I looked at Lionel Messi’s watch collection last week, a famous football player. It is only fitting that I now look at the very outstanding collection of another all-time soccer great, Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo. The collection of the Portuguese superstar is extensive and covers the whole spectrum of ostentation, from traditional steel in his early days to a broad variety of diamond-encrusted items more recently.  

ROLEX WATCHES BY CRISTIANO RONALDO

Early in his career, in 2008, Ronaldo often wore the traditional steel Rolex Daytona Ref. 116520 with a black dial. One of the most modest watches that CR7 has ever been seen wearing is undoubtedly this one. As we examine more of Ronaldo’s watches, you’ll discover that his taste has changed significantly since 2008. A Rolex Daytona Ref. 116520 may be purchased on the secondary market for somewhere between $25,000 and $30,000.

Ronaldo obviously appreciates the Daytona. Early in his career, he was also seen sporting a mother-of-pearl dialed, yellow gold, Rolex Daytona Ref. 116508 timepiece. Black mother of pearl is the term used to describe the watch’s dark, almost purple mother of pearl dial. Currently, this item may be purchased on the secondary market for around $66,000 USD. 

Many people consider Ronaldo’s last Daytona to be a kind of holy grail. He was recently seen wearing the 116595RBOW Rolex Daytona in yellow gold with gem-set rainbow bezel. The dial of Ronaldo’s watch is made of black mother of pearl, which is intriguing. It really features a dial that is identical to the one on his yellow gold Daytona that I just showed. Ronaldo either switched his rainbow Daytona’s dial for his mother of pearl dial or had his gold Daytona modified with a rainbow bezel and diamonds on the lugs and crown guard, according to appearances. The real solution is unknown. The price of a factory Rolex Daytona Rainbow ranges from $500,000 to $750,000.

Ronaldo also seems to like the GMT-Master II in addition to the Daytona. The yellow gold Rolex GMT-Master II Ref. 16758SARU has been seen on Ronaldo. The bezel of this item is adorned with “Pepsi” gems. On the secondary market, the Rolex GMT-Master II SARU sells for between $195,000 and $250,000.

The Rolex GMT-Master II Ref. 116769TBR, which is perhaps the most iced out factory Rolex in existence, has also been seen on CR7. The dial, case, bezel, and bracelet of this white gold GMT-Master are all set with 30 carats of cut industrial diamonds. With a suggested retail price of $485,350 when it was originally made available, the GMT-Master Ref. 116769TBR is the most expensive watch ever produced by Rolex.