Okay, let’s talk about this. Stuart Hughes, a designer out of Liverpool, decided regular iPhones weren’t flashy enough. So he went ahead and built an iPhone 3GS “Supreme” that costs roughly £1.92 million. That’s about $3.2 million for anyone keeping score.
He spent ten months on this thing. Not kidding. The whole casing? Solid 22ct gold. We’re talking 271 grams of it. Now for the sparkle: The front bezel has 136 diamonds. All flawless, all color F quality, weighing 68 carats combined. The Apple logo on the back is also solid gold, covered with 53 more diamonds (another carat total). But here’s the kicker—the home button itself? A single 7.1-carat diamond. One stone.
Is this practical? Absolutely not. Will you feel panicked every time you set it down? Probably. But as pieces of extravagant design go, it’s hard to argue this isn’t impressive craftsmanship, regardless of how many people can actually afford it.
Source: Stuart Hughes
