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March 15th, 2010, 13:22 GMT · By Diana Tropoe

iPad Covered in Diamonds for $20,000 - Mervis Diamond Importers

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Mervis Diamond Importers unveiled the prototype project of the first Diamond iPad that would be launched on the market on June 1st. The extra-tuned device will be covered with 11.43 carats of diamonds, set manually in a micro-pave style. The diamonds are graded G/H in color, and VS2/SI1 in clarity. The price will be set around $20,000. The lack of common sense – priceless.

On the Mervis Diamond Importers site, we find a reassuring statement for the future clients. “We're a family business run by family values. Zed and Ronnie were trained in diamonds by their father, Morris Mervis, and continue to do business the old fashioned way – with honesty and integrity.” It further emphasizes, “In the diamond industry, you're nothing but the quality of your stones and the quality of your people. We're very proud of both.”

As a quality credit note, the aforementioned luxury-focused company explains, “Our three on-site jewelers have over 80+ years experience crafting the stunning diamond jewelry you'll see in our showrooms. With the latest, state-of-the-art equipment and a strong work-ethic, they'll take good care of you and in less time than you'd imagine.”

Very limited quantities will be available, as the Mervis Diamond Importers suggests on its site.

Softpedia Note

Such an unappealing device would more likely come to demote the iPad’s market image of an elegant, fine-touch magic device designed for even the most exigent of tastes. But there is no magic that doesn’t sparkle, so the iPad couldn’t have been an exception. The funny thing is that, as the iPhone experience showed in the past, there are a lot of rich, bored people that are willing to throw away their money on such an outrageous, useless tuning. So, the initiative of Mervis Diamond Importers will surely be welcomed by a number of pleased customers.

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Comment #1 by: WoR on 15 Mar 2010, 15:11 UTC reply to this comment

Looks somewhat shabby.
For this kind of money I would have expected an intricate (or at least nice) pattern instead of plain stripes :-(

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