A full set Piaget, commissioned by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein - adorned with the emblem of his regime, the Eagle of Saladin along with his namesake,
"Saddam" inscribed in Arabic upon the dial.
Many may be familiar with the custom that Middle Eastern governments and heads of state had back in the 20th century of specially commissioning Swiss watches with their national emblems on the dial to be given as gifts to those in service of their governments, or regimes in this case, often high ranking officials along with foreign dignitaries.

This here, is one such example and moreover, is accompanied by its original box and outer box, with the Eagle or Saladin imprinted on them (to note: these watches being gifts, were never delivered with papers).

Now, when it comes to Saddam commissioned dials, it's far more common to see them on various Patek Philippe Ellipse models made in the 70/80's - However, with Piaget I have only encountered 6 examples in total including this one thus far, making it extremely rare.

What's also interesting is that watch itself was originally made for ladies - it does make me wonder whom this originally was gifted to? I'll let your imagination get creative on that one.

Specs wise - the reference is 44101 and it runs a Piaget Calibre 4P, which has benefited from a recent full service. The case size is 22x27mm, being petite yet still wearable for gentlemen who enjoys the smaller size watches in vogue currently, due to the stepped case design.

Dimensions: 22x27mm

Box, Papers, etc.: Yes

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