Vertu phones are hand-made 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.[1]
Each phone is made up of hundreds of components made from stainless steel, ceramics, carbon fiber, finest grade leather (some with alligator skin). The screens of all handsets are made of ultra-thin sapphire crystal that takes fifteen days to create. Precious pieces may include 18k yellow, white, or rose gold, or platinum, along with diamonds. Every key is individually ground and cut from sapphire. All leather is sourced from Northern Europe. Demonstrating its acoustic clarity, the London Symphony Orchestra (which produces all Vertu ringtones) performed a piece composed by Dario Marianelli exclusively for Vertu.
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.