The world’s most expensive iPhone

Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | by Tim Bradbury

Peter Aloisson is the jeweler behind the world’s most expensive iPhone, an iPhone 3G that will set you back a whopping 2.5 million dollars, talk about burning a hole in your pocket.

According to Aloisson’s website,

The jewel encrusted iPhone is “made of solid 18 carat yellow gold, white gold and rose gold. A fabulous combination. The white gold line is encrusted with a total of 138 brilliant cut diamonds of the best quality. But the main feature of this one-of-a-kind phone is it’s “home button”. It carries a rare 6.6 carat diamond. Integrated in the design as if this diamond has been made for taking you home.”

I must say I prefer the sleek look of the iPhone 3G sans all the expensive jewels, but that’s just me. (Not to mention, it’s $2,499,799 cheaper.)

See a video rendering of the device here and the device “specs” here

If you have enough money to blow on a 2.5 million dollar iPhone 3G, please feel free to send us a generous donation, just kidding!

Oh, and Mr. Aloisson, it would be great if you could send us one your devices for, uh, “review purposes.”

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Charles Bunnell Says:
August 20th, 2009 at 1:17 pm

2) Even if, by some miracle, you could deduct $1000 for that car that you just bought for $500, you would still lose money on the deal. Why? Because a tax deduction is not “deducted” from the amount of tax that you owe (that is what a “tax credit” is). Rather, a deduction is deducted from your income, before the amount of tax is calculated. The actual cash value to you of a deduction is the deduction multiplied by your tax bracket. For example, let’s say that you are in the 25% tax bracket (for a single person, that would mean taxable income — after all of your deductions and exemptions — between $31,851 and $77,100; for a maried couple filing jointly, taxable income between $63,701 and $128,500). A $1000 deduction only lowers your federal tax bill by $250. So you would wind up $250 in the hole after paying $500 for the car. Even if you are in a state with a high state income tax rate of 10%, you would still be in the hole $150.

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March 3rd, 2010 at 2:28 am

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Charles Bunnell Says:
August 20th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
2) Even if, by some miracle, you could deduct $1000 for that car that you just bought for $500, you would still lose money on the deal. Why? Because a tax deduction is not “deducted” from the amount of tax that you owe (that is what a “tax credit” is). Rather, a deduction is deducted from your income, before the amount of tax is calculated. The actual cash value to you of a deduction is the deduction multiplied by your tax bracket. For example, let’s say that you are in the 25% tax bracket (for a single person, that would mean taxable income — after all of your deductions and exemptions — between $31,851 and $77,100; for a maried couple filing jointly, taxable income between $63,701 and $128,500). A $1000 deduction only lowers your federal tax bill by $250. So you would wind up $250 in the hole after paying $500 for the car. Even if you are in a state with a high state income tax rate of 10%, you would still be in the hole $150.
Joseph Persyn Says:
March 3rd, 2010 at 2:28 am
Lots of Great information in your posting, I favorited your blog so I can visit again in the future, Cheers, Joseph Persyn

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