Obsession Aphrodite Collection from Continental Mobile
Posted by Tom Wilkins on Wed 11th February 2009 at 06:00 AM, Filed in Expensive Gadgets
Continental Mobiles is a British-based mobile phone customization workshop offering ‘Bespoke British Tailoring for Luxury Mobile Phones’ – a bit like ‘Pimp my Ride’ for your mobile.
Your boring old mobile, for a hefty fee, can be refinished in a variety of luxury metals including 18 carat rose gold, 24 carat yellow gold and white platinum, and/or adorned with a huge range of jewels such as diamonds, rubies and emeralds. A popular enhancement, for example, is having the tiny Apple logo on the iPhone furnished with a cluster of tiny, flawless diamonds.
The Obsession Aphrodite Collection, described on the Continental website as ‘inspired by the Greek goddess of love…sculpted and touched by the beauty of her name’, are the two phones designed from scratch by Continental – as you might expect, they are designed with a penchant for the aesthetic.
Available as either a 18 carat white gold or 24 carat yellow gold version, the ‘Aphrodite is studded with strings of hand-set 2.1 carat cultured diamonds that weave their way around the handset, and the rear is adorned by elegant, hand-stitched leather.
By way of features, the phones do not offer much more than the practical – it has a camera and a music player, but neither stand out as anything other than ordinary. The only notably high-end features are the Enhanced Acoustics Technology, which makes phone calls ultra-clear and audible, and the dual SIM capability (so business and personal numbers can be kept on different cards).
As you can imagine, however, this phone’s selling point is not its features, but its unrivalled style and beauty. Visually, they are a wonder to behold, and grab the attention perhaps more than any other phone on the planet – truly a design masterpiece.
Expect to pay for such beauty. The white gold, 18 carat version retails at £1,199, while its 24 carat yellow gold sibling costs two hundred more at £1,399.
Information and opinion relating to this product were provided by Thomas Newton of Mobile Phones.
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