Vertu (company)

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Vertu
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Founded Flag of United Kingdom 1998
Headquarters London, Paris, New York, Beverly Hills, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Key people Alberto Torres (CEO) Frank Nuovo (head of design)
Industry Consumer electronics
Products Vertu luxury mobile phones
Website [1]

Vertu Ltd is the pioneer and manufacturer of luxury mobile phones. Vertu's CEO is Alberto Torres, and the Principal Designer is Frank Nuovo. It is an independently run fully owned subsidiary of the phone manufacturer Nokia.

Vertu is the first luxury communication company specialising in handcrafted mobile phone communication instruments. Vertu is headquartered in the United Kingdom with offices in Paris, New York, Beverly Hills, Singapore and Hong Kong. The company now employs over 250 employees in the fields of technology, sales, marketing, design, craftsmenship and development from across the globe.

All Vertu products are hand-crafted in manufacturies in the United Kingdom and Germany (Bad Homburg.

[edit] Product lines

[edit] Signature

"Signature Collection" was the first Vertu product line. The design of its phones is inspired by expensive "Grand Complication" timepieces.

[edit] Ascent

The Ascent collection is inspired by the design of classic sports cars. Currently six of the worlds legendary racetracks are recognized as part of the Racetrack Legends limited edition Ascent phones, including a very special box set containing all six phones.

[edit] Constellation

Constellation is their latest collection, inspired by classic aircraft and travel, and designed for the jetset in mind with some models sporting ceramic keypads.

[edit] Aerius

This is a line of bluetooth headsets which were designed by Jacob Jensen and are based on the Jabra JX10.

[edit] Special editions

[edit] Diamond

Diamond vertu phones are special instruments from the Signature collection and are their most expensive design.

[edit] Python, Cobra

Launched in India. Only 26 phones to be sold for the former and 8 phones for the latter, in partnership with Boucheron. These are exquisite, special edition instruments.

[edit] Specialties

[edit] Concierge Service

Vertu Concierge is a service specially designed for Vertu owners. Accessed through the dedicated "Concierge key" at the side of every Vertu phone, the service comprises a team of specialists dedicated to delivering creative and relevant solutions to the needs of Vertu clients, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, depending on the language requested.

[edit] Distribution

Vertu is available in over 35 countries across Asia Pacific, Europe and the US, with over 320 retail outlets. Vertu products are sold in an exclusive selling environment. In many of the key ||shopping capital]]s of the world, Vertu can be found in its own branded stores, leading department stores and authorized retailers. Vertu’s flagship store opened in 2002 in Paris and then soon after in Singapore. Both of these stores now showcase Vertu's new retail experience.

[edit] See also

  • Gresso Luxury phone
  • Goldvish Luxury phone
  • Mobiado phone
  • Diamond Crypto phone

[edit] External links

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