Like “rival” Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi owns a desirable luxury watch collection. TheRichest has listed 7 most valuable “pets” that Messi is holding.
7. Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph Leo Messi
Messi collaborated with Audemars Piguet to create a line of watches bearing his name (Image: Twitter)
According to Yahoo! Sports , at the height of his career in the 2010s, Messi was chosen as an ambassador for Audemars Piguet. They also collaborated on the exclusive design, the Royal Oak Chronograph Leo Messi. A total of 1,000 pieces were produced, including 500 in steel, 400 in rose gold and 100 in platinum.
In particular, the watch that Messi owns is the rarest version, made of platinum with a dark blue dial, white gold hour markers and a blue alligator strap. The estimated value of the watch is $125,000.
6. Hublot Bat Bang Tourbillon
The special feature of the Hublot Bat Bang Tourbillon is all-black (Image: IG)
Messi also owns a rare Hublot, the Bat Bang Tourbillon 305.CM.002.RX. It consists of a 44mm black ceramic case surrounding a black dial on a black flexible alligator strap with a black stainless steel deployant buckle.
The watch features a hand-wound movement and a flying tourbillon cage at 6 o’clock. It also features a five-day power reserve and 100-meter water resistance. With a limited edition of 50 pieces, its price on the market is around $150,000 ($3.5 billion) and is out of stock.
5. Rolex Submariner Date 116659 SABR
Messi is also a follower of Rolex (Image: IG)
Of Messi’s Rolex watch collection, the Submariner 116659 SABR is arguably the highest priced one. The 40 mm watch is in 18k white gold, with a blue dial and an Oyster bracelet. According to Superwatchman , the bezel features 27 baguette-cut sapphires (elongated rectangles with straight edges with sharp corners) in dark blue, 11 baguette-cut diamonds, and one triangular-cut diamond in the center position. 12 o’clock. There are also 92 brilliant-cut diamonds on the case and crown shield. According to Sotheby’s , its estimated value in the market could be as high as $160,000 ($3.77 billion).
4. Jacob & Co. Grand Complication Epic SF24 Tourbillon
Grand Complication Epic SF24 Tourbillon Rose Gold is suitable for people who travel to many countries like Messi (Image: Twitter)
In addition to Audemars Piguet, Jacob & Co. In addition to the watches Messi wears in the ad, he also chose a Grand Complication Epic SF24 Tourbillon Rose Gold.
This watch is suitable for people who often travel through many countries like Messi because it has a display that shows the time and date of the destination. It also has a flying tourbillon that opens for one minute, allowing for a closer look at the details and movements of the movement. With 101 limited pieces, its retail price is 210,000 USD (4.95 billion VND).
3. Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar 5270P
Messi wore a Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar 5270P at the moment he received the Best Player award (Image: IG)
The watch Messi showed off at The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 is the Patek Philippe Grand Complications, from the Perpetual Calendar collection introduced in 1889 and regularly renewed since.
The watch measures 41 mm in diameter, platinum case, sapphire crystal back, green dial with gold hour markers and shiny black alligator strap. The manual winding system uses the Caliber chronograph movement and displays the day, month, leap year and moon phase. It also comes with a 30 minute counter. The estimated value of this watch is 233,000 USD (5.49 billion VND).
2. 3 Patek Philippe Nautilus
Messi owns three Patek Philippe Nautilus (Image: Twitter)
Messi is a huge fan of Patek Philippe Nautilus because he has not one but three.
One of them is the famous Nautilus Chronograph 5980/1R. The watch has an 18k rose gold case and strap, 40.5 mm in diameter with a black-shifted dial and gold luminescent hour markers. The current price on Patek Philippe’s website is $115,000, but it could rise to $420,000 on the secondary market.
He also has a white gold 5740/1G with a blue dial, retailing for $160,000 (VND 3.77 billion) but on the market at $400,000 (VND 9.4 billion), as well as a watch. 5711/1A-011 in steel with a $152,000 “piano” dial.
1. Jacob & Co. Epic X Chronograph Messi Full Baguette
Messi’s most expensive watch is worth more than half a million dollars (Image: IG)
Like soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi also collaborates with Jacob & Co. to launch a luxury product line named after him: Epic X Chronograph Messi. The most expensive version, the Epic X Chrono Messi Full Baguette was seen on the Argentinian’s wrist at Dubai Expo 2020. It is also said to be Messi’s most valuable watch.
The 47 mm diameter 18K white gold case and ears are set with a total of 141 carats of baguette diamonds with crowns set with single round diamonds. It has a blue mineral crystal dial decorated with diamonds, rubies and sapphires, and a white alligator strap – the colors of the Argentine flag. The dial also features a stylized “M” logo after Messi’s name at 6 o’clock and his signature on the back. Its list price is 600,000 USD (14 billion VND).
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