iPhone 5S Gets a Gold-Plated Makeover

Apple has a hit on it's hands, what with the fact that their champagne-coloured iPhone 5S has sold out within weeks of hitting the US market.

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Such is the demand for the new iPhone that grey market dealers are selling variants of the phone on e-commerce sites in India with an asking price of anywhere between Rs 85,000-Rs 1,70,000.

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If you can¡¯t wait till Apple starts rolling out more stock in October, and better still, want an iPhone 5S worth its weight in karats, we recommend these customised real gold-plated versions that¡¯ll make Apple¡¯s Champagne iPhone 5S users eat humble pie

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Image Courtesy: Apple

GoldGenie

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Customised to 24kt renditions of gold and rose gold, the iPhone 5S by UK-based GoldGenie can be purchased in 5 different styles and levels of gold-plating, with or without Swarovski crystals, to suit your taste.

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The top jeweled + gold plated line of the iPhone 5S by GoldGenie costs ?2,197 (Rs 2.2 lakh approx) for a 16GB handset.

Gold Status

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Another UK-based company that¡¯s serving up the popular handset in 24kt gold and rose gold is Gold Status. And since this one¡¯s minus the Swarovski stones, it¡¯s a cheaper buy at ?1,590 (Rs 1.6 lakh approx) for the prime edition¡ªfull back and sides gold-plated¡ªminus the additional engraving charges (optional).

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Waiting period for this handset stands at 10 days.

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*Pictures of the finished product have not yet been released

Gold & Co London

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On order and in-production, but not yet released is the iPhone 5S decked in the yellow metal courtesy Gold & Co London.

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Last spotted releasing a gold-plated iPad for Burj Al Arab¡¯s concierge service, the Blackberry Q10 and a limited edition of the P¡¯9981 Gold with Porsche, the UK brand is busy stripping the new iPhone 5S, recoating it first with copper, then nickel, and finally pure gold.

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What¡¯s great about this roll-out is that each handset will be numbered and limited units will be released per region to create exclusivity.

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Gold & Co¡¯s base models of gold and rose gold are typically upward of ?3,000 (Rs 3 lakh approx). The company is also a platinum version.

GoldGenie Platinum iPhone 5S

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Now while we know its all about the gold, one of the more premium offerings in this line-up is GoldGenie¡¯s Platinum edition of the iPhone 5S.

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Pricier than their gold-plated offering (?2,280 or Rs 2.3 lakh approx), this one¡¯s also quite the dazzling beauty with Swarovski diamonds on the sides, top, bottom and the logo.

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Delivery of either alternates by GoldGenie (platinum and gold) can take up to 28 days.


Source: Luxpresso?