Monday, January 19, 2009

Dior unveils luxury phone set with 641 diamonds



Top designer Dior has unveiled a sleek new cell phone set with 641 diamonds and 34 black sapphire crystals.

The phone, called Dior Phone Diamonds (Glorious Black), is the latest entry in the designer phone market. In recent years, Chanel, Prada, Dolce & Gabanna, and Armani have all released luxury phones.

The Dior Phone Diamonds is a flip phone, and its exterior is designed to look like a hand-brushed stainless steel case. The phone is set with hundreds of diamonds – even the hinges are diamond-encrusted – and has a total diamond weight of 3.251 carats.

All the jewels come with a hefty price tag: the phone costs a whopping $28,000. (For the less fortunate, there’s a Swarovski crystal version that starts from $8,000.)

The Dior Phone Diamonds (Glorious Black) is available exclusively in Dior stores.