Luxury Vertu Constellation mobile phone gets even more bling

A Vertu Constellation luxury mobile phone has been further blinged by designer and jeweller Knalihs Athem, just to make the Vertu Constellation that much more expensive, not like it didn’t need it is it?

Athem’s latest work is called the Diamond Vertu Constellation Gold. So what do you get for your large wad of cash? Well the Diamond Vertu Constellation Gold is crafted in 18 carat gold and then encrusted with in excess of 1500 colourless brilliant cut diamonds.

Apparently to justify alleviating your bank account of a hug wad you get to customise the phone with your initial, a logo, lucky number and just about anything you’d like as long as you are willing to pay.

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Vertu Nurburgring Race Track Edition for sale on eBay

Ok, so how bad do you want a luxury mobile phone? How about one of Nokia’s Vertu phones for just over half price? Well it appears that a Vertu has shown up on that place where everything ends up eventually…eBay.

Apparently eBay seller “ouy kcuf” and I suggest you don’t read that backwards, states this Vertu Nurburgring Race Track Edition mobile phone is an authentic device.

Yes, right and we’ll all accept the seller’s name as given shall we? Anyway, there were only 1000 of these handsets made and this one which normally retails for over $8000 is up for $4599, but only in the US.

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Diamond Encrusted Vertu Constellation Gold phone released

Fans of the Vertu series of luxury mobile phones can now gear up for some more bling. Recently the company revealed a new super luxurious mobile phone called the Diamond encrusted Vertu Constellation Gold.

The phone is the work of art of luxury designer and jeweler Knalihs Anthem. The designer is known for creating unique bejeweled mobile phones. The designer keeps to his signature style with the innovation of this new elegant mobile phone.

The unique mobile phone has been crafted in 18 carat gold. Fabricated with great detailing and Swiss craftsmanship, the phone interestingly houses more than 1500 diamonds.

The diamonds chosen are of the finest quality and adorn a colorless brilliant cut. Precisely hand-finished to offer a beautiful device, the Diamond Encrusted Vertu Constellation Gold phone can also be customized.

Users can have their initials, logos, lucky number or any thing else they wish to be encrusted on the phone.

Besides, the phone also includes an official diamond grading report. Athem has custom designed a wide array of Vertu constellation mobile phones including Core Range, Precious Range, Monogram Range and the Rococo Range.

The Diamond Encrusted Vertu Constellation Gold phone is available now through authorized Vertu retailers. There is no information however on the price of the phone.

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Vertu open its first store in Japan

Vertu open its first store in Japan

Nokia’s luxury mobile phone brand Vertu has now opened its first retail store in the Japanese market.

Vertu would be selling their high end hand-crafted cell phones to customers in the Japanese market.

They are hoping to find customers for their expensive products even during these tough economic times.

This store has been opened in the Tokyo’s Ginza district. The mobile phones from Vertu are being offered at prices up to ¥6 million.

The company incidentally is also operating as a mobile service provider in the Japanese market through the MVNO route using NTT DoCoMo’s network.

Vertu said that they would be providing customized services to the customers who go for Vertu branded phones.

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Nokia opens first Vertu store in Japan

With the global economy the way it is right now you’d think releasing a premium-priced mobile phone store would be the last thing on manufacturer’s minds, but that is exactly what Nokia is doing.

The Finnish mobile phone company has opened its first Vertu retail store (otherwise known as “incredibly expensive phone shop”) for the Japanese market in Tokyo. The phones they will stock are clearly aimed at the top end of the market and will carry prices in the region of $64,000 each.

For that amount of cash you’d expect something special in a handset and Nokia make each phone by hand in the UK. The materials used in the casing of each phone include stainless steel, leather, or 18-carat gold. The keys are ceramic and they usually include a semi-precious stone somewhere in the design.

A Vertu phone purchase also comes with a substantial monthly subscription charge of $549. With that you get a number of tailored services including Vertu Concierge that allows owners to phone up and ask advice on travel, hotels, restaurants or entertainment. Vertu Fortress is also available to backup the information on your phone to secure servers located in an ex-military bunker in the UK.

Alongside the first Vertu shop Nokia is also trying to gain a network presence in Japan. Rather than attempting to do this alone it has instead decided to work as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) using the well established NTT DoCoMo network.

Read more at PC World

Matthew’s Opinion
This is a totally new approach to the Japanese market for Nokia. It was only in November last year it announced an exit from the standard handset market there. Now they are aiming specifically at the wealthy with hand-made phones.

The funny thing is, there are people out there who will buy these phones and pay that ridiculous monthly subscription charge. I’m sure Nokia will be doing deals to get their Vertu phones used in public by well-known Japanese celebrities, but that is just to sell more of these phones. The profit margins on them must be huge even taking into account the materials used in their manufacture.

I’d love to have enough money to be able to consider buying a Vertu phone and not feel the pain in my bank account, but that doesn’t mean I’d ever choose to spend so much on a handset.

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