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There’s a small however extraordinarily passionate group of watch collectors on the market that merely love watches with the Omani Khanjar on them. The Khanjar emblem itself is a curved dagger on a belt, atop two crossed swords, and its presence denotes the unique buy and gifting of the watch by Qaboos bin Mentioned, the 50-year Sultan of Oman. He was a prolific lover of watches, and this insignia creates not solely curiosity and exponential retail worth within the watch, but additionally, when you look exhausting sufficient, some fascinating tales of worldwide intrigue. Seldom, nonetheless, do you discover one in new outdated inventory situation, and one that’s successfully an authentic proprietor’s watch, with the precise story of the proprietor’s relationship with the Sultan intact and verifiable. The London Bond Avenue retailer has such a watch.
Brigadier Baldwin Wight OBE MC WO was given this watch personally by Sultan Taboos Bin Mentioned in 2003 after retiring from command of the SSF, or Sultan’s Particular Forces. Wight was in full management of the SSF from 1997 to 2002, however earlier than that, he was a extremely embellished particular forces member of the British army, serving and main in some exceptional and significant missions over his profession. This explicit watch is wonderful as a result of it options the Sultan’s cipher engraved on the rear caseback, but additionally as a result of it comes with pictures of the unique proprietor, Mr. Wight, with the Sultan, and authentic field and papers, each of that are signed with the cipher. Past that, the watch is unworn and is in very good situation. To discover a NOS, authentic proprietor Omani Day-Date like that is simply wonderful – however to seek out one verified by Rolex is one thing else completely. The Bond Avenue boutique is asking round £50,000 for this Day-Date.
