LG watch phone to cost $1,500?

This post was updated at 3:55 p.m. PT with comment from Orange.

LG's watch phone could carry a hefty price tag.

(Credit: Nicole Lee/CNET Networks)

LG pretty much owned the first day of CES last month when its chief technology officer popped up onstage and casually took a call via the LG watch phone on his wrist.

But those looking forward to owning the touch-screen, 3G-enabled timepiece might have second thoughts when they hear the price. A report from Mobile Today in the U.K. says that exclusive European carrier Orange will be charging 1,000 GBP, the equivalent of about $1,500, when the phone becomes available.

The only thing Orange has confirmed is that it will be the carrier. But company representatives have not yet responded to Tuesday's request for comment on the price. We'll update this story when or if they do.

In the meantime, check out this gallery of pics of the watch, courtesy of CNET Reviews.

Update: Orange says it has not yet released a price and characterized reports of the price as "misleading."

[jjhon5623]

That price is crazy If you go to atxelectronics.com you can find all kinds of waych phones for 150.00 dollers. later Jhon A

[BlitzBoy1120]

That's absurd. The max I would ever pay for that would be 200 dollars. Yes its a phone on a watch, but seriously, $1500?

[mhaven98]

You would have to pay me $1500 to wear that watch. Talking about ugly. It is wrong in so many ways to have something that geeky on your wrist. I'll stick with a normal watch and a nice phone that I can put in my pocket.

[areiku]

Hey, look out, midget's hand.........

[checodaman]

I WANT A WATCH PHONE.

Do you think girls would find it sexy?

[grgnv]

How is this so much better than this...?
http://www.cellphoneslord.com/c=nuN58ouE5UYNGg2R2dmrnPIV6/product/M801/M800i_M801_M810_Mobile_Watch_Cell_Phone.html

[iroq321]

i wouldn't mind rockin' that phwatch, but it would need to have speech-to-text for messaging in order for me to really want it. i couldn't imagine trying to mesaage on that thing any other way. i haven't read much about it, does it have speech-to-text?

[srleeplus3377]

yes it does, and that price is not even true, here in korea its going to be released for 350,000 won or about 300 us dollars so i call this a DEAL.

[c_ms77]

Is look so cool, but the price is too expensive...you can try another choice, 1watchphone.com the price is resonable and free world wide shipping.