Pep Guardiola wore an incredibly rare and costly watch on Tuesday night, marking the momentous occasion of Manchester City’s visit to the Bernabeu.
In the first leg of their quarterfinal Champions League matchup with Real Madrid, City put on a show, scoring some incredible goals in an entertaining 3-3 tie. Rodrygo, Vinicius Junior, Fede Valverde, and Bernardo Silva all scored goals at the other end in a same fashion, so the goals from Phil Foden, Josko Gvardiol, and Bernardo Silva were insufficient to secure the win.
Guardiola celebrated the fantastic occasion in the Spanish capital by unveiling one of his most striking timepieces. The City manager donned a black roll neck jumper and jacket, two of his signature ensembles, but some people were more interested in his watch.
Fans with keen eyes saw that he was donning a unique watch from premium brand Richard Mille, the Calibre RM27-01, which is a piece of Rafael Nadal’s collection. Richard Mille produced just 50 of the astonishingly light watches, which weigh only 3.5 grams and are hailed by the manufacturer as a “triumph of engineering and technology,” when they were first introduced back in 2013.
Due to its scarcity, its initial sale price of $750,000 (£600,000) has been predicted to be doubled to $1.5 million (£1.19 million). Guardiola possesses an extensive collection of high-end timepieces, some of which are designed by Richard Mille.
The official sky blue color of the team is the RM-010 Manchester City Automatic. There are just thirty of those in existence, and they are all worth about $75,000 (£95,000). In addition, Guardiola showcased his titanium RM 022 Tourbillon Aerodyne, which is worth £580,000 (£462,000) and one of just five in the world.
In addition, Guardiola has the evocatively called Chopard Mille Miglia GT XL Speed Black FC Barcelona Chronograph, which was created in honor of Barca’s 2008–09 campaign, and the far more conventional Rolex Cellini, which was previously held by US President Barack Obama.
Guardiola blamed the Bernabeu field in part for the Tuesday night’s outcome, which left him disappointed. The City manager remarked, “I haven’t set foot on it, but the players have told me that.” “Make sure that neither the president nor the general public interpret it incorrectly. Both the field and the dressing rooms are amazing—a truly remarkable piece of craftsmanship.
“Real Madrid used to have really nice grass; it was almost like a carpet, but that wasn’t the case today. But I have no faith that they will solve the issue and there won’t be any problems.”