Moment Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla are stunned by Anant Ambani’s $1m watch during his pre-wedding party – as Ivanka Trump calls celebration ‘magical’

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan were seen admiring Anant Ambani’s $1 million watch during at lavish pre-wedding party branded ‘enchanting’ by fellow attendee Ivanka Trump.

The couple were left in awe over the luxury Richard Mille timepiece sported by Indian billionaire Ambani, 28.

‘You know I never really wanted a watch but after seeing that I was like, “watches are cool”,’ Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says as his wife jokes that she, ‘might want that.’ 

They were among the star studded guest list at the pre-wedding celebrations of Ambani and fiancée Radhika Merchant’s at Ambani’s parents’ home in Jamnagar, India, this weekend.

Video showed the couple examining the watch as they mingled with other guests at the plush event, whose VIP guestlist is also said to include Bill Gates and Hillary Clinton.

‘This watch is fantastic,’ Chan tells Ambani as she leans in to get a closer look.

‘I know, I told him that already,’ Zuckerberg chimes in, before his wife adds that the piece is ‘so cool.’

The timepiece is one of several Anant owns by exclusive watchmaker Richard Mille and is believed to be the RMS-10 Tourbillon Koi Fish which features 18K rose gold and diamonds.

Zuckerberg – who has a net worth of $176.1 billion – and his wife were among an illustrious array of guests attending three-days of festivities hosted by billionaire tycoon Mukesh Ambani for his son.

Anant, 28, is due to marry Merchant, the daughter of wealthy pharmaceutical moguls, in July.

Their VIP guests include Ivanka and her family, as well as Bollywood legends Salman Khan Shah Rukh Khan and Katrina Kaif.

Ivanka shared jaw-dropping pictures and video of the celebrations, which featured a spectacular firework display and elephants.

She rose to the opulence of the occasion, adopting a stunning, traditional Indian two piece ensemble in a shade of chartreuse. 

Her mini-me daughter Arabella, 12, chose to compliment her mom in a strapless yellow gown.

Ivanka shared a sweet video of the two of them perched on a swing, as well as a picture with husband Jared Kushner.

Posting the photos to Instagram, she called the festivities ‘enchanting’. 

The extravaganza is reported to have cost more than $150 million and was kicked off with a performance by Rihanna, who is believed to have been paid $6.3 million for a two-hour performance. 

For Anant’s sister’s wedding in 2018, the family is said to have paid Beyonce $6m to fly in and perform a private concert for guests. 

Bride-to-be Merchant, 29, is the daughter of billionaire Shri Viren Merchant, who is the CEO of private health firm Encore Healthcare.

Meanwhile, Ambani, 28, is the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, India’s richest man and the managing director of Reliance Industries, which has a revenue of $110bn.

The invite for the pre-wedding celebrations – which have been widely circulating on social media – read: ‘With hearts full of joy and excitement, we invite you to the pre-wedding celebrations of Anant and Radhika at our home in Jamnagar. 

‘We look forward to having you with us to share in our joy, love, and laughter, and create memories that we’ll cherish forever.’

Several stars of the sporting world were on the invite list including India’s former cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his wife Sakshi Dhoni, Australian cricketer Tim David and his wife Stephanie Kershaw and West Indies’s former cricket captain Dwayne Bravo.

Top businessman including Larry Fink, chairman and CEO of BlackRock, were also in attendance. 

And it would seem that there is a strict dress code to follow for guests taking part in the lavish wedding warm up.

On the Friday night, the happy couple’s loved ones enjoyed an ‘evening in everland’-themed cocktail party on the premises.

The following day, they were told to wear ‘comfortable shoes’ to take a ‘walk on the wild side’ by visiting the groom’s Reliance animal rescue center, which spans 650 acres and homes more than 2,000 animals.

That evening, the couple hosted their ‘Mela Rogue’ and guests have been told to dress in a ‘dazzling desi romance’ style.

On the third day, guests were told to pack something ‘casual chic’ for the Tusker Trails to explore the local area. 

The final event was a Hashtakshar, which translates as ‘signature’, and guests will be expected to wear traditional clothing, such as sherwanis and sarees.

In India, wedding ceremonies tend to last several days and feature multiple outfit changes.

Ahead of the celebrations, guests were reportedly issued with a nine-page dress code which covers the variety of events that will be taking place this weekend.

Footage showed Ivanka learning a traditional Indian dance as part of the glittering festivities.

Ivanka joined other female guests for a performance of the dance, which is known as dandiya and involves gyrating while hitting colorful wooden sticks against each other in rhythmic beats.

Also known as the ‘garba’, the dance originates from the western Indian state of Gujrat and is performed at religious and other special occasions.