Cristiano Ronaldo was handed a luxury watch worth £92,000 at the launch of a new collection, with the garish green design featuring 26 white diamonds – and his classic celebration on the back.
The 38-year-old superstar is no stranger to being showered with endorsements, merchandise and goodies, and he looked delighted after being gifted the custom watch from Jacob and Co.
Ronaldo was pictured at the opening of their boutique store in Saudi Arabia – where the legendary forward is plying his trade with Al-Nassr – as part of his role as an ambassador for the brand.
The watch company are set to release a new collection showcasing the best moments from Ronaldo’s career – with his iconic ‘Siu’ celebration shown on the flip side of the timepiece.
On the front, you can see black straps with green lining, with the former Manchester United star celebrating in a No 7 shirt on the front and a giant football next to it – complete with a signature and then then words CR7 written vertically in rose gold colours.
Cristiano Ronaldo showed off his custom made watch gifted to him with a garish green design
The £92,000 watch features the players classic celebrations on the front and back with 26 white diamonds and rose gold detail
And if it wasn’t unique enough, Ronaldo fans who purchase the watch will also see that it is encrusted in 26 white diamonds.
The watch Ronaldo received is called the Heart of CR7 Baguette’ and is worth $117,000 (£92,000). It is one of four watches in the collection – with the most expensive priced at $145,000 (£115,000).
That is labelled as ‘the Flight of CR7 Baguette’ and shows off his iconic and incredible header against Man United for Juventus in their Champions League clash in 2013.
Announcing the collection on their Instagram page with a flock of pictures showing Ronaldo showcasing them, Jacob and Co said: ‘Brand partner and friend Cristiano Ronaldo made an appearance at the Jacob & Co.’s Riyadh boutique inauguration on May 5th.’
The watch company have released four different watches as part of their collection to honour the career of Ronaldo
Ronaldo attended the opening of Jacob and Co’s boutique store in Saudi Arabia – where he is currently playing with Al-Nassr
‘The star striker of the Al Nassr football team was wearing the Jacob & Co. watch that bears his name and carries his image, the Jacob & Co x CR7 Epic X Heart of CR7.’
Jacob & Co founder Jacob Arabo said: ‘We are thrilled to open our flagship boutique in KSA and to bring our unique products and designs to the wonderful people of Saudi Arabia.
‘We have always been inspired by the warmth, creativity and innovation of Saudi Arabia and are excited to be entering the Kingdom now and grow to become a part of, and contribute to, the kingdom’s development.
‘The Saudi people have a discerning eye for luxury and quality and as we open the doors to our first boutique in Riyadh, we are ready to deliver beyond expectations.’
Ronaldo is known for his incredible watch collection worth about £5m – including his Franck Muller Invisible Baguette Diamonds Imperial Tourbillon. The timepiece is set with a total of 474 baguette diamonds and approximately 70 rubies
He is rarely seen off the field without a timepiece strapped to his wrist and regularly shows off his collection – alongside his £18m fleet of supercars
Ronaldo – who signed a £175m-a-year deal with Al-Nassr- is famed for his array of luxury watches and already has a collection of them worth around £5m, in addition to a £18m fleet of supercars.
From a £1.6million Franck Muller, Van Cleef & Arpels timepiece with 474 white diamonds to a one-of-a-kind Hublot ‘Masterpiece’ worth at least £800,000, Ronaldo is known for his expensive taste.
His partner Georgina has equally as expensive taste in timepieces, spotted wearing a 40mm Rolex GMT-Master II set in 18k white gold with baguette cut factory diamonds, thought to be worth an estimated £400,000, Meanwhile, during the Qatar World Cup.
Her jewellery collection is worth an estimated £3.4 million.
source: dailymail.co.uk
