Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's pre-wedding bash pretty much redefined the Big Fat Indian Wedding game overnight; a full two months before the actual ceremony even begins.
A-listers from the worlds of business and entertainment thronged to Jamnagar Airport ahead of the previous weekend, bringing with them some of the most eclectic wardrobes we've seen this year. From floral 'jungle' themed fits to bandhgalas and more, we've seen it all — especially when it comes to the world of collectors' watches. The groom-to-be stole the show with some of the most expensive watches ever spotted in India. Here's a look at his wrist-candy for the week:
Patek Philippe Grand Complications Sky Moon Tourbillon — Rs. 63.24 Crore
A double-face watch that combines exquisite finishing (a hand-engraved case in white gold, cloisonné dial and champlevé enamel) with a stunning 705-part, 12-complication movement — making it the Maison’s second-most complicated watch. Celebrating its 23rd anniversary this year, the concept features perpetual calendar indications for day, date and retrograde months, along with mean civil time and a moonphase — while the back depicts the night sky as seen from the Northern Hemisphere, along with sidereal or ‘star’ time.
Richard Mille RM 56-02 — Rs. 18 Crore
Limited to just 10 models, the RM 56-02 represents one of Richard Mille’s greatest technical triumphs. Taking cues from the mechanical architecture of the older RM 27-01 Rafael Nadal model, the 56-02 is fashioned with a grade 5 titanium baseplate affixed to a transparent sapphire case — along with sapphire movement parts, winding barrel bridge, tour billion and centre bridges in sapphire.
Patek Philippe Nautilus Travel Time (Ruby) — Rs. 12.42 Crore
The Nautilus Travel Time is a classic Patek design that combines the recognizable style of the Nautilus collection with a useful feature for travellers — the ability to display two time zones at once. Offering a distinctive case shape and integrated bracelet, Ambani's piece comes finished in white gold with a black gradient dial and last but not least, comes set with an array of baguette diamonds and rubies.
Along with the above confirmed watches, Ambani made quite a stir with an additional Richard Mille when interacting with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan. Chan took a moment to check out Ambani's timepiece and ask for its make — which the multibillionare eagerly shared.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> Mark Zuckerberg’s wife <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PriscillaChan?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PriscillaChan</a> impressed by <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AnantAmbani?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AnantAmbani</a>’s luxury watch. The viral video shows Anant Ambani, discussing his watch with an impressed <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MarkZuckerberg?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MarkZuckerberg</a> & wife Priscilla Chan. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AmbaniPreWedding?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AmbaniPreWedding</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AnantRadhikaWedding?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AnantRadhikaWedding</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RadhikaMerchant?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RadhikaMerchant</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AnantRadhikaPreWedding?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AnantRadhikaPreWedding</a> <a href="https://t.co/Eyah54ivBh">pic.twitter.com/Eyah54ivBh</a></p>— E Global news (@eglobalnews23) <a href="https://twitter.com/eglobalnews23/status/1764537401412571646?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
While early spotters incorrectly identified the model as an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak variation, it seems to be a Richard Mille model from 2022 — the white ceramic-rose gold RM 17-02, worth approximately Rs. 7 crore.
