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.

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 above.

We are giving away the vintage watches above for FREE with this drop. Simply type in the code “SADDAMWATCH” at checkout and they will correspond to a random watch in our selection. We have seven watches available, therefore the code will be valid for seven separate uses (one per customer).

This code applies to any order $100 or over.

The selection includes a Zodiac & Raymond Weil (both pictured above) as well as a Longines (not pictured). We acquired this curated selection over the course of months, and acquired them for between $400 to $1000 each.

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.