Have A Spare $129,000? The Ulysse Nardin Chairman Could Be The Cell Phone For You.

Have A Spare $129,000? The Ulysse Nardin Chairman Could Be The Cell Phone For You.

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The Ulysse Nardin Chairman is the direct product of a the blending of a premium watch brand with a smartphone.

The company was founded in Switzerland in 1846, and was originally a manufacturer of marine chronometers. The Ulysse Nardin brand was acquired by businessmen in 1983, and relaunched as a maker of premium wristwatches. And also now, a maker of a premium mobile phone.

The Ulysse Nardin Chairman runs on the Google Android operating system, in its initial run that will be Android version 2.1. On the front, it possesses both a 3.2″ capacitive touchscreen with a full on screen QWERTY keyboard, plus physical numeric keys. The primary battery provides up to 8 hours talk time and 30 days standby time, and onboard the phone is 32GB of internal memory.

High-end features of the phone include:

*Fingerprint reader for owner identification and phone lock *8 megapixel camera *High definition video replay capability

The Chairman has two features in which you can truly see the heritage of Ulysse Nardin as a watchmaker. As you would expect to see on a wind-up watch, the Ulysse Nardin Chairman Smartphone has a crown, located on the right-hand side of the watch. Winding the crown tops up a secondary battery, giving you emergency power in situations where the battery runs low.

On the back of the Ulysse Nardin Chairman smartphone is a second distinctly wristwatch-looking feature. Through a circular window you'll partially see an automatic movement weight, much like you'd expect to see on one of the modern breed of watches that expose their inner workings as a design feature. This watch-like feature provides the power for the charging of the secondary battery.

In its 'standard' range, the Ulysse Nardin Chairman phone is available in five color / precious metal configurations:

*Steel Blue *Stealth Black *Rose Gold & Steel *Rose Gold & Blue *Rose Gold & Black

The price in these color and metal configurations varies from US$12,000 to US$50,000. An even more limited edition and luxurious edition of the phone is the Chairman Diamond Edition, which adds 18-carat white gold, over 2,000 diamonds and a ceramic trim into the design mix. The Chairman Diamond Edition has a price of US$129,000.

The Ulysse Nardin Chairman Smartphone is packages not in a small hinged plastic box, instead the phone is presented in a lacquered wooden box.

Only 1,846 of each model will be sold, a nod to 1836, the founding year of the Ulysse Nardin company. If you have an unlimited amount of spare cash for such a phone, get in early to pick up one of these very limited edition items!


About the Author:
Scott Fitzgerald has been a Senior Editor & Publisher in the area of consumer technology for more than 6 years. He writes about home theater, computers, iPods, iPads, digital cameras, video games, sports technology & more. To read the latest news on gadgets and smartphones, plus reviews & articles on all sorts of technology, visit Techstyles.com.au



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