Lionel Messi’s timepiece collection is expensive. Consider statement Rolexes, a $145,000 Patek Philippe Nautilus, and a stunning baguette-cut diamond Jacob & Co. timepiece bearing his name.
Even though Lionel Messi’s last World Cup has concluded, his timepiece game’s notoriety has not. The football player has collected timepieces from Jacob & Co. to Rolex for the past 19 years. Here, we examine his cherished timepieces.
Hector Vivas/Getty Images captured Messi wearing his Patek Philippe Aquanaut Chronograph 5968A.
Worth: $135,000
Before his Leagues Cup match against Cruz Azul, Messi donned this incredibly rare Patek Philippe Aquanaut with an orange harness.
The 2018 Aquanaut Chronograph 5968A timepiece, the first chronograph in the collection, demonstrates the celebrity’s refined taste. The 42.2 mm stainless steel watch has an engraved black dial with Arabic numerals and a 6-o’clock chronograph display.
His Patek Philippe watch Patek Philippe Aquanaut Chronograph 5968A Perpetual Calendar 5270P
Lionel Messi poses for a photograph while donning a Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar 5270P after being awarded the title of Best FIFA Men’s Player 2022 at The Best FIFA Football Awards (Photo by Michael Regan – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images).
Value: $231,000
Lionel Messi was spotted wearing the Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar 5270P ‘Green’ in platinum at the sixth annual Best FIFA Football Awards.
Grand Complications of the Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar
2011 marked the debut of the 5270P chronograph’s manually wound calibre CH 29-535 PS Q, concave bezel, two-tier lugs, and lacquered green display.
5740/1G Patek Philippe Nautilus Perpetual Calendar
During the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, Lionel Messi wears a Patek Philippe white gold Nautilus Perpetual Calendar Ref. 5740/1G (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images).
Value: $160,000
This Patek Philippe was displayed at a press briefing in Qatar preceding Argentina’s World Cup match against Saudi Arabia. The athlete wears a Nautilus Perpetual Calendar in 18K white gold, ref. 5740/1G. The 2018 Nautilus Ref. 5740/1G was the narrowest perpetual calendar and featured the first grand complication.
Epic X Chronological Messi
Lionel Messi’s Jacob & Co.
Worth: $600,000.
The Epic X Chrono Messi was the first Messi partnership for Jacob & Co. in 2019.Messi’s name and a stylized M appear at 6 o’clock on a statement dial in light blue and white, the colors of the Argentine flag.
Lionel Messi’s Jacob & Co.
Jacob & Co. released two more watches later in the year, including an Epic X Chrono Rose Gold with an 18K 5N rose gold and titanium case, gold pushers, and white silicone crowns.
Baselworld 2019 will feature the Jacob & Co.
Additionally, Epic X Chrono Baguette was released. This 18K white gold and titanium case is limited to 36 pieces and set with baguette-cut diamonds.
Lionel Messi wears a rose gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master, Ref. 126655, at the Le Bourget airport in 2021 (Photo by Sameer Al-Doumi/Getty Images).
Worth $27,300
Messi signed a $80 million contract with Paris Saint-Germain after departing FC Barcelona after 21 years while wearing a rose-gold Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master Ref. 126655.
Royal Oak Chronograph by AP Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi wore an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph to the 2014 Ballon d’Or ceremony. (Photo by Philipp Schmidlin/Getty Images).
Value: $125,000
Messi and Audemars Piguet created a limited-edition Royal Oak Leo Messi Chronograph in 2012. This updated model, a whimsical reinterpretation of the 42mm Royal Oak Chrono, appeared in three versions: one limited to 500 pieces in steel, one limited to 400 pieces in rose gold, and one limited to 100 pieces in platinum.
The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph worn by Lionel Messi 116659 SABR Leo Messi Rolex Submariner Date
The Rolex Submariner 116659 SABR is dripping with diamonds.
Messi’s Rolex watch collection is arguably highlighted by this Submariner 116659 SABR. The 18k white gold 40mm watch has a blue dial and an oyster bracelet. There are 27 dark blue baguette sapphires, 11 baguette-cut diamonds, and a triangle-cut diamond at 12 o’clock on the bezel. In addition, there are 92 brilliant-cut diamonds set into the case and crest shield. Its estimated market value can reach up to $160,000.