As a luxury item, platinum has increased in its reputation over the last few years and has become a fashionable metal for high-end mobile phones and jewellery.

And now golfers can ensure that they too are at the height of fashion, with the development of a new golf club which is plated in gold and studded with platinum.

The MG-818 iron is perhaps one of the world's most luxurious golf clubs, thanks to the gold-plated finish and numerous platinum emblems which stud the club.

At a cost of $24,000 for a set of the irons, Honma's clubs are not merely for show, however, as they have been crafted for the best performance and have successive tungsten weight positioning.

The creation of the platinum and gold clubs highlights the increasing popularity of platinum as a high-end luxury item.

Together with the jewellery items which are often seen adorning film stars on the red carpet and even tennis star Serena Williams on the tennis court, there is a growing range of luxury items made from the precious metal.

The MG-818 is another example of this, along with the diamond-encrusted, platinum finished mobile phones hand-crafted by luxury mobile manufacturer Vertu and the platinum-engraved Douglas J Presidential MP3 player.


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