Anant Ambani Wears Rs 12 Crore ‘Shiva’ Watch, Here’s Why It’s Unique

India is a country where mythology often intersects with modernity and we see many Hindu Gods and Goddesses statues and other features embedded into items and one such is recently seen being worn by Anant Ambani which seems to capture the public’s attention. It is being termed the ‘Shiva watch’. He is known for his understated yet deeply symbolic style and is the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, the Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited. Anant has now sparked conversations for a watch that blends spiritual reverence with elite horology.

A Watch Beyond Timekeeping

Unlike usual luxury watches that showcase diamonds and other precious stones along with flexing the brand prestige of the watch companies, the ‘Shiva watch’ does something completely different. At the core of the watch is the depiction of Lord Shiva, one of the three primary deities of Hinduism along with Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu. He is symbolic of destruction, transformation and renewal.

The watch is not just any random accessory. It functions as a wearable piece of art. The dial is reportedly said to be representing on Lord Shiva and includes intricate engravings possibly of Shiva’s trishul or the trident, his drum and represents Lord Shiva in the meditative position in the center of the watch. The miniature idol, which also accompanies the Hindu symbol of ‘Om’, is placed within a mesmerising flying triple-axis tourbillon that continuously rotates, an ode to the complexity of the engineering.