Wristwatch owned by the First President of India to be auctioned for $400,000+

Part of a collection of rare time pieces is a watch that was owned by Dr. Rajendra Prasad – the first President of Independent India. the 18 karat pink gold Rolex is decorated with the map of India and has the date 26th January 1950 inscribed on it. The date is the day that India got its constitution and became a republic in its own right. The watch could sell for as much as $444,000 though lower estimates are of $222,000. It is hard to put an exact value on the watch given that this is the first time that it has come on the market.

The map of India shown on the dial includes the corridor of land linking India to Afghanistan and Nepal. The watch was commissioned along with another one which was meant for the First Prime Minister of India – Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and was presented to him on the occasion of the inauguration of the Republic of India.

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