and was designed by Aaron Shum (Hong Kong). The value was certified in Hong Kong, China, on 15 March 2015. The guitar is called 'Eden of Coronet' and is adorned with 11,441 pieces of diamond (401.15 carats) and 18k white gold (1.635 kg; 57.67 oz).

  Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the largest electric guitar ensemble; it involved 368 participants, and was achieved by Sky Group (India) at Agri Expo,Dimapur, Nagaland, India on 12 January 2013. The event was organised to promote unity and peace in Nagaland.

     Hong Kong-based Jewelry brand Coronet celebrated its first appearance in Baselworld with a bang: the company partnered with Chow Tai Fook and designer Mark Lui to create a $2 million Diamond Gibson Guitar, and entered the Book of Records as the maker of the most valuable guitar ever made.

    Named "Eden of Coronet", the guitar is adorned with over 400 carat diamonds set in approximately 1.6kg of 18k gold.

   According to Coronet, the guitar took a team of 68 people to produce, adding up to 700 work days to complete.