Yahoo Finance Get a gold, diamond-encrusted Donald Trump iPhone 7 for $151K
We’ve seen Donald Trump ugly Christmas sweaters, Make American Great Again ornaments and now, a store in the United Arab Emirates has created the ultimate holiday gift for supporters of the U.S. president-elect – a US$151,000, solid-gold, diamond-encrusted iPhone 7 embossed with his likeness on the back.
According to CNN Money, Goldgenie, which sells custom high-end products, got the idea from a Chinese woman who recently visited the store’s location in Sharjah, a city near Dubai.
Frank Fernando, Goldgenie’s managing director, told CNN Money that he believes that the woman’s family wants to give it to Trump following his inauguration on Jan. 20.
The phone’s gaudy design would certainly be in line with Trump’s well-known preference for gold.
However, Trump may not be able to keep his reportedly tiny hands on the iPhone, as current rules dictate that presidents are prohibited from accepting gifts worth more than $375.
Since the sale of the first phone, Goldgenie says it has received nine other orders.
But the flashy phone is hardly the store’s priciest item. It currently sells a gold-plated racing bike worth $350,000.
The company started in London in 1989 with the goal of gold-plating virtually any item requested by its ultra-wealthy clientele.
“There are very wealthy, high-net-worth individuals all over the world and sometimes it’s very difficult to buy gifts for them because they have everything,” Fernando told CNN Money.
Fernando said members of the British Royal Family have even visited the store.
“They visit us in London and they don’t just buy one phone. They buy five, ten phones to give as gifts,” he said.
