Vertu Mobile Phones: Luxury Redefined
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Case Details:
Case Code : MKTG151
Case Length : 11 Pages
Period : 2002-2006
Organization : Vertu
Pub Date : 2006
Teaching Note :Not Available
Countries : Worldwide
Industry : Telecom
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Background Note
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Vertu, headquartered in the UK, was established by Nokia as a subsidiary in
2002. Although the idea to create exclusive luxury phones was first conceived by
Frank Nuova (Nuova), the chief designer of Nokia, in 1995, it was several years
before it took shape.
"In 1995, Frank Nuovo, the chief designer of Nokia, had an idea that mobile
communication devices would one day be available not just in the mass market,
but also in the luxury market. That idea was discussed and talked about for
several years,"7 said Nigel Litchfield (Litchfield), president, Vertu.
In 2000, Nokia began serious efforts in this direction.
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"Just over two years ago, we secretly set up a company to (really) see if there
was a business case,"8 said Litchfield in 2002. The existence of Vertu was finally revealed
in Paris, the center of high fashion, in January 2002. The first Vertu
phone, the Signature was launched the same year (Refer Exhibit I for a
photograph of the Vertu Signature).
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What Goes into a Vertu?
The Vertu Signature was designed to be a union of craft and technology.
The phones were assembled entirely by hand in spotless workshops. Each
phone had around 400 components (Refer Exhibit II for a photograph of
the components) and underwent stringent quality checks.
The casing came in four materials - stainless steel (surgical grade), 18
carat yellow and/or white gold, platinum, and diamond-encrusted. The
Vertu Signature phones had angular scratch-proof screens made of 69.25
carats of sapphire crystal. |
The keys were made of precision engineered stainless steel and were set on jewel bearings.
"Underneath each of these keys is a ruby bearing. The customer can press these
keys over five million times and still get the same consistent, positive
response. If you take an ordinary mobile phone, once you get beyond half a
million key presses, you will start to find some problems," 9 said Litchfield...
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