Pep Guardiola He has become a legend in the world of football. His past in the FC Barcelona Y Bayern Munich, and its present in the Manchester City, endorse him. And it is that he has not stopped reaping titles since he stepped on the benches as a coach.
A figure of such caliber also enjoys good fortune, and an example are some of the quirks that it has had, such as one of its watches, which has fascinated, and much to jewelry lovers. A piece whose value is 1.5 million dollars, which becomes 1.3 million euros at the exchange.
It is a jewel of haute horlogerie, number one in a limited edition of only 50 units luxury brand Richard Mille. A company that also has Rafa Nadal as its image, who believes that including the tennis player’s name symbolizes the union of the strength of two titans, something that made the Manchester City coach could not resist acquiring one of the most expensive.
The RM 27-01 Rafa Nadal
Guardiola is a true fan of watchmaking, and thanks to his annual salary as a coach he has been able to shell out a great deal of money on this unique piece, the RM 27-01 Rafa Nadal, whose most outstanding quality is its weight: 20 grams, making it the lightest on the market in the year it went on sale. In addition, it is characterized by being a copy resistant, as it was conceived to be exposed to impacts of all kinds.
The model chosen by Guardiola has a structure inspired by civil engineering, with a 0.35mm diameter braided steel case and with a Grade 5 titanium base plate. It is a manually wound tourbillon with hours and minutes. All this, stored in a one-piece case with an anthracite color which is due to the high concentration of carbon nanotubes.
The union of Rafa Nadal and Richard Mille
As for the union of the Spanish tennis player and the watchmaking giant, this occurred in the year 2008, when Nadal agreed to wear the Tourbillon RM 027, and after him came many other collaborations, presented in the days prior to the start of the tournament Roland Claws.
“I never used to wear a watch and I hadn’t even thought about it, but when Richard proposed me to make a light, comfortable and resistant machine, I was very interested,” confessed the tennis player himself in one of his presentations.