Guinness World Records Names Most Expensive Dreidel
Estate Diamond Jewelry was named as having the most expensive dreidel after handcrafting their own worth $70,000.
Before handcrafting this dreidel, they searched through 100’s of dreidel designs. Most of the contemporary artistic deviations didn’t seem faithful enough to the “classic dreidel design” and so it was decided that they would have to try to find the design inspiration themselves.
The final design was heavily inspired by the Chrysler Building, which is only a few blocks away from the Estate Diamond Jewelry showroom.
The diamond-encrusted script of the Hebrew characters (Nun, Gimmel, Hey, and Shin) are formal and are more similar to the Hebrew characters found in the Torah Scroll than the characters typically used in traditional modern Hebrew writing.
The bottom of the Dreidel has a rounded bezel (instead of a squared bezel) in order to heighten the important 4.20-carat diamond that is set within.
As of November 27th, 2019, the dreidel was officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the most valuable dreidel in the world.
“It has been a very high honor receiving this title. It has been one of our greatest accomplishments in 2019.” said Afshin Shaddaie of Estate Diamond Jewelry.
Guinness World Records also sent a crew to film and document the story of the dreidel.
There are so many elements that make this dreidel special. Here are some of the more noteworthy pieces of trivia.
–They started building and handcrafting this dreidel at the beginning of August in 2019. It took almost 4 months to complete.
-The diamond at the bottom of the dreidel is a high-quality 4.20-carat round brilliant-cut diamond with a GIA certificate (M Color and VS2 Clarity).
-They inlaid 222 modern-round-brilliant diamonds into the Hebrew letters on each face of the dreidel.
-The dreidel is a lot larger than a typical commercially-available dreidel and stands 10.8cm high off the ground.
-The body of the dreidel is made from 18k yellow gold. The letters are made with 18k white gold.
