Asia’s richest family, the Ambanis, threw an extravagant three-day pre-wedding party for billionaire heir Anant Ambani, which wrapped up Sunday. Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, and Ivanka Trump were among the 1200 high-profile guests who attended the lavish festivities, which featured performances from pop superstar Rihanna and magician David Blaine. The groom-to-be was pictured with his astrologer, Bharat Mehra, during the festivities, where he can be seen wearing an ultra-rare Patek Philippe. The horological masterpiece is worth a jaw-dropping $6.5 million; however, getting your hands on one is nearly impossible even if you have the money. The timepiece in question is the Patek Philippe Grand Complication Sky Moon Tourbillon in 18k gold, which was introduced by the watchmaker back in 2021.
The original Sky-Moon Tourbillon came out in 2001, and the ref. 6002R-001 owned by Anant Ambani is the 20th anniversary model. It is touted as Patek Philippe’s seconds most complicated watch a grand total of 12 complications, including a repeater chiming on cathedral gongs, a display of sidereal time, and a perpetual calendar. The Grandmaster Chime remains as the most complicated timepiece by Patek Philippe with 20 complications.
Interestingly, the $9 million timepiece is also part of Anant’s extensive watch collection. Coming back to the stunning Sky-Moon Tourbillon, the timepiece has displays on both the front and back, which is necessary to fit in all the complications. The topside features all the perpetual calendar indications, including day, date, and retrograde month displays, along with mean civil time and a moonphase. It also gives an indication of where you are in the Leap Year cycle. The front dial combines Grand Feu champlevé and cloisonné enameling.
The reverse side of the Sky-Moon Tourbillon shows all the astronomical complications and a display of the night sky as seen from the Northern Hemisphere. It includes sidereal time, sky chart, phases, and orbit of the moon. The 44mm case of the watch is crafted out of 18k rose gold and is hand-engraved with complex motifs. Interestingly, even the hands of the watch are engraved, which according to Patek Philippe requires 100 hours to execute.
Inside the case is a manually wound movement – Caliber R TO 27 QR SID LU CL. The watch comes on an alligator leather strap with square scales, is hand-stitched, has a chestnut patinated finish, and has an engraved fold-over clasp. The Sky-Moon Tourbillon is delivered with a pair of matching cufflinks.
Anant Ambani’s luxury watch has Mark Zuckerberg’s wife, Priscilla Chan, impressed
Anant Ambani, the son of Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, wore different luxury watches for events during the three-day pre-wedding party. A video from the opulent festivities surfaced online in which Meta CEO Zuckerberg and his Priscilla Chan can be seen inquiring about Anant’s Richard Mille watch. Chan can be heard expressing her appreciation for the watch, saying: “ “Your watch is fantastic. That is so cool. I want that.” Zuckerberg also joins in, adding, “Yeah, I told him that already.”
