As Ronaldo dominates at the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, we dip into the footballer's £2.5 million jewellery box and examine his most dazzling pieces, from a £1.2 million Franck Muller timepiece to a wardrobe of diamond studs
By Joshua Hendren
Since kickstarting his professional career with Sporting CP at age 17 in 2002 and signing for Manchester United just a year later, Cristiano Ronaldo has garnered fame and glory like no other. He’s Portugal’s best-known player and one of the most prolific in the modern era, so it’s little surprise that Ronaldo commands one of the world’s highest salaries within the footballing realm (a reported £26.8 million) and with it, a stonking great budget to spend on jewels.
Ronaldo’s jewellery box is a well-curated mixture of sentimental gems and flashy, high-drama watches, ranging from his signature single hoop, complete with a dangling cross, to the most lavish of wrist candy, including a £1.2 million Franck Muller 7008 T INV C INV, coated in a mind-boggling amount of baguette diamonds, and the new Jacob & Co. Epic X Heart of CR7, co-designed by the sporting superstar himself.
So, as Ronaldo snatches the spotlight at this year’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar, we take a look at his most glittering watch and jewellery moments, on and off the pitch.
Unveiling his new collaboration with Jacob & Co.
At a press conference after the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group H match between Portugal and Ghana
At a Portugal press conference for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
At a Portugal press conference in 2020
At the 14th Dubai International Sports Conference in 2019
At the MTV EMAs in 2019
At a press conference in 2018
At Cristiano Ronaldo Airport in 2017
At the World Premiere of “Ronaldo” in 2015
At the FIFA Ballon d’Or Gala in 2014
At the Jacob & Co gala in 2013
At a Time Force press conference in 2010
Watching his team play Tottenham in 2005
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