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UNIVERSAL. A VERY RARE 18K PINK GOLD WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, BRACELET AND ENAMEL DIAL DEPICTING HIS HIGHNESS KING SAUD BIN ABDUL AZIZ
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UNIVERSAL. A VERY RARE 18K PINK GOLD WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, BRACELET AND ENAMEL DIAL DEPICTING HIS HIGHNESS KING SAUD BIN ABDUL AZIZ

SIGNED UNIVERSAL GENEVE, REF. 106525-3A, CASE NO. 1'747'251, CIRCA 1955

Closed28 May 2018

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UNIVERSAL. A VERY RARE 18K PINK GOLD WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, BRACELET AND ENAMEL DIAL DEPICTING HIS HIGHNESS KING SAUD BIN ABDUL AZIZ
SIGNED UNIVERSAL GENEVE, REF. 106525-3A, CASE NO. 1'747'251, CIRCA 1955
Movement: Cal. 332, manual, 17 jewels, signed
Dial: Cream coloured enamel dial with the portrait of His Highness King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz, signed
Case: Snap on back, 34 mm. diam., signed
With: 18k pink gold bracelet, overall length approximately 178 mm.

Specialist note

The present watch is believed to be from a small series of watches made as of 1953 to special order for the household of King Saud bin Abdul Aziz. The watches were all fitted with ivory-coloured enamel dials bearing the King's portrait and given as gifts to dignitaries or friends of his Majesty. Saud bin Abdul Aziz was the son of the founder of Saudi Arabia and the country's first King, Abdul Aziz Al Saud (1876-1953), also known as King Ibn Saud. Saud bin Abdul Aziz succeeded his father as King of Saudi Arabia from 1953 to 1964.