The Premier League’s biggest story this week is that Mohamed Salah, a star for Liverpool, has agreed to a new deal with the Reds. But what has drawn attention is the Richard Mille watch he wore while signing on the dotted line.
With 393 games, 243 goals, and 109 assists, the 32-year-old, who has been with the English powerhouses since 2017, appeared to be leaving in the summer. This would have been a major setback for the Anfield team, as Trent Alexander-Arnold was already leaving, reportedly to join Real Madrid.
The fact that one of the three has finally committed to Liverpool will be a great relief to the supporters, given there are also concerns around the future of club captain Virgil van Dijk.
Mohamed Salah was spotted sporting a RM17-02 watch that could have cost up to £725,000.
Salah has not taken a pay cut on his previous contract, which was reportedly worth over £350,000 per week, as far as Talk2soccer is aware. Additionally, he can earn more money through incentives and performance-based goals, such as a sizable payoff if he scores 20 goals in a season. All things considered, he might still earn about £20 million a season.
It won’t be shocking to hear that he has enough money to buy some stylish accessories in light of this. Nevertheless, GQ has disclosed the watch he wore for the contract announcement, and it is incredibly valuable.
Salah reportedly celebrated by donning a blue ceramic Richard Mille RM 17-02 Tourbillon Titanium watch, which was made by the upscale Swiss watchmaker established in 2001. The Daily Mail claims that it is available for $949,999 (£725,000).
GQ described the watch as follows:
First of all, it’s an openworked tourbillon, a kind of mechanism employed by luxury watchmakers to compensate for gravity-related errors. It accomplishes this by a variety of intricate escapements, and in the instance of Salah’s RM17-02, this horological insanity is evident through a skeletonised design.
“Openworked complexity is exactly Richard Mille’s style,” they continued. However, in contrast to many of its other timepieces, this one has a manual wind mechanism with a power reserve of about 70 hours. It works well and is incredibly accurate, much like Salah on the pitch. The RM17-02 comes with a matching blue rubber strap and a mean-looking ceramic and rose gold case. Additionally, it’s difficult to notice given its dimensions of 48.2 x 40.1 mm.
They also pointed out that the Egyptian, who was seen last month sporting the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Openworked, clearly has a taste for the ostentatious and skeletonised ceramic grails.
Online buzz has undoubtedly been generated by the watch’s appearance and value. A reader commented: “Looks like a kid’s plastic watch but costs almost a million.” Someone else said, “Obviously, money doesn’t buy taste, that watch is hideous.” A third, however, came to the conclusion, “I’m not a hater, but it looks hideous.”
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