Pieces of Titanic transformed into luxury watches - Titanic-DNA

Steel and coal from the Titanic have been transformed into a new line of luxury wristwatches that claim to capture the essence of the legendary oceanliner which sank in 1912.

Geneva watchmaker Romain Jerome SA billed its "Titanic-DNA" collection as among the most exclusive pieces showcased this week at Baselworld, the watch and jewellery industry's largest annual trade fair.

"It is very luxurious and very inaccessible," said Yvan Arpa, chief executive of the three-year-old company that hopes the limited edition watches will attract both collectors and garrulous luxury goods buyers. News Via

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Most expensive iPhone in the world

Austrian luxury designer and jeweler Peter Aloisson has something more to add to his kitty – ladies and gentlemen, presenting to you the Aloisson designed iPhone – the world’s most expensive iPhone. While diamond studded phones are nothing new, the only thing the iPhone Princess Plus has to its credit is being the most expensive iPhone. The phone derives its name from the Princess cut used on 138 of the 318 diamonds on its surface. The rest of the 180 diamonds on the phone are brilliant cut and it has 17.75 carats of diamonds set in 18k white gold around its rim. All diamonds used are of the best quality.



This iPhone Princess Plus has a price tag of €120,000 ($176,400 USD) its first customer is a Russian businessman who had pre-ordered it way back in October 2007 for January 2008 delivery. And if you can’t afford this, the poorer lot can buy the iPhone set only with brilliant-cut diamonds. This can be purchased for the more “modest sum” of €45,000 ($66,150 USD). Via

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Most Expensive MP3 Player in the World

Gresso Symphonia MP3 Player

The Russian manufacturer Gresso goes on with luxury digital devices.

After its mobile phone, Gresso launches a tiny MP3 player 39x39x10.5mm, either African Blackwood and white or pink gold, or all 18K white or pink gold.

It has 1GB storage, equalizer, FM radio and all usual functions encountered at any MP3 player on the market including support for WMA, ASF and OGG, so if you like to collect cool and rare gadgets you are probably attracted by this unique piece.Worth no less than $6,000.

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