Cristiano Ronaldo is known for having an extravagant watch collection. The Portuguese soccer star loves showing off his luxury watches at different events. Recently, Ronaldo took it all up a notch and released a collaboration with Jacob & Co.
Jacob & Co. x CR7 is the extraordinary collaboration between the company and the Al-Nassr soccer star. It has resulted in six watches dedicated to Ronaldo. As part of the ‘Jacob & Co x CR7 Epic X’ collection, there are two types of watches available – ‘Flight of CR7’ and ‘Heart of CR7’. Both types are available in a normal, baguette, and steel version making six total different variations.
‘Heart of CR7’ involves a celebratory pose of Ronaldo and the watch is based on the color green. Meanwhile, ‘Flight of CR7’, as the name suggests, involves Ronaldo with his trademark jump. The watch is based on the color red. The latest watch to be released was the ‘Heart of CR7’ baguette version. At the opening of Jacob & Co.’s biggest store in Riyadh in May, Ronaldo donned the new timepiece.
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According to the Jacob & Co. website, the ‘Heart of CR7’ has “a 44 mm case with X-shaped lugs, a smooth and polished bezel, and a colored crown and flange.”
According to a report by HypeBeast, the value of the watch is approximately $117,000. When compared to the watches in Ronaldo’s own watch collection, the value is no match to some of his prized possessions. One of his most valued recent buys was delivered to him by the watch company’s owner himself.
Jacob & Co.’s owner personally delivered Cristiano Ronaldo a $1.3 million diamond-encrusted watch
Ronaldo is a proud collaborator and a customer of the watch and jewelry brand, Jacob & Co. Recently, he purchased a $1.3 million watch from the company. Jacob Arabo, the founder and creative director, personally delivered the timepiece.
“I was in the neighborhood so I decided to personally deliver a $1.3 million watch for the one and only Cristiano,” Jacob Arabo shared via his Instagram.
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According to Robb Report, the watch is “Painstakingly hand-decorated and hand-assembled, the model comprises some 832 components, with the tourbillons accounting for a total of 104 components yet weighing a scant 1.15 grams.
“The giant 57 mm case and bezel are made of 18-karat white gold and set with 344 baguette-cut white diamonds. Specially curved sapphire crystals fitted to the front and the back provide a clear view of the view the JCFM05 caliber.”
Some of Ronaldo’s costliest possessions include a $2 million Girard-Perregaux Planetarium Tri-Axial. He also owns Franck Muller Cintrée Curvex Tourbillon worth $1.5 million.