Mysterious €400K 18K VVS Gold Mask By 18Karat
“I am a boy from the street and I am not yet completely out of the street and still have a lot to hide.” On April 7, 2017, his second studio album Pusha, reached # 4 on the German charts. 18Karat has risen from a newcomer to the most successful road rapper in Germany. The successful rapper has repeatedly proven in recent years that he lacks nothing financially. According to many fans, 18Karats is one of the "most real" rappers of the German hip hop scene. Despite his talent in music, his most recognizable image is his golden mask. His mask is inseparable, just like a Spartan fighter and his headgear. He is now not only a rapper but also a label boss. So it's high time to give his mask another update and live up to his status in the scene. A new upgraded installment of his mask series. 18Karat reached out to Aporro to upgrade his current mask to a fully iced out 18K VVS diamond mask.
Aporro Premium has never worked on this size of face mask that covers 75% of the face fully iced out with VVS diamonds. Although we have not done this before, Aporro Premium team decided to take the challenge. Our belief is life without challenge is life without growth. Just like 18Karat started from nothing and built an empire, we worked through our craftsmanship and reputation.
Aporro Premium has never worked on this size of face mask that covers 75% of the face fully iced out with VVS diamonds. Although we have not done this before, Aporro Premium team decided to take the challenge. Our belief is life without challenge is life without growth. Just like 18Karat started from nothing and built an empire, we worked through our craftsmanship and reputation.
Firstly, scanning 18Karat's head to have a precious measurement of his head then jewelry casting is the process by 3D molding that took us six tries to make it perfect. Each 3D printing took us 73 hours and then filled with molten 18k gold. Specialized jewelers skilled at the art of stone setting uses precision and stone setting tools to secure diamonds in gold. Jewelry polishing is a multistage process whereby metal is buffed with soft rotary tools. Finally, the piece was created with 435 hours diamond setting, and a total of 365.25 carats (12467pcs ) of VVS diamonds was incorporated into the mask. A record high of 400,000 Euro It is for sure the most expensive face mask on earth.
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