iPhone That Belongs in a Watch Showroom : An iPhone sparks imagination for a sleek modern gadget. But what if you could take a very high-end cell phone and throw in a little touch of Swiss-watch elegance? That is what created Caviar’s “Corona” series, a really fine handcrafted version of the coming iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max, and it seems to be very much like jewelry rather than a gadget.
Yes, it took inspiration from some of the well-known Swiss watches and realized that ordinary technology could convert it into the making of great luxury art. The phone is made in such a way that one gets a feeling that it will fit into a high-end timepiece from collectors’ wrists.
Designing cameras like watches
Another interesting point of Caviar comes into play in the way they arrange the cameras. Not straight line diagonal as Apple so fondly prefers, but, this time, a very nice triangle in a rounded frame-something that you would mostly associate with the face of a luxury watch-is what Caviar has. In other words, it creates a modern yet classical twist to the whole idea of the phone.
Four separate designs-four separate identities
Caviar did not only stop at this design; it went ahead to create four separate models within this collection, each of them with its own personality:
Nightwing – Inspiration from the very elegant Patek Philippe Calatrava, smooth guilloché engravings resemble most a watch face.
Tapisserie – This piece inspires bold Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, where a mixed tessellated pattern titanium and gold stamps over it.
Hexagon – Embodies tough and rugged features from the Rolex Sea-Dweller, builds strong power from engravings that appear too strong.
Sky Filigree – This piece has a very ornate and grand quality; derived from the Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon, it contains more baroque, artsy celestial details.
When built like a luxury item
These aren’t mere fancy-cased iPhones; they are really made in PVD titanium. The cut-mosaic back is made from some weird jewelry alloy and is topped off with 24-karat gold. This is done by real artisans-these are real people, not machines-into each unit, making it feel extremely one of a kind.
But it costs you a whole lot
This luxury is indeed not cheap: Each of these special-i-phone limited editions starts at around Rs 7 lakh and can stretch all the way up to Rs 45 lakh based on particular designs and personal tastes. And indeed, this is not meant for everyone, but for collectors, for celebrities, or for anyone who would want their phone to shout elegance, this would be a dream come true.
Caviar’s iPhone 16 Pro “Corona” Series is not just an insult for a phone. It is luxury made manifest. It’s for anyone who appreciates artisanal fine watchmaking or fine art-or even just about anyone who loves owning what they have that is rare-just as unique as anything else: silent LOUD bold beautiful builds.