Recently, luxury watch manufacturer Jacob & Co introduced a “unique” Bugatti Chiron Baguette watch created for superstar Cristiano Ronaldo with similar technical specifications to the Bugatti super sports car. Chiron that he owns.
Jacob Arabo, founder of the Jacob & Co watch brand, said that the company created a special Bugatti Chiron Baguette watch that resembles Ronaldo’s super sports car in both exterior and specifications.
The Manchester United superstar’s Bugatti supercar is equipped with an 8.0-liter W16 engine, 1,480 horsepower and maximum torque of 1,600 Nm.
According to Dmarge, the soccer star spent more than $1 million on this new watch, which could be one of the most expensive watches of 2022.
This new custom Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon Baguette watch measures: 55 mm wide, 20 mm high and features 232 white baguette diamonds and 109 black sapphires, for a total of 21 carats of gemstones. The watch case is made of sapphire crystal, similar to the grille design of Ronaldo’s hypercar. The front of the watch displays the famous player’s nickname CR7.
The watchmaker has also created a miniature replica of the Bugatti Chiron W16 engine from sapphire crystals. When the right knob is pushed, the crankshaft rotates and the 16 pistons begin to move up and down, while the turbocharger begins to rotate.
It is known that this is not the first custom watch that the soccer star owns, Ronaldo currently owns many unique watch models from other famous watch manufacturers, such as: Hublot, Rolex and Richard Miller.
Currently, in addition to the Bugatti Chiron, Ronaldo also owns a Veyron and is one of 10 people who bought the super product Bugatti Centodieci worth 8.9 million USD.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s assets are currently estimated at about $500 million and the 37-year-old player has invested a lot of money in super luxury cars and a few private jets.