While there's a USB drive for just about every obsession or off-the-wall niche out there, we're glad to see that the same folks rocking the
million dollar beds,
musical showers, and
D&G RAZRs can finally toss a USB memory stick on their keychain that expresses their
style status. Pasha De Cartier, the world renowned French jeweler, has unveiled a 1GB flash drive that supposedly borrows styling cues from the eloquent line of Pasha watches. Surrounding the stainless steel bezel are numerical etchings that resemble the dial of a luxurious timepiece, a nice, if purposeless, touch. To cap it off, the device rocks a silk drawstring that's likely to be worth more than your entire stash of flash memory alone, and of course, the engraved "Cartier" is nothing short of priceless. While this just may be the most expensive way to carry around 1GB of data, its price is likely the least of your worries if you're even pondering picking this up.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Rick @ Aug 22nd 2006 9:02AM
the price is $idiot.00
Hosam @ Aug 22nd 2006 9:56AM
price is 560 US $ or 1400 Saudi Ryals :)
mark @ Aug 22nd 2006 10:01AM
>a silk drawstring that's likely to be worth more than ...
worth and price aren't the same thing. ;-)
Phil @ Aug 22nd 2006 10:12AM
It will cost $580. Enjoy.
lessherger @ Aug 22nd 2006 10:47AM
staples is selling a 256mb thumb drive for $9.99 a their registers, it looks, lot like this, only instead of cartier it says staples....
Scott B. @ Aug 22nd 2006 3:53PM
A luxury usb drive should be something like a 16gb or 32gb drive .....damn the Cartier!!!
Miguel Duran @ Aug 22nd 2006 8:22PM
For all the insecure, worthless, no-personality, no-character people that feel that buying "exclusive" brands elevate their status, and of course for the idiots that believe it. Keep buying your superficialy fabricated lifestyle, add it to your Louis Vuitton collection and your Dolce & Gabbana sunglasses, you are the perfect billboard for these companies that aim for the proliferation of pet people.
Niha @ Aug 23rd 2006 2:07PM
I want one from staples!
Steven VH @ Aug 23rd 2006 3:33PM
We've got a saying in dutch, Shoemaker stick to your ... (well whatever it is shoemakers put their shoes on, it's called a "leest" in dutch).
Meaning why make a usbkey when you're a jewellery maker? I'm a watchcollector and I hate those Guess, Armani, ... watches. Same analogy.
Brainless Idiot @ Feb 4th 2007 11:08PM
I love it! I want one. Call me a brainless idiot -- I can't deny it. I guess that means I have a superficial lifestyle, too. (Or is is superficial only if I actually buy one?) BTW, Stephen VH, as a watch collector, you seem strangely uninformed. The very first wristwatches were made by Cartier -- for a pilot who needed to be able to look at the time without pulling out his pocket watch. Maybe you don't consider the first wristwatch makers worthy of collecting. Odd. Your analogy fails. In any case, I know that no one needs a ridiculously expensive 1GB (yuck) usb, but I sure like it.
Meccalangelo @ Aug 24th 2007 3:05PM
Steven was referring to Armani and Guess (clothing brands)branding watches when its not their forte..you sir, are truly a brainless idiot