So, if you were going to encrust an iPhone with 1,179 diamonds, wouldn't you make sure it was the newest iPhone, first? You know, that would be on my priority list.

But apparently those at Amosu didn't think much of it when they loaded up their Amosu Ultimo Diamond iPhone (not 3G) with the mother-load of sparklies.  This thing is 16.18 karats and costs $177,300. You know, you could buy a house for that in the midwest! Oh, but you also get a year's worth of VIP International Concierge Service to go along with the shiny monstrosity. That totally justifies it.

It makes you wonder if the makers of such useless things as this ever sit back and think, "Hey, you know this is really wasteful and not a good idea." Eh, I didn't think so, either.

[via IntoMobile]