NEWS CATEGORIES:



NEWS ARCHIVE >>
SOFTPEDIA REVIEWS >>
MEET THE EDITORS >>
Home / News / Apple / Iworld

Iworld


The Most Expensive iPhone Ever, Out for Sale

iPhone Princess Plus has been encrusted with a total of 320 diamonds

By Filip Truta, Apple News Editor

18th of March 2008, 09:57 GMT

Adjust text size:


The iPhone Princess Plus
Enlarge picture
Not a day goes by that someone, somewhere, doesn't face-lift Apple's portables. Not that any of them ever needed a face-lift, but there's always room for better. This week, iPhone fans are introduced to the iPhone Princess Plus. It is currently the most expensive iPhone out there. Australian jeweler Peter Aloisson has thrown a total of 320 diamonds on that baby.

138 of the total amount of diamonds encrusted on this 'Paris Hilton of iPhones'
are "princess cut" stones, which is where the name iPhone Princess Plus comes from. Here's the full breakdown for whoever is interested in spending EUR 120,000 (US$176,400) on this iPhone:

- Made of 18-carat white gold
- Incl. rhodium trim
- Frame: encrusted with 138 princess cut and 180 brilliant cut diamonds
- Total number of diamonds: 318-320
- Total diamond weight: 16.50 - 17.75 carats
- Quality of the diamonds: best quality LC (IF) color TW F
- Price: EUR 120,000.00

The figures listed above are net prices, according to aloisson.com. Prices are also exclusive of VAT (20%) or any other applicable customs or duty, while the cost for transportation and insurance is not included. I reckon it isn't, who'd want the responsibility?

A closer look at the details
Enlarge picture
I have to admit, the iPhone Princess Plus looks a lot better than what I was expecting to see while the aloisson.com page was loading. As a hater of crystal/diamond-encrusted Apple devices, I was hoping I'd be able to trash-talk yet another designer's work, but Mr. Aloisson knows his stuff. Nevertheless, the iPhone provides a good match too.

Among other Peter Aloisson designs worth mentioning is the Motorola V3i - Stainless Steel Gold with 855 diamonds (selling for around 10,000), a $1.3 million Diamond Crypto Smartphone and a diamond-studded Motorola KRZR model.

Here's the man's web site so you can check out the rest of his stuff. Mr. Aloisson also offers rendering services. The image above is a good example of that.

Via Newlaunches

TAGS:

iPhone Princess Plus | princess cut | iPhone | diamond | customize
Read by 1,498 user(s) | Add comment | Link to this article TWEET THIS


Article rating:
Good (3.8/5) 5 vote(s)    

Subscribe to news | Print article | Send to friend

© Copyright 2001-2009 Softpedia
Contact:

 

 

SEARCH THE NEWS ARCHIVE :




Today's News
| Yesterday's News | News Archive


MORE RELATED ARTICLES:


The MacBook Air Is so Thin That It Gets Thrown Away with the Trash

TSA Guys Couldn't Believe the Air was a Laptop

Crystal AND Gold Treatment for MacBook Air

Steampunk Mac Mini

Attending the OC? MacBook and iPhone for You!

Swarovski-Crystalized MacBook Air

Aluminum Hardcase for Your iPod Nano

Lady Croft Finally Swings onto Mac. Demo Available

User opinions:

No user comments yet.
Be the first to express your opinion using the form below!

Share your opinion:

Your Name:
Your Email Address:
(will not be used for commercial purposes)
Solve this to prove you're not a bot: =
Your review/opinion:

 




Windows tabGames tabDrivers tabMac tabLinux tabScripts tabMobile tabHandheld tabGadgets tabNews tab

SUBMIT PROGRAM   |   ADVERTISE   |   GET HELP   |   SEND US FEEDBACK   |   RSS FEEDS   |   ENTER NEWS SITE   |   ENGLISH BOARD   |   ROMANIAN FORUM