Karim Benzema is a professional footballer who currently plays for Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad. The French striker spent most of his career in one of the biggest clubs in the world, Real Madrid. The striker won the 2022 Ballon d’Or award and is regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation. Benzema loves spending his money on luxurious items like cars and timepieces. This article features some of the best watches in Karim Benzema’s fantastic watch collection.
The Rolex Root Beer is one of the best watches in Karim Benzema’s collection. The Rolex GMT Master II Root Beer in 18k rose gold 126715CHNR is estimated to cost around $55,000.
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The Rolex GMT-Master II 126710BLNR ‘Batman’ is another one of the many Rolex in Karim Benzema’s vast collection. This is one of the cheapest watches owned by Benzema, costing around $11,000. The watch features a bidirectional rotatable bezel. It also has a 24-hour graduated two-colour cerachrom insert in black and blue ceramic. This is fitted on a five-link jubilee bracelet.
Karim Benzema won the Ballon d’Or award in 2022. He decided to show this prestigious award to his hometown club, Olympique Lyonnais. While at Lyon, Benzema was seen wearing the Rolex Daytona with a Meteorite Dial 116518LN. The watch goes for around $110,000.
The Rolex Daytona Chocolate Dial 116505 is yet another Rolex in Benzema’s collection. The watch features a chocolate and black dial on an oyster bracelet. The watch also has an engraved tachymetric scale. This helps the user check the average speed over a given distance during a set period of time. The watch has a value of around $70,000.
Ghetto Star 🌟 pic.twitter.com/AtYUlndUt9
— Karim Benzema (@Benzema) March 1, 2022
Karim Benzema has a Rolex Day-Date 36mm 128238 in his impressive collection. The watch features a deep green ombre dial with diamonds around it. Benzema wore this watch worth $60,000 after scoring a hat-trick against Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League.
Karim Benzema has been spotted wearing the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar 26574OR. The dial features moon phase indications alongside a perpetual calendar. The 18K rose gold watch is a 41mm member of the Royal Oak family. The watch has a retail price of $97,500 but currently sells for more than double the price.
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The Rolex GMT Master II Sprite was quite likely Benzema’s gift to himself. He ended the UEFA Champions League 2021-22 season as the top scorer with 15 goals. He was seen wearing this watch during the open-top bus parade, which took place after Real Madrid beat Liverpool in the final to win the Champions League Trophy. The Rolex GMT Master II Sprite currently sells for approximately $40,000.
The Patek Philippe Aquanaut Chronograph 5968A is highlighted with a dark grey and orange hue. The contrast provided by these colours gives the watch a very classy look. The Aquanaut Chronograph comes with a matching orange strap. This watch, owned by Karim, sells for approximately $200,000.
The Real Madrid forward, Karim Benzema was spotted wearing an RM055 Yas Marina Circuit, Limited to only 50 pieces and capable of withstanding more than 500 G's. pic.twitter.com/ycYNedyCbf
— One World Different Times (@owdtlondon) September 15, 2020
The Richard Mille 055 Yas Marina Circuit is one of the rarest watches in Karim Benzema’s collection. This watch, owned by the French footballer, only has 50 available pieces. It has more than 600 layers of carbon fibre. The watch pays tribute to the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and costs approximately $690,000.
Karim Benzema was seen wearing one of the most expensive watches in his collection while receiving the prestigious Ballon d’Or award. The French striker wore the Richard Mille 65-01 Automatic Winding Split-Seconds Chronograph to the Ballon d’Or ceremony. This beautiful timepiece is valued at approximately $540,000.
Karim Benzema posted a picture of him sleeping while wearing the Rolex Daytona Black Dial 116520. The watch owned by Benzema features a black dial. However, the bezel of this $30,000 watch is not black which indicates that the French footballer probably owns an older version of this watch.
Sailing through time with style. Karim Benzema effortlessly rocks the RM 055 Bubba Watson, a masterpiece of precision and elegance.
⌚️ Richard Mille Bubba Watson Ref. RM055
💰 Market price: $335,000
📷 @Benzema pic.twitter.com/Q4m8nzqj4m— watchmarket.ai (@watchmarket_ai) December 20, 2023
The Richard Mille 055 Bubba Watson is another Richard Mille in Karim Benzema’s watch collection. The watch was initially made for legendary golfer Bubba Watson. The 2011 tourbillon watch inspires the watch in the French stars collection. It features a titanium case and a ceramic ATZ front bezel. The watch goes for around $400,000.
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If wearing a watch worth more than $500,000 while receiving his Ballon d’Or award was not enough, Benzema decided to top this during the Ballon d’Or celebrations at the Santiago Bernabeu. He wore an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak’ Rainbow’ Double Balance Wheel Openworked 15412BC worth around $700,000. The bezel of this timepiece features two baguette-cut gemstones. These gemstones include rubies, emeralds, and sapphires.
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Guransh Machra is a sportswriter at Gutshot Magazine. He covers football news from local leagues like the Indian Super League as well as international leagues like the Premier League. He follows various sports like Football, Cricket, Formula 1, and Tennis. Apart from sports, Guransh is also enthusiastic about reading and gaming.
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