How does alligator’s skin as the back cover plate for something sound to you? What’s more, there’s sapphire crystal glass as the screen protector. And yes, it keeps track of the Greenwich’s time almost accurately. But then it’s not a watch, but a phone! A mobile phone from TAG Heuer!

TAG Heuer’s new phone the Meridiist might not be the best looking handheld phones around. Surely the looks get beaten badly by the sleek looks of the new iPhone 4 or the Blackberry Curve 9300. But its luxury points sure won’t lose out! The new Meridiist is equipped with 2MP back camera and a 1.9inch QVGA screen.

Besides calling and taking low resolution photos, all it does is to tell you the time, that’s all. $4,000 is all it takes for a stainless steel phone that tells you the time. Hopefully it doesn’t have the ‘antenna issue’ like some other fruit company. You can expect super accurate time from this phone made by the famous watch maker.

[Tag Heuer via Engadget]