Which is the most expensive Li Ion flashlight so far?

bluereidon · 2019-01-25T11:16:37.000Z

Agro:

Wouldn’t some searchlights exceed the $5K mark?

Well the BLF GT inspired a lot of manufactures to create huge reflector flashlights,it is becoming to be a race for max throw I see.Maybe if they make ultra giga thrower with 50sm or more diameter reflector it will get very expensive 5000 meters throw huh?

ven · 2019-01-25T16:06:48.000Z

Most expensive I have seen was a Hanko trident with mother of pearl inlays . If I remember correctly, the winner paid just under $16k.

Lexel · 2019-01-25T11:25:54.000Z

I bet someone will build a light with diamonds or black opals and has a pricetag of 50k$

1stein · 2019-01-25T11:39:26.000Z

This is actually very interesting thread. I think these $5k lights can find customers. I’d call it a Veblen good. It’s just about having a thing that others cannot have.
There is a name for it in Economy: Veblen effect. .

raccoon · 2019-01-25T11:45:10.000Z

In my Econ classes, it was called Conspicuous Consumption, which is the same thing.

1stein · 2019-01-25T11:59:32.000Z

Just imagining now what a flashlight could satisfy an Arabian sheikh. Did anybody visit a flashlight store in Kuwait? It’s a good market for sales too. But besides adding fancy ornaments,is there any technical possibility to spend say $5000 for main components like driver, led or host? Judging by the flashlight shops I visit it would be extreme difficult to spend such money for a single flashlight. At least unless you tell to custom make each component. Or machining in gold/platinum.

Lexel · 2019-01-25T12:32:29.000Z

when you look on Food there are several foods in resturants that beat 10k$ for just somth to eat, usually decorated with gems and gold

Agro · 2019-01-25T14:10:01.000Z

bluereidon:

Agro:

Wouldn’t some searchlights exceed the $5K mark?

Well the BLF GT inspired a lot of manufactures to create huge reflector flashlights,it is becoming to be a race for max throw I see.Maybe if they make ultra giga thrower with 50sm or more diameter reflector it will get very expensive 5000 meters throw huh?

These are cheap.
HID based ones cost more. I don’t know the prices though. $5k? Maybe $16k? Unlikely.

Thetasigma · 2019-01-25T22:43:34.000Z

The Spy Tri-V 3B with all the upgrades at $5200 or so is the most expensive custom light I’m aware of that isn’t just an expensive exotic metal sold at auction. The above Hanko is the most expensive custom auction I’ve seen to date, though I believe the superconductor one was auctioned for $9500 which was the previous mark.

Firelight2 · 2019-01-26T01:00:24.000Z

BlueSwordM:

I mean, what could the lights use to get up to 10 000$US?

1. Use a CFT-90 5700k.
2. Use 8 x 21700 Samsung 30Ts.
3. Use dual BeCu C17500 Gold Plated 50-75um springs.
4. Use a silver gold plated heatsink.
5. Phase change cooling.
6. Buck boost driver.
7. A massive silver plated reflector/optic.
8. Sapphire AR lens.
9. 3mm thick silver MCPCB for absolute maximum conductivity.
10. Silver wires.
11. Nichia E21A secondary emitters.
12. Lifetime component replacement and upgrade warranty.

Just make a BLF GT with a body made from a chunk of solid gold instead of aluminum.

Thetasigma · 2019-01-26T01:11:08.000Z

The amount of gold in a finished light of the same dimensions would be over $500K, not including the cost of the initial stock or casting

Firelight2 · 2019-01-26T01:29:55.000Z

Thetasigma:

The amount of gold in a finished light of the same dimensions would be over $500K, not including the cost of the initial stock or casting

Maybe just make the tailcap out of solid gold?

BlueSwordM · 2019-01-26T04:26:05.000Z

@Firelight2, that would be nice.

However, it wouldn’t actually make much sense if silver exists, and would actually make for a better performing flashlight.

I would try to make a gold anodization, but pure gold wouldn’t be very useful anyway.

forsh · 2020-02-15T07:00:51.000Z

bring up an old old thread.

ok the hankos are pretty cool and sexual looking

but here are my concerns

leds and drivers are pretty much what we can find in lumintops, convoys and various other mid priced-low prices torches

if i was paying 1k or 5k for a flash light id be wanting something thats pretty rare in a flash light, other then the massive man hours hand making a super looking torch

lexel drivers. some custom lexel drivers a led cluster with different tints is a example
something more then a 1k torch with 30euro electronics!

dorpmuller · 2020-02-15T09:15:34.000Z

1stein:

This is actually very interesting thread. I think these $5k lights can find customers. I’d call it a Veblen good. It’s just about having a thing that others cannot have. There is a name for it in Economy: “Veblen effect.”:Veblen good - Wikipedia .

I call it completely obscene when others are homeless or working 3 jobs just to make ends meet. The lights are beautiful but what's wrong with this picture?

Hope China starts making copies.

Enough. Post like this got me permabanned on CPF..

forsh · 2020-02-15T09:32:50.000Z

dorpmuller:

1stein:

This is actually very interesting thread. I think these $5k lights can find customers. I’d call it a Veblen good. It’s just about having a thing that others cannot have. There is a name for it in Economy: Veblen effect. .

I call it completely obscene when others are homeless or working 3 jobs just to make ends meet. The lights are beautiful but what’s wrong with this picture?

Hope China starts making copies.

Enough. Post like this got me permabanned on CPF…

its not as obscene as someone buying a porsche or fefe

if i had 5k to buy a light i would
if i had 250k to buy a porsche i would

on the same hand if i had 250k to buy a car , i would and then help people in need in my local area

i like pretty things and also like to see people happy

there are billionaires in the world that help less then someone on 50k a year

ImagioX1 · 2020-02-15T17:01:44.000Z

Can’t you get an SX-16 Nightsun helicopter mounted searchlight for like $8K?

forsh · 2020-02-15T17:04:31.000Z

ImagioX1:

Can’t you get an SX-16 Nightsun helicopter mounted searchlight for like $8K?

easy

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Spectrolab-SX-16-Nightsun-helicopter-searchlight-/123122265383

ImagioX1 · 2020-02-15T17:08:36.000Z

forsh:

ImagioX1:

Can’t you get an SX-16 Nightsun helicopter mounted searchlight for like $8K?

easy

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Spectrolab-SX-16-Nightsun-helicopter-searchlight-/123122265383

There you go. I bet you can have way more fun with that bad boy than with some of the other lights mentioned in this thread LOL

forsh · 2020-02-15T17:14:11.000Z

ImagioX1:

forsh:

ImagioX1:

Can’t you get an SX-16 Nightsun helicopter mounted searchlight for like $8K?

easy

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Spectrolab-SX-16-Nightsun-helicopter-searchlight-/123122265383

There you go. I bet you can have way more fun with that bad boy than with some of the other lights mentioned in this thread LOL

not exactly pocket thrower though…

and wouldnt get me moist if someone brought that out the back of a suzuki vitara. with added battery backpack