iPhone 18 Pro Caviar’s luxury editions: Selling A Phone That Does Not ExistApple will not unveil the iPhone 18 Pro until September. Russian luxury customiser Caviar has been taking money for it since 20 May. Its Royal Colors collection covers the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max in crocodile and python leather with 24-karat gold, starts at $10,060, and is capped at 18 units per design in a nod to the number in the name. (Image: Caviar)
Caviar Luxury iPhones: How This Actually WorksYou are not buying an early iPhone. Once Apple ships the retail device, Caviar buys it, strips the original casing off and rebuilds the exterior in its own materials before dispatch. What you are paying for in advance is the shell, not access. (Image: Caviar)
The Five Editions And What They CostBlack Prince and Pharaoh open the range at $10,060, King follows at $10,200, Emperor at $10,340, and Consul tops the list at $10,840. Higher storage tiers push the ceiling to roughly $12,770. Each design draws on a historical symbol of power: imperial porphyry, the royal fleur-de-lis, the Black Prince’s armour and the gold of the pharaohs, with the Pharaoh edition built around Egyptian lapis lazuli. (Image: Caviar)
What You Give UpWrapping a phone in leather and metal has consequences. Qi2 magnetic accessories and wireless charging are both unlikely to work once the original back is gone. At this price, you are buying an object rather than a tool, but it is worth knowing the MagSafe puck becomes ornamental.
The Preview Page, And Why To Be Careful With ItAlongside the collection, Caviar has published a preview site listing what it expects the iPhone 18 Pro to offer. This is a marketing page assembled from public rumours, not a leak. Caviar has no more access to Apple’s roadmap than anyone else, and it has a commercial reason to make the phone sound exciting. (Image: Caviar)
The Two Upgrades Worth Caring AboutTwo items on that list are supported by substantial independent reporting. The A20 Pro is expected to be Apple’s first chip built on TSMC’s 2nm process. And the main camera is expected to gain a variable aperture, a physical iris that opens wide in low light or closes down to deepen the focal plane, so the people standing behind your subject stay sharp in a group shot. (Image: Caviar)
And There Is A Foldable Version TooCaviar has separately listed editions of what it calls the iPhone Ultra, its name for Apple’s widely rumoured first foldable. Those run from $13,840 to $15,990, in variants including Titanium, Dark Cherry, Karat, Magenta, Silver, Gold and a Jobs edition.Caviar’s own catalogue states Apple will unveil the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max on 9 September. That matches the date most Apple watchers have settled on, though Caviar is not a source for it.