Mobile at RMB2.7-million on sale in Beijing

February 18th, 2008

This Vertu mobile phone, as illustrated,  is listed at RMB2.7 million in a department store in Beijing. It is one of only eight such handsets in the world, with diamonds and sapphires studded on the phone. Its title, so that you may avoid it, is Signature Cobra and it was designed by French jeweler Bouchero. The Cobra has one pear-cut diamond, one round white diamond, two emerald eyes and 439 rubies.

It is also unbelievably ugly and lacking in taste or style. On the other hand, it may work very well as a mobile phone. And it is not the most expensive mobile in the world. That is the Goldvish “Le million” which is selling for $1 million. No takers.

Note that Vertu is a division of Nokia, a Finnish company, which started life making Wellington boots. As our illustration shows, they are still available at a far more reasonable $80 a pair. They have more style than Nokia’s Vertu phone.
Source: Jongo News

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