Mobiado 105GMT Gold – Luxury Cell Phone with a Mechanical Watch

Mobiado, a Vancouver-based company, has announced the Mobiado 105GMT Gold, a product which the company considers to be a marriage between luxury watches and a luxury cell phone. Only 50 pieces, or masterpieces as the company chooses to call them, will be manufactured. The body of the phone has been crafted from sapphire, so too the keys. The company tells us that sapphire is a precious stone second only to diamond in wear resistance, makes you wonder if it’s more apt for miners rather than the rich guys it is being targeted at. The frame of the phone is made from brass and carries a 5-micron thick coating of gold – 24 carat, no less!

Ebony wood side frames (from the same block of wood, consistency of the wood grains matters) are attached to the gold-plated main frame with the help of black color gun metal screws. The letters and numbers on the keys are hand painted, I guess that makes each piece very individualistic ( The perception of uniqueness is central to the selling of luxury goods, precious stones and gold are not enough.)

Two 25-jeweled mechanical watches further add to the cost; the company press release makes it a point to remind us that you can also see the time on the cell phone, you know… maybe if analog is not your style. And if you’re feeling bored you can always watch the innards of the watch working as they are covered with transparent sapphire. I guarantee that the fascination of watching the skeleton behind the Swiss watches will never wear off!

The phone weighs a mere 250 grams and its features include quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz), dual band WCDMA connectivity (850 / 2100 MHz), 2″ display, email, web browser, micro USB, 1 GB on-board memory, and more.