In the market for a super-expensive watch to wow all your friends? Sure, you could get a $20,000 Rolex that will last you a lifetime. But how predictable, right?
If you really want to turn heads, jeweler Mervis Diamond Importers might have just the thing — a $30,000 diamond-encrusted Apple Watch. Yes, you read that correctly.
The Apple Watch isn't even out yet, but that hasn't stopped the jeweler from envisioning a super-special piece for the super-rich. According to a report from LuxuryWatches.com, the so-called Diamond iWatch features a tennis bracelet-style design with eight rows of diamonds set in rose gold. The diamonds total more than 15 carats are the highest in quality, grading as E/F in color and VS1/VS2 in clarity.
Of course, it comes with the 18-karat gold Apple Watch Edition model, as opposed to the standard version, which starts at $349. And if rose gold isn't your thing, the jeweler can also make it in white gold or platinum.
Mervis is currently taking pre-orders for the blinged-out watch, and expects to ship them in June 2015. The exact ship date will, of course, depend on when Apple actually releases Apple Watch. At this point, there's still no official word as to when the Apple Watch will hit store shelves, but recent rumors tip a spring debut.
Mervis isn't the first company to add a little bling to one of Apple's products (remember the 24-karat gold iPhone 6?), and it certainly won't be the last.
Meanwhile, Apple is trying to position its new smartwatch a sought-after fashion accessory. Word has it Cupertino is hiring retail workers with fashion and luxury backgrounds to peddle the new high-tech timepieces. The timepiece also landed on the cover of Vogue China.
For more, see PCMag's Hands On With the Apple Watch and the slideshow above. Also check out our lineup of 5 Wearables More Interesting Than the Apple Watch, as well as Why I Won't Buy an Apple Watch, and 5 Reasons the Apple Watch Is a Winner.