Remember that spendy Vertu killer from high-end Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer? You know, the Tag Heuer Meridiist with a 4-digit price tag? All you wealthy mobile phone enthusiasts with more dollars than sense will be happy to hear that Tag Heuer has gone official with the Meridiist. With a fresh new set of press shots to [...]

Just what will the up-town, uber-luxurious handset from the famous watch-maker look like? Well, a quick look at the spy-pics you see here show us that the handset has Vertu's high-end handset squarely in its sights. With leather and metal embellishments complementing its angular design, the Tag Heuer Meridiist is an example of precision craftsmanship [...]

Sure, it’s a Vertu . Sure, there’s a high-class aura about it. Sure, it’s covered (encrusted, if you will) in more precious stones than that Diamond iPhone we just mentioned . But, is it worth the price of a Porsche Carrera 997? Hardly. The Vertu lineup of high-end (at least in price) mobile phones are already crazy expensive, but when you bling it out with more diamonds than a conflict-mine in Sierra Leone, you get a Vertu phone that’s supposedly worth $85,000. The special $85K Vertu phone is being shown off at Nokia’s new flagship store in Shanghai, China. Right. We’d rather plunk down that $85 Large on a brand new Porsche Carrera 997 or maybe the new BMW M3 (with change to spare). But, then again, if you’re seriously contemplating an $85,000 mobile phone, you probably already have a garage full of super-exotics. In that case, just donate us that Aston Martin Vantage and call it a tax write-off, will ya? Keep reading for more pics. Pics from mobile.163.com [Via: JustAMP ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:More Vertu Ascents special editions - Strawberry and CreamVertu "Inspired" PDA Phone from CECTThe N95 isn't perfectNew Vertu Ti model passes FCC musterVertu Nautilus concept