The $26,000 Diamond Blackberry

A Nigerian-born, UK-based high-end luxury jeweler and fashion designer –Alexander Amosu — has unveiled a $26,000 black diamond Blackberry.
The 33 year-old Amosu, whose company Amosu Luxury designs customized gem-studded apparel, electronics and accessories for upscale clientele, revealed the Amosu Black Diamond Blackberry last week. The phone is set in 18 karat black gold and was created using close to 1,400 little diamonds weighing about 15cts VVS1. The Black Diamond Blackberry comes in a sleek crocodile case in varying colors, and buyers can have their names or personal logos embedded in the handset. Amosu Luxury designed only 10 of the handsets.

This is not the first time the company is unveiling diamond-crusted phones. In 2008, Amosu released its BlackBerry Pearl Diamond Edition. The diamonds used to make the phone were recyclable in such a way that its owners could have them refit to their next BlackBerry when they got tired of the Pearl. The phone sold for $88,000 and only 5 of them were made.

Similarly, in 2010 Amosu luxury released its most expensive phone – the Amosu Curva Diamond Blackberry, which sold for $191,000. The Amosu Curva was made up of 4,494 VS1 diamonds totaling about 28 carats set in a coat of 18-karat gold. Only 3 were made.