On October 17, 2022, in Paris, the Ballon d’Or ceremony was held. Karim Benzema received the award for best male player, and it is easy to see why.
When he’s not supporting his teammates in winning games, what does Karim “The Dream” do?
In his leisure time, the football player of Franco-Algerian descent collects supercars and pricey watches, just like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, according to the Instagram feed for his account.
G-Shock in rose gold from IFL Watches One of his other rose-gold watches is the CasiOak. He has additional timepieces in rose gold. Do your research!
For the purposes of this blog post, I choose to highlight many of his pricey timepieces. Enjoy your reading time!
Rolex Root Bҽer
One of my favorite watches is the one on Benzema’s wrist, thus I told myself to start with this picture when I ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ to write about his watch collection. It seems to be fairly lovely. The Rolex GMT Master II Root Ber in 18k rose gold has the reference number 126715CHNR. Compared to the two-tone variant, I like this one more. I can tell that Benzema and I have similar tastes.
$55,000 as of this writing (July 2022).
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar
A 41mm Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar in 18k rose gold from the “Royal Oak” line was seen on the French player. A perpetual calendar, moon phase indicators, and a “Grand Tapisserie” pattern are all present on the dial. Watches with perpetual calendars show the day, date, month, and leap year. In other words, a perpetual calendar keeps track of day, month, and moonphase for all time as well as date and year cycle precision.
A regular calendar year is extended by one day in order to align it with the astronomical year. This holiday honors the conclusion of February, the month with the shortest length (now you know why February has 29 days once every four years). Science shows that the Earth orbits the sun every 365.25 days on average. Its orbit must therefore be every 4 years and 366 days.
We add around one day to our calendar every four years to make up for the day that is lost. Each year that is equally divisible by four, such as 2000, 2004, 2008, etc., is considered a leap year.
Price at retail: $95,700
As of July 2022, around $200,000.
Richard Mille Yas Marina 055
Cristiano Ronaldo, a legendary player for Real Madrid, was seen wearing a Richard Mille RM 055 Yas Marina Circuit. About 600 layers of carbon fiber make up the case of the six hundred ᴛʜᴏᴜsᴀɴᴅ dollar, fifty-piece Richard Mille RM 055 Yas Marina Circuit.
Richard Mille 055 Bubba Watson
Another Richard Mille watch made by Benzema that I want to mention is the RM-055 Bubba Watson in white ceramic. One of Richard Mille’s clocks that I really like is this one. This watch is unquestionably wonderful. Bubba Watson, a well-known golfer, originally bought this watch. The debut of the RM 038 Bubba Watson tourbillon watch in 2011 served as the model for this stunning timepiece.
ATZ ceramic front bezel and an extreme skeleton movement are features of the titanium case. To create a highly skeletonized mechanical movement, grade 5 titanium is used. The RM 055 is a hand-finished, technologically cutting-edge, sporty timepiece made in the finest watchmaking tradition.
Retail price: $120,000 Cost on the market in July 2022: about $400,000.
36mm Rolex Day Date
On March 1, 2022, he uploaded a photo of himself sporting a stunning yellow gold Rolex Day-Date 36 reference 128238 with a deep green ombre dial set with diamonds after scoring a hat-trick against PSG in the UEFA Champions League.
By July 2022, the market price would be about $60,000.
Patek Philippe Aquanaut Chronograph
The stainless steel Patek Philippe Aquanaut Chronograph 5968A, which features the recognizable Aquanaut square pattern in dark grey with orange on the second hand and sub-counter, was also seen on the 34-year-old footballer. The watch strap is orange to match the watch.
On July 2022’s market, roughly $188,000 will be available.
Rolex Daytona watch
A Rolex Daytona dial was visible on Benzema’s wrist in an Instagram snapshot he shared around the end of June 2022 and showed him seemingly nodding off while flying in business class. However, the ꜰᴀᴄᴛ that the bezel is present suggests that this is not the most recent model because it is not lacking.
Around $30,000. present-day market value (July 2022).
Another Rolex Daytona watch
A stunning Daytona in 18-karat rose gold with a chocolate and black dial and an oyster bracelet is also in his watch collection. It contains an etched tachymetric scale on an 18-karat rose gold bezel that may be used to calculate the average speed over a certain distance over time.
The going rate is roughly $69,000 as of July 2022.
Rolex GMT Master II Sprite
In the 2022 UEFA Champions League Final, Real Madrid defeated Liverpool 1-0 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France. The following day, they organized a victory parade in Madrid, Spain, using open-top buses. The 2021–2022 Champions League’s leading scorer, with 15 goals, was seen wearing a Rolex Sprite on an oyster bracelet. On the lack market, the cost is around $39,000.
Richard Mille 65-01
The legendary Zinedine Zidane presented the prestigious Ballon d’Or 2022 to Karim Benzema. Bravo, Karim!
Benzema was seen during the ceremony sporting a 45 mm 18k rose gold Richard Mille 65-01 Automatic Winding Split-seconds Chronograph with a skeleton dial and a loose rubber strap.
The price on the market right now is $540,000.
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak “Rainbow” Openworked Double Balance Wheel 15412BC
He attended the Ballon d’Or 2022 celebration at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium wearing a Royal Oak “Rainbow” Double Balance Wheel Openworked 15412BC watch made of 18k frosted white gold.
32 baguette-cut gemstones of 12 different varieties, including variously colored sapphires, emeralds, and rubies, are set in the bezel.
The traditional hammering technique of the craftsmen, which entails scraping metal with a graver with a diamond tip, has an impact on the case and bracelet made of frosted gold.
Price at retail: $135,500. Market value in November 2022: around $700,000.
116518LN Rolex Daytona with a Meteorite Dial
presenting the Ballon d’Or to his hometown team in Lyon. Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema was spotted wearing an oyster flex bracelet and an 18K yellow gold Rolex Daytona with a meteorite dial. Reference-116518LN.
Price at retail is $33,550. The market price is roughly $106,000 as of November 2022.
