Oh, heck, Vertu has gone ahead and done it yet again! There is hardly anyone who has not heard of The Wynn hotel along the famous Strip at Las Vegas. This posh hotel is known to house some of the most high-end lifestyle shops within its gigantic complex. One of these shops, houses a Vertu store, a company that is known to manufacture limited edition, luxury mobile phones. There is, of course, no problem with that. The problem is with Vertu displaying its latest luxury handset, the ‘Vertu Signature Dragon’, in that very store. And you know what else? The Vertu Signature Dragon does not even feature on the company’s website yet.

Strikingly similar to the Vertu Signature Cobra, this Dragon thingy looks more crass than class. (Remember the Vertu Boucheron 150? If you thought it was “ugh”, we do not know what you will say to this one). It would have been great to see some ‘special effects’ on the dragon at least, like the eyes glowing during an incoming SMS or call. Sadly, there is nothing of this sort.

An effigy of a dragon, which adorns one L-shaped corner of the phone, is completely covered with precious jewels, so this phone definitely is not coming cheap. Anyway, do take a sneak peek right here and tell us what you think of the latest Vertu Signature Dragon.

Vertu Signature Dragon

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