How Cristiano Ronaldo’s watch obsession has exploded in Saudi Arabia with £1.6m piece in his collection

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CRISTIANO RONALDO’S passion for watches has gone through the roof since he moved to Saudi Arabia.

It started from day one too as he was gifted a one-off Jacob & Co watch to celebrate his move to Al-Nassr.

Cristiano Ronaldo is an avid watch collection[/caption]

He was gifted a £630,000 watch when he joined Al-Nassr[/caption]

Ronaldo’s most expensive watch, pictured, is worth £1.6m[/caption]

Ronaldo even invested in a company which sells watches[/caption]

The portable timepiece even paid tribute to Saudi Arabia with its emerald green colour – matching the nation’s flag.

The watch is 18K white gold, 47mm x 15.85mm and is worth £630,000.

But that is just a fraction of the most expensive watch in his collection – a Franck Muller Invisible Baguette Diamonds Imperial Tourbillon worth £1.6million.

Ronaldo, 38, earns a reported £3.3m a week at Al-Nassr so money is no object when it comes to funding his watch habit.

Five months into his Saudi stay the superstar was gifted yet another Saudi-themed Jacob & Co. watch worth £92,000.

The ‘Heart of CR7 Baguette’ watch that was given to the striker features his iconic celebration on the back and is covered with 26 baguette-cut white diamonds on the frame.

In the same month Ronaldo splashed out on Jacob & Co. watch priced at £750,000.

The Portuguese star also became a shareholder of watch selling Chrono24 after buying an undisclosed stake in the company in July.