world record set by The Estate Diamond Jewelry

Kerry G. Stephens January 2, 2020 2 min read

NEW YORK, NY, USA – The Estate Diamond Jewelers, a New York-based jewelry company, used 18k gold, with the lettering in 18k white gold and 222 modern round brilliant diamonds to create a dreidel of ‘worth $ 70,000, which is a new world record for the most valuable dreidel (most expensive dreidel), according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

The GUINNESS WORLD RECORD for most dreidles rotating simultaneously for at least 10 seconds is 734, and was achieved by United Synagogue Youth (USA), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA on December 28, 2011.

GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS also recognized the world record for the most expensive cricket bat; it was Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s bat auctioned for £ 100,000 ($ 161,295), bought by RK Global Shares & Securities Ltd (India), at the “East Meets West” charity dinner hosted by MS Dhoni, in London , UK, July 18, 2011.

The Estate Diamond Jewelers built the traditional Hanukkah toy in 18k gold, with the lettering in 18k white gold and 222 modern round brilliant diamonds.

The tip of the spinning top toy is a 4.20 carat diamond. The object was created in an Art Deco spirit.

“The inspiring Hanukkah message has always resonated with us and we love costume jewelry, so naturally we’ve always tried to get our hands on an important antique dreidel to add to the collection,” said the creators of the dreidel.

“To date, we have one of the rarest vintage engagement ring collections in the world. We are really passionate about history. This is one of the reasons we started our business. This is also the reason why we were so motivated to create this dreidel. “

The traditional Hanukkah dreidel evokes the time when the Greek armies of King Antiochus controlled Israel, and before they were defeated by the Maccabees. The powerful regime has passed a series of laws prohibiting the study of Torah. The Jews were forced to keep their Torah learning a secret.

Jewish children resorted to learning Torah in remote areas and forests. It is said that if a Greek patrol passed by, they would quickly remove the dreidel and pretend to be in the middle of a match.

The rules:

The rules of dreidel are very simple. Everyone who plays puts 1 unit in the center. The first player spins the Dreidel and the side that is facing up determines what to do.