The kings and queens of the world may be recognized by their tiaras and crowns, but Asia’s richest family, the Ambanis of Reliance Industries, known as the uncrowned kings of India, are identified by their multi-million-dollar timepieces. The clan has on numerous occasions sported some of the most jaw-dropping timepieces and the world paused to take notice. Now their newest family member, Radhika Merchant, the soon to be wife of Reliance’s youngest heir, Anant, is following suit and making heads turn owing to her iced-out wrists. Anant is a well-known luxury watch connoisseur who sported a one-of-a-kind $6.5 million Patek Philippe during his extravagant pre-wedding party. On another occasion, the 28-year-old donned a $3.3 million Audemars Piguet encrusted with 436 baguette-cut diamonds.
The daughter-in-law-to-be of Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani chose to enthrall onlookers with the Vacheron Constantin Égérie Moon Phase Jewelry timepiece, completely sheathed in glittering diamonds. The 37mm watch with an 18K white gold case and caliber 1088 L movement comes alive with Vacheron’s exceptional watchmaking and grabs eyeballs owing to 1,345 diamonds that weigh approximately 11.95 ct.
The 29-year-old New York University graduate wore the timepiece during her Jungle-themed bash, ‘A Walk on the Wildside,’ revolving around Vantara, the 3000-acre personal zoo of Anant in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
The moon phase, delicately highlighted at 1:30, with two mother-of-pearl moons revealed in turns behind clouds of sapphire crystal, complemented her custom blue Dolce and Gabbana number.
The stellar timepiece, influenced by the Maison’s heritage, is set to the rhythm of the self-winding 1088 L moon phase caliber, while the refined finishes are revealed through the sapphire crystal caseback. Her incredible luxury timepiece costs approximately $164,000 per Hodinkee. On the same occasion, Anant Ambani sported the ultra-luxurious Richard Mille Automatic Winding Tourbillon McLaren Speedtail Limited.
While his family members make it a point to wear headline-making timepieces, Mukesh Ambani, who, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, is worth $114 billion, does not shy away from wearing a simple $8,500 Rolex.
