This $10K iPhone contains an actual piece of Steve Jobs’ turtleneck
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In summary:
- Macworld reports on Caviar’s luxury custom iPhones featuring authentic Apple memorabilia, including a “Jobs iPhone” with Steve Jobs’ turtleneck fragment embedded in the logo.
- These collector-oriented devices range from $6,770 to more than $10,000, with models incorporating original iPhone 2G motherboard parts and premium materials like 18-karat gold.
- The iPhone 17 Pro’s custom designs mimic the aesthetic of the original iPhone while offering “Black Apple” and “Golden Apple” editions for Apple enthusiasts willing to pay higher prices.
If you’re feeling too nostalgic for Apple’s 50th anniversary, deluxe iPhone customizer Caviar has just what you need: the Jobs iPhone adorned with a “real fragment” of Steve Jobs’ turtleneck.
That’s right, you can own an iPhone 17 Pro or Pro Max with a small square of Steve Jobs’ turtleneck (authenticity confirmed by certificate, says Caviar) right in the center of the Apple logo. It also features a “50th Anniversary Edition” inscription as well as an engraving of Steve’s famous lowercase signature.
The phone is customized to match the original iPhone, with a “striking combination of black and silver” and “raised logo placement.” The bottom rectangular glass is black, while the rest of the phone is dark matte silver. Apple offers the iPhone 17 Pro in silver for much less, but this shade seems significantly closer to the aesthetic of the original.
Yes, that’s a little fragment of Steve Jobs’ iconic turtleneck inside the Apple logo.
Caviar
Besides the design and the little piece of fabric, you get a regular iPhone in a custom case. You can order the phone in any capacity, although Caviar says there are “only 2 models left in the series.”
Alongside the Jobs phone, Caviar also sells an “iPhone 2007” model with “intricate engravings of the circuitry of the very first smartphone radiating outward from this centerpiece, creating a striking visual.” This model, which starts at $10,770, includes “a real fragment of the original iPhone 2G motherboard.”
On the cheaper side, Caviar offers Black Apple and Golden Apple editions with a “unique carbon fiber” design that has “an intricate, multifaceted texture.” The gold edition features a “three-dimensional Apple logo cast in solid 18-karat gold,” starting at $8,200, while the less ornate black model costs “only” $6,770.
Caviar doesn’t say whether the turtleneck was actually worn by Steve Jobs or if it’s just the same brand, but it’s apparently worth several thousand dollars. Let us also point out that a new iPhone will be released in a few months, so this 17 Pro is closer to obsolescence than new. But if you’re craving a piece of Apple history, order one now.
