Vertu’s Signature S Design gets handled – gently

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• Filed under: Mobile Phones
• Date: Jan 28,2009

At a staggering 242,380 Czech crowns (about $12,331), Vertu’s latest Signature S Design model certainly isn’t for everybody — in fact, we’d venture to say that it’s very nearly for nobody — but putting the positively stupid pricing aside for a moment, you have to admit that this thing is beautiful in its own way.

IDNES.cz somehow managed to grab both stainless steel and gilded versions of the 3G candybar, revealing that the user interface is about as plain-vanilla as any other Series 40 device out there (what do you expect for the price of a small car?) but the hefty body looks as beautiful in person as it does in Vertu’s carefully-prepared PR.

It apparently feels great, too — not like we’ll ever know. Anyone need a kidney? Read the rest of this entry »

Vertu Boucheron 150 – beautiful or just crippled?

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• Filed under: Mobile Phones
• Date: Jan 28,2009

Luxury mobile phones have always had controversial designs, and this is also the case with Vertu’s latest masterpiece: the Vertu Boucheron 150.

Created to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Boucheron French jewelry house, the handset does look like a Vertu, but a crippled and weird one. And if it’s beautiful or not, it’s up for you to decide.

Apparently, the phone is built out of a single piece of massive gold. Its creation is said to take more than 2.000 hours (since it’s hand made), which lead us to believe that there won’t be to many units of it around.

The handset comes in a luxury wooden case that looks like it’s made by a pirate for his treasure(s). Read the rest of this entry »