Cristiano Ronaldo is NOT the owner of the world’s most expensive Rolex. Recently, it was reported that Ronaldo was the proud owner of the most expensive Rolex watch in the world. However, these claims seem to be refuted by other credible sources. While the Portuguese star does have an expensive collection of watches, cars, and so on, Ronaldo seems to be deprived of this particular accolade.
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British sports media house, SPORTbible, reported that Cristiano Ronaldo owned the world’s most expensive Rolex. The sources reported that Ronaldo’s watch, the Rolex GMT Master Ice, was the costliest Rolex in the world. While this claim is not true, it certainly doesn’t mean that Ronaldo’s watch is anything but expensive. The Al-Nassr star bought this watch back in 2019, at a staggering price of $485,350.
The Rolex GMT Master Ice is an extremely rare and valuable timepiece. The watch is made up of 18-karat white gold. In addition to this, the band and the bezel consist of approximately 30 karats of neatly cut diamonds. Some other features of the watch are its ability to withstand water pressure up to 100 meters, a date indicator, and an Oyesterlock clasp on the wrist.
The former Manchester United star was first spotted wearing this watch in January 2020 during the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards. Ronaldo was also seen wearing a rare Rolex timepiece during his first press conference as an Al-Nassr player. However, the most expensive Rolex watch to be ever sold is Paul Newman’s 1968 Rolex Daytona.
World’s most expensive Rolex belongs to an anonymous buyer
Paul Newman was a celebrated American actor, director, and entrepreneur. While Newman passed away back in 2008, his legacy is now being celebrated as the “undisputed king of the watch world.” Newman’s legendary 1968 Rolex Daytona currently holds the record of being the world’s most expensive Rolex. As per Forbes, Newman’s watch was sold at an eye-watering price of $17.8 million in 2017.
The 1968 Rolex Daytona was originally gifted to Paul Newman, who was also a racing driver, by his wife, Joanne Woodward in 1963. According to reports, Woodward had the watch inscribed with the words, “Drive Carefully, Me.” Newman passed on his watch to his daughter, Nell Newman’s, former partner, James Cox. The watch remained in the careful custody of Cox until he decided to present it to Phillips Auctioneers in 2017.
In 2017, Paul Newman’s 1968 #Rolex Daytona sold at auction for $17.8 Million. The case back is inscribed “Drive Carefully Me.” It was a gift from his wife, Joanne Woodward as they filmed the 1969 movie Winning together. @RoadshowPBS #antiquesroadshow #PaulNewman #winning @ROLEX pic.twitter.com/UIM6R02Ed8
— Leila Dunbar (@LeilaDunbar) January 11, 2022
James Cox stated that he wanted to auction off the watch, with all the proceeds going to Newman’s foundation as well as the Nell Newman Foundation. The watch went to the highest bidder, who for his or her own reasons wanted to remain anonymous. Ironically, at the time when Paul Newman presented the watch to James Cox, the price of the watch was only $200.
