Pièce Unique · 1930s

The Maharaja of Jaipur Reverso

Made for Sawai Man Singh II of Jaipur.

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Engraved coat of arms

Year1930s
CraftEngraved coat of arms
Made forSawai Man Singh II of Jaipur

Engraved with the arms of the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II of Jaipur — moderniser of Rajasthan and a polo champion of international standing. Of all the personalised Reversos, this is the one that closes the circle most exactly: the watch invented on an Indian polo field, engraved for the man who was arguably the era’s greatest Indian polo player. LeCoultre calibre 410, steel.

Source: JLC Yearbook FIVE, 2012

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