Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the most renowned athletes in the world, often igniting the GOAT debate in football. With his long dominance in the sport of soccer, he has become one of it’s most recognizable faces. As a result of his long career, he has also amassed a lot of wealth through his achievements and milestones, which he often spends on luxurious things.
The Portuguese and Al Nassr forward boasts a lot of expensive and luxury items in his collection, ranging from expensive cars to just about anything. And now he has gotten himself a very expensive watch.
Cristiano Ronaldo poses with Jacob Arabo wearing $1.3 million watch
Recently, Cristiano Ronaldo decided to splash his cash on yet another expensive item, this time a luxurious watch from the famous watch brand Jacob & Co. The watch is said to be worth around $1.3 million.
Being the famous person Ronaldo is, the founder of the famed watch and jewelry company, Jacob Arabo decided to deliver the watch himself in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The whole encounter was shared on his Instagram account, where the famous watchmaker is seen handing it over to the star himself. He is seen fixing the watch itself on the Portuguese striker’s wrist.
The founder of the famous watch company Jacob & Co. decided to visit Riyadh last week to give Cristiano Ronaldo a watch which was specially designed for him, worth $1.3M. ❤️
— CristianoXtra (@CristianoXtra_) November 3, 2023
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He also wrote the caption, “I was in the neighborhood so I decided to personally deliver a $1.3 million watch for the one and only Cristiano.”
Jacob Arabo is said to be a longtime friend of Cristiano, dating back to his younger days. Cristiano himself shared the encounter on social media.
Examining the details of Cristiano Ronaldo’s Jacob & co. timepiece
Ronaldo’s new watch is a Twin Turbo Furious, nicknamed the ‘Heart of CR7’. The Twin Turbo watches are one of the few watches in the world that are recognized to have two triple-axis tourbillions as well as a minute repeater. The Furious version is even rarer, having a monopusher chronograph and a time difference calculator.
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Ronaldo’s gifted watch is customized, as it references the supercars he often buys. With a lot of mechanical architecture, all made and decorated by hand, this one has a total of 832 components. It has a giant 57-mm case and the bezel is made out of 18-carat white gold. Furthermore, it is also decorated with 344 baguette-cut white diamonds, curved sapphire crystals, and a JCFM05 caliber. The hour and minute hands are skeletonized, and to honor it’s auto-engineering inspiration, it has a ‘pit board’ and ‘fuel gauge’.
Ronaldo is definitely happy with his new watch, and he definitely has reason to be so. What do you think about his new watch? Let us know in the comments down below!