Inside Anant Ambani’s ultra-rare US$9 million Patek Philippe: the son of Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani rocked a Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300G watch at the NMACC’s grand opening in Mumbai

Apr 13 , 2023

Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani rocked up to the grand opening of the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre at Jio World Centre, in Mumbai, India, on April 1, looking like a million bucks, including a US$9 million Patek Philippe on Ambani’s wrist. Photos: AFP, Chrono 24

Earlier this month, on April 3, a galaxy of stars from all over the world flocked to Mumbai to celebrate the grand opening of the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) in Mumbai – a first-of-its-kind, state-of-the-art venue created to celebrate the rich cultural history of India.

Mukesh and Nita Ambani, Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani. Photo: @radhikamerchantfc/Instagram

The world-class establishment is the brainchild of Nita Ambani, wife of billionaire Indian business mogul Mukesh Ambani. A-listers including Gigi Hadid, Zendaya, Tom Holland, Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas all turned out for the red-carpet launch wearing beautifully embroidered dresses.

The internet has been flooded with pictures and videos from the two-day-long event; however, there was one particular video that caught our eye as we managed to spot a very, very special Patek Philippe.

Anant Ambani, son of Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, poses with his wife Radhika Merchant on the red carpet during the second day of the opening of Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) at Jio World Centre, in Mumbai, India, on April 1. Photo: Reuters

Any watch connoisseur worth their salt would be aware of the Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300G. It’s the most complicated Patek ever made, the Swiss watchmaker claims on its website. And with just a handful of them ever made, it’s almost impossible to spot one.

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But a grand occasion calls for a special watch, and the person rocking the horological unicorn was none other than Anant Ambani, the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani – Asia’s richest man – and Nita Ambani.

Patek Philippe’s Grandmaster Chime Ref. 5175 was originally released to celebrate the Swiss luxury watchmaker’s 175th anniversary. Photo: Patek Philippe

Patek Philippe released the Grandmaster Chime Ref. 5175 as part of its 175th anniversary celebration in 2014. Priced at US$2.5 million, the incredible timepiece was touted as the most complicated watch the brand had ever made. What’s more, the watch was limited to just six pieces, all in ornately engraved yellow-gold cases.

However, two years later, Patek Philippe released the second iteration of the Grandmaster Chime, Ref. 6300G, which replaced the engraved yellow-gold case with a white-gold version along with some more changes.

Patek Philippe released the Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300G in 2016, replacing the previous iteration’s yellow-gold case with a white-gold version. Photo: Chrono24

More importantly, it was mechanically identical, making it just as special as the original. Patek made no more than a dozen of the Ref. 6300G with black and white dials before replacing it with a version that features a pair of blue dials along with a matching blue strap. Anant was spotted wearing the blue version of the timepiece.

Patek Philippe’s Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300A holds the record for the most expensive watch ever sold in the secondary market. Photo: Chrono24

Patek Philippe originally launched the Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300G with a price tag of US$2.2 million. However, the prices of these watches have skyrocketed in the secondary market, with some examples available for close to US$9 million, per Chrono24.

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But it’s arguably justifiable considering the fact that another iteration of the same timepiece (Ref. 6300A) currently holds the record for the most expensive watch ever sold. The one-of-a-kind watch set a world record in 2019 by selling for US$31 million, per Robb Report. The unique wristwatch has two dials, a reversible case and 20 complications. Patek Philippe spent eight years developing the original watch that came out in 2014.

The Grandmaster Chime currently holds six patents. Photo: Chrono 24

The timepiece has four spring barrels driving 20 complications, including a grande and petite sonnerie, a minute repeater, an instantaneous perpetual calendar with a four-digit year display, second-time zone, day/night indicator, day/date (on both dials), month, leap-year cycle, four-digit year display and 24-hour and minute subdial.

Two of the complications were actually the first of their kind. The Grandmaster Chime holds six patents, including one for the mechanism that allows you to easily swivel and lock the double-faced case.

This article originally appeared on Luxurylaunches.

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Mukesh Ambani and family

Anant Ambani, the son of billionaire Mukesh Ambani, was spotted wearing the luxury Swiss timepiece on the red carpet earlier this month, alongside Gigi Hadid, Zendaya, Tom Holland and Priyanka Chopra
Calling it a horological masterpiece would be an understatement – the Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300 has been touted as the most complicated Patek ever made and the most expensive watch ever sold