Arnold Schwarzenegger Owns Some of the Rarest and Most Expensive Watches on the Planet
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Arnold Schwarzenegger has been one of the most significant figures in the world of bodybuilding, having contributed the most in the realm, both in terms of personal accolades and in terms of helping the sport achieve its generous milestones. He is also celebrated as one of the richest bodybuilders in the world, with a net worth of approximately $400 million.
Although his career significantly revolves around bodybuilding, having embarked on the journey as a 15 YO kid, his entire net worth is a gross of his other professional fields too. Arnie has double the net worth of his runner-up and there is no doubt that he lives his life like a king because of all the gathered wealth. Apart from earning from his diverse range of passions, he has a rookie attribute, that makes him top the list of someone who lives a royal life. He is known to have several rare and expensive watches in his collection.
Arnold Schwarzenegger shows off his rare watch collection
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Bodybuilding beast Arnold Schwarzenegger’s watch collection is a complete action package and as oversized as it can get, as you swipe through his rare gems, ranging from an ultra-rare Panerai Pre Vendome Luminor to a classic Audemars Piguet. His quest began in the early 1990s, as he helped bring back the trend of wearing hockey puck-proportioned military watches with his friend Sylvester Stallone, which is very rarely used these days.
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The Austrian Oak also collaborated with one of the biggest brands in the history of watches – Audemars Piguet, where he became the ambassador of a limited edition Royal Oak Offshore as he displayed it in one of the characters that he had portrayed in the movie End of Days. It became one of the most significant brand tie-ins.
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He even released his watch brand at Baselworld in 2015 and he still goes on to rock his timepieces. Earlier in his career, Arnie’s watches used to be particularly small in size, because of the unavailability of large watches manufactured in those times. He was first spotted wearing a gold Rolex GMT Ref. 1675 “Root Beer ” and picking it up from a secondary market, it cost nearly USD 40,000, and the craze just kept growing.
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s change of watches over the years
As a young adult, Arnold Schwarzenegger had a swift desire for gold Rolex GMTs. In the 1970s, in 1980, he was spotted wearing another Rolex GMT Master with a black bezel and dial, Ref. 16758, which is approximately the same rate. He has, on several occasions showcased the affinity for watches in his characters as well. Over the years, he was spotted wearing several luxurious watches in the roles he played.
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The first film in which he was seen wearing a timepiece was The Predator released in 1987. He wore a Seiko Solar Diver Ref. H558-5009, which was among the first watches that featured a digital alarm chronograph with an amalgamation of an analog display. It was also renamed after him for his significant association with the product.
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In the 1996 film Eraser, he was spotted wearing pre-Vendome Panerai 5218/203A. It was gifted to him by his dear friend Sylvester Stallone, which made him fall in love with the brand. Arnold Schwarzenegger continues to collect the most expensive and rarest of watches. His love for master timepieces goes over the top, just like his love for cars, cigars, veganism, and his pets. Summing all of these up, one can pretty much get dizzy over how lavish a life the legendary bodybuilder puts up with!
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Edited by:
Anuj Jacob