That's a pretty cool watch Saddam wore. Must have cost him plenty.
Saddam Hussein's watch up for grabs at Dubai show
Staff Reporter
Filed on October 21, 2015 | Last updated on October 21, 2015 at 06.54 am
Dubai Watch Week to see auction of watches pre-owned by collectors and dignitaries
Many of the watches that will go under the hammer during the Dubai Watch Week have been pre-owned by collectors and even important dignitaries. There is even one watch that was previously owned by Saddam Hussein. A Patek Philippe white gold automatic wristwatch with the Iraqi coat of arms is believed to have been given to a foreign ambassador (perhaps even one from the United States) by the dictator. He was well-known for giving watches as gifts to diplomats as a goodwill gesture. Archives have confirmed that the watch was produced in 1975, when Hussein was the de-facto head of Iraq. (He formally became President in 1979.)
The watch has the Iraqi Eagle on its dial, and will come with a travel case and an original Patek Philippe box, with the estimated price for the lot at between Dh37,000 and 55,000.
Of course, if a Saddam Hussein vintage timepiece is not the piece of history you are looking for, there is also fine and rare Universal that was made for Saudi Arabia's late King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. So you really wear a piece of Middle Eastern history on your wrist.
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Saddam Hussein's watch up for grabs at Dubai show - Khaleej Times
Saddam Hussein's watch up for grabs at Dubai show
Staff Reporter
Filed on October 21, 2015 | Last updated on October 21, 2015 at 06.54 am
Dubai Watch Week to see auction of watches pre-owned by collectors and dignitaries
Many of the watches that will go under the hammer during the Dubai Watch Week have been pre-owned by collectors and even important dignitaries. There is even one watch that was previously owned by Saddam Hussein. A Patek Philippe white gold automatic wristwatch with the Iraqi coat of arms is believed to have been given to a foreign ambassador (perhaps even one from the United States) by the dictator. He was well-known for giving watches as gifts to diplomats as a goodwill gesture. Archives have confirmed that the watch was produced in 1975, when Hussein was the de-facto head of Iraq. (He formally became President in 1979.)
The watch has the Iraqi Eagle on its dial, and will come with a travel case and an original Patek Philippe box, with the estimated price for the lot at between Dh37,000 and 55,000.
Of course, if a Saddam Hussein vintage timepiece is not the piece of history you are looking for, there is also fine and rare Universal that was made for Saudi Arabia's late King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. So you really wear a piece of Middle Eastern history on your wrist.
Continue reading at:
Saddam Hussein's watch up for grabs at Dubai show - Khaleej Times
