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$1.3 million toilet, covered with solid gold and 40,000 diamonds goes viral

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07 November, 2019, 11:50 am
Last modified: 07 November, 2019, 12:08 pm

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$1.3 million toilet, covered with solid gold and 40,000 diamonds goes viral

The seat of the glamorous toilet is made of bullet-proof glass and embedded with 40,815 diamonds.

TBS Report
07 November, 2019, 11:50 am
Last modified: 07 November, 2019, 12:08 pm
This toilet has been studded with 40,815 diamonds.
This toilet has been studded with 40,815 diamonds.

A lavish gold toilet featuring a bullet-proof and more than 40,000 diamonds spotted at the second China International Import Expo in Shanghai.

Made by Hong Kong-based jewellery brand Coronet, it comes with a bullet-proof seat and may even set a record for the most number of diamonds in a toilet seat, reports NDTV.

The seat of the glamorous toilet is made of bullet-proof glass and embedded with 40,815 diamonds. Together, the diamonds weigh a whopping 334.68 carats.

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A toilet studded with 40,815 diamonds worth over $1,200,000 is exhibited at the 2nd #CIIE in Shanghai. A guitar made of a 400-carat diamond and 18K white gold is also on display, with an estimated value of about $2 million. pic.twitter.com/uPYt6tSHMs— People's Daily, China (@PDChina) November 5, 2019

A gold toilet decorated with 40,815 pieces of 334.68-carat diamond on its bullet-proof glass lid is on display at the 2nd China International Import Expo in Shangha. The toilet is expected to set a Guinness World Record on the afternoon of Nov. 6, local media reported. pic.twitter.com/Kh9kqRumar— China News 中国新闻网 (@Echinanews) November 5, 2019

It is estimated that this gold toilet could fetch as much as $1.3 million - or approximately Rs.9 crore. However, Aaron Shum, the founder of the brand Coronet, declined to reveal if the lavish toilet had attracted any potential buyers. He also said he was not willing to sell it.

"We would like to build a diamond art museum so that more people can enjoy it," Shum said.

The gold and diamond toilet has created waves on social media. While some have praised it, others have criticised it as ostentatious. "Looks cool," wrote one person on Twitter. Another, however, labelled it "ridiculous".

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