Son of Asia's richest person gifts best men $239K gold Audemars Piguet watches

By Hang Tran   July 15, 2024 | 07:41 pm PT
Son of Asia's richest person gifts best men $239K gold Audemars Piguet watches
Anant Ambani, left, and Radhika Merchant pose for photographers during their pre-wedding ceremony in Mumbai, India, Friday, July 5, 2024. Photo by AP
Anant Ambani, the youngest son of Asia's richest individual, Mukesh Ambani, gifted each of his 25 best men with a custom-designed Audemars Piguet watch made of 18K rose gold and sapphire.

A recent Instagram video from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's wedding, held from July 12-14, showcased the custom-designed Audemars Piguet watches, valued at two crore rupees (US$239,000) each, according to The Indian Express.

These 41 mm watches feature 18K rose gold, an anti-glare sapphire crystal back, a Grande Tapisserie pattern, rose gold hour markers, luminescent hands, and are water-resistant up to 20 meters.

Audermars Piguet watches gifted to Anant's best men. Video by Instagram/TheIndianHorology

Previously, the opulence of the couple was evident through their gold-plated wedding invitations adorned with spiritual elements and an expensive Pashmina Shawl.

Additionally, before the official wedding, they hosted a mass wedding for 50 couples, each receiving a cheque worth 100,000 rupees, gold and silver jewelry, groceries, and household items from the Ambani family.

According to The Guardian, the entire five-month wedding festivities reportedly cost around US$600 million.

Anant's father Mukesh is chairman of Reliance Industries, a family-founded conglomerate that has grown into India's biggest company by market cap.

The patriarch is the world's 11th richest person with a fortune of more than $123 billion, according to Forbes.

He held the most expensive wedding in India to date for his daughter in 2018, which reportedly cost $100 million and saw U.S. singer Beyonce perform.

Merchant is the daughter of well-known pharmaceutical moguls.

 
 
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