Vintage Orient Saddam Hussein Portrait Dial Quartz Watch Japan Gold Plated Box

Vintage Orient – Saddam Hussein Portrait Dial – Quartz – Gold Plated – Japan – 1980s – With Orient Box

A vintage Orient quartz watch from the 1980s with a printed portrait of Saddam Hussein on an aged cream dial with warm champagne tones, framed by small gold-tone dot markers and slender hands. The gold-plated round case measures approximately 32mm across and 8mm thick. The stainless steel caseback carries the Orient signature, "GP", "JAPAN" and an Arabic import inscription. It comes on a brown leather strap with dark contrast stitching and with the Orient-branded box shown.

Brand heritage

Orient traces its roots to the watch shop opened by Shogoro Yoshida in Tokyo in 1901, and was established as a watch manufacturer in 1950, taking the name Orient Watch Company the following year. It became one of the three great Japanese watchmakers alongside Seiko and Citizen, and enjoyed particular popularity across the Middle East.

Model history

Orient was among the best-selling watch brands in Iraq during the 1970s and 1980s, and watches with portrait dials were produced for that market in the period, typically as presentation or commemorative pieces. The Arabic inscription on the caseback is an import marking. No documented presidential presentation or ownership is claimed for this watch.

Specifications

• Brand: Orient
• Period: Circa 1980s
• Movement: Japanese quartz
• Case: Gold plated with stainless steel screw caseback
• Case diameter: Approx. 32mm
• Case thickness: Approx. 8mm
• Lug width: 17mm
• Dial: Aged cream with printed portrait and gold-tone dot markers
• Strap: Brown leather with dark stitching
• Included: Orient-branded box

Condition

Pre-owned vintage condition. The dial shows substantial spotting, discoloration and areas of surface deterioration, including wear affecting the portrait. The case displays scratches and loss of plating, and the caseback has visible surface scratches. The box shows exterior scuffs, worn edges and marks to the interior. Please review all photos closely, as they form part of the description.

Please note

Please study all photos carefully. They show the actual watch you will receive and form part of the description. As with any vintage watch, it is sold as a collectible, is not guaranteed water resistant, and its timekeeping may differ from a modern watch.

Shipping

Ships from Giza, Egypt, carefully packed, with tracking.

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