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iphone 3g kings spits in the face of the economic crisis

lambert v. — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:40:37 +0000

For me luxury items are those that are not only ridiculously expensive but are also very impractical or unnecessary. Personally I think the iPhone is still quite expensive. I think it spreads itself too thin in trying to be too many things at once. On the other hand, its price isn’t that ridiculous for a phone, so it would be silly to call it a luxury item. But now phone blinger Peter Aloisson is producing bejeweled iPhones that will make you think that Louis Vuitton dog carriers are practical. The price of one pimped out iPhone? € 1.79 million, which is roughly $2.41 million USD.

Called the “iPhone 3G King’s Button”, each of these mind-blowing creations is adorned with 18-carat yellow gold, white gold and rose gold. I didn’t even know there was a rose gold. Then it gets insane: lining the phone’s frame are 138 “brilliant cut” diamonds. Then it goes up to 11: The King’s Button’s Home button is topped with a 6.6 carat diamond.

The price by the way doesn’t take into account the 20% VAT.

Folks, diamonds are just compressed carbon. What the hell. Sometimes I wonder what would happen if all the farmers in the world decided to jack up the price of their products to diamond-like prices. But that’s just me.

[via I4U News]

diamond-covered watch: so many diamonds, so little time

karen m. — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 11:00:27 +0000

This diamond-encrusted LED watch is so madly, deeply, insanely blinged over with diamonds that you can barely see what time it is. In fact, the diamonds cover the face of the watch so you have to read the digital display through a diamond screen.

The watch is a collaboration between high-design and art house Gourmet and the jeweler Christian Tse. It sports a white leather band and a whole mess o’ white diamonds.

While I don’t have the official specs, I will be happy to do some rough estimations for you, so here goes: The watch has about a bazillion diamonds and costs infinity dollars. Hope that helps.

[via Cyana.Trend.Land.]

diamond encrusted iphone sparkles

technabob — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:11:25 +0000

Looking for a nice accessory to go with your 24-karat MacBook Pro? Got some money to burn? Why not get yourself one of these extravagant iPhones, adorned with hundreds of diamonds.

The creator of this mod, Amosu, is known for loading up mobile phones with precious gems and metals. The fancy schmancy iPhone is loaded with 420 diamonds (5.65 carats), and can be set in 18-karat white or yellow gold (where’s my platinum?)

Expect the phone to set you back over $40,000, so you’ll need to decide whether to get this or that new Lexus. Heck, why not do both?

If $40k is too rich for your blood, you can always pick up one of their Cubic Zirconia covered Motorola V3i phones for about $1400. Such a deal!

[via Crave]

big bang wristwatch blows my mind

technabob — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 02:34:06 +0000

While it might not be the easiest watch to read, there’s no denying the sheer awesomeness of this luxuriant wristwatch from Hublot.

The appropriately named Big Bang 44mm All Black Carat watch may have traditional analog dials, but its design is anything but conservative. Featuring an all black face with all black dials, it’s just too cool for words.

The self-winding chronograph is made using incredibly high-end parts, including a ceramic case made from the same materials used in Formula 1 race cars. A precision Swiss movement made from 252 individual components means you’ll never drop a second of time.

Oh yeah, you might not notice them at first, but those little trapezoids gracing the watch’s 18-carat white gold bezel are actually 48 individual black diamonds, totaling 2.8 carats in weight. With a street price of around $47,000, it’s out of reach for us mere mortals. For the rest of us, we’ll just look and drool.

[via Watchluxus]