In summary:
- Macworld reports on Caviar’s luxury custom iPhones featuring authentic Apple memorabilia, including a “Jobs iPhone” with Steve Jobs’ turtleneck fragment embedded in the logo.
- These collector-targeted devices range from $6,770 to over $10,000, with models incorporating original iPhone 2G motherboard pieces and premium materials like 18-karat gold.
- The custom iPhone 17 Pro designs mimic the original iPhone’s aesthetic while offering “Black Apple” and “Golden Apple” editions for Apple enthusiasts willing to pay premium prices.
If you’re feeling overly nostalgic during Apple’s 50th anniversary, luxury iPhone customizer Caviar has just the thing you need: the Jobs iPhone adorned with a “genuine fragment” of Steve Jobs’ turtleneck.
That’s right, you can own an iPhone 17 Pro or Pro Max with a tiny square of Steve Jobs’ turtleneck (authenticity confirmed by certificate, Caviar says) right in the center of the Apple logo. It also features a “50th Anniversary Edition” inscription as well as an etching of Steve’s famous lower-case signature.
The phone is customized to match the original iPhone, with a “striking combination of black and silver,” and “elevated logo placement.” The lower rectangular glass is black, while the rest of the phone is dark matte silver. Apple offers the iPhone 17 Pro in silver for significantly less, but this hue definitely appears closer to the original’s aesthetic.
Yes, that’s a small fragment of Steve Jobs’ iconic turtleneck inside the Apple logo.
Caviar
Other than the design and tiny piece of fabric, you’re getting a regular iPhone in a custom case. You can order the phone in any capacity, though Caviar says there are “only 2 models left in the series.”
Alongside the Jobs phone, Caviar is also selling an “iPhone 2007” model with “Intricate engravings of the very first smartphone’s circuitry radiate outward from this centerpiece, creating a striking visual.” That model, which starts at $10,770, includes “a genuine fragment of the original iPhone 2G motherboard.”
On the cheaper end, Caviar is offering Black Apple and Golden Apple editions with a “unique carbon fiber” design that has “a complex, multifaceted texture.” The gold edition includes a “three-dimensional Apple logo cast in solid 18-karat gold,” starting at $8,200, while the less-ornate black model is “just” $6,770.
Caviar doesn’t say if the turtleneck was actually worn by Steve Jobs or is just the same brand, but it’s apparently worth several thousand dollars. We should also point out that a new iPhone is coming out in a few months, so this 17 Pro is closer to being obsolete than new. But if you’re itching for a piece of Apple history, go order one now.
Author: Michael Simon, Executive Editor, Macworld
Michael Simon has been covering Apple for more than 20 years. He started covering rumors with Spymac when the iPod was the iWalk, and has owned nearly every iPhone Apple has ever made. He lives in Connecticut with his wife, son, and far too many gadgets.