Saddam & Gomorrah Collection Season II

Saddam - the man, the icon, the torturer, the pan-Arab nationalist, the one-time-friend & two-times-foe of the United States of America.

These watches are based on a very real and interesting piece of esoteric history. Saddam Hussein may have been something of a watch enthusiast.

Waterboard Resistant up to 200 meters.

Throughout the 1970s and 80s the Iraqis under Saddam had contracted many Swiss watchmakers to emblazon their watch dials with Saddam’s face - or in the case of Longines & Patek Phillipe - with the Iraqi Eagle emblem.

Saddam may have been considered a relatively uncontroversial figure during this period. Indeed, the United States actively supported Iraq under him during the bloody Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s (this occurred after the Islamic Revolution in Iran).

Like many other watches commissioned by Arab states with custom dials (Oman & Qatar come to mind for many), these “Saddam watches” were often gifted by Saddam to his military officers, officials, foreign businessmen, and diplomats.

There is an existing book about this subject in the link here.

The Saddam G-Shock is spiritually born from these historical Saddam vintage watches as seen on this page.

We are giving away these vintage watches for FREE with this drop. Simply type in the code “DICTATORWATCH” at checkout for a chance to win one of these historical watches. There are about 15 watches available.

This code applies to any order $149 or over.

The selection includes Longines, Oris, Zenith, Hamilton, Rado, among others. We acquired this curated selection over the course of months, and acquired them for between $600 to $2300 each - averaging $1200 per watch.

As a team of watch enthusiasts, this appeals to the our personal niche interests of history, global conflict, horology, and self-expression.

During both Gulf Wars, US servicemen wore G-shocks for their inexpensive, reliable durability.

The G-Shock concept brings both worlds together into one; Old & New, Iraq vs USA.

These are a limited edition run of FIFTY watches - all numbered.
Features arabicized-style “QILO” logo laser engraved on the back as well as the numbered 50-unit run.