Vertu :Luxury mobile phones

Vertu is a British-based manufacturer and retailer of luxury mobile phones. Formerly a wholly owned subsidiary, the business was an independently run division of the Finnish mobile-phone manufacturer Nokia. In June 2012, Nokia sold Vertu to private equity group EQT VI for an unspecified amount but will retain a 10% share







  
Vertu phones are handmade in its factories in Church Crookham, Hampshire, England. The most expensive model it has ever made is the Signature Cobra, at £213,000 (~$310,000); the most expensive regular model is the Signature Diamond at £55,000 (~$83,000). Prices start at £3500 for the Constellation model.
The business is based in the United Kingdom with offices in New York City, Beirut, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Paris, Singapore Tokyo. Vertu's president and chief operating officer is Perry Oosting and its Principal Designer is Frank Nuovo. The business has over 600 employees

Vertu makes handsets in collaboration with Ferrari, Boucheron. In early 2012, three different limited edition models of the Signature were released for the Year of the Dragon.