michael jordan
Here we introduce you to the greatest basketball player in the history of the sport. As MJ has said before, I myself am a brand, synonymous with countless advertisements and products. Basketball fans are usually unaware of his lesser-known side: big fans of cigars and watches.
You don't need to be very interested in sports to know that Michael Jordan has been an outstanding icon of pop culture for more than 30 years. When he showed up on the NBA, every basketball player in the 80s and 90s had a poster of MJ, and every parent was listening to the news of begging for that pair of Jumpman-stamped Nike shoes. It is impossible to list in one article all his achievements in the world of sports (and beyond), because there is no doubt that Michael Jordan is a figure with whom almost everyone in the world is associated. It's hard to find the 20th century without Jordan, who was the greatest athlete and ranked in the top three. Because he landed that position on the list of the most prestigious Ap and Espn. Jordan is his own brand and has been one of the most lucrative commodities in sports for years. Nike pushed Jordan to number one in sales of apparel and sneakers, and then co-founded the subsidiary Jordan brand. Throughout his career and beyond, everything Michael did turned into gold, which was best confirmed in the assets he had accumulated. His assets are estimated to reach $2.2 billion in 2020.
Jordan had few hobbies, including baseball (he tried to become a professional during his two-year break in the NBA in '94-95), golf, motorcycles (he had his own motorcycle club), cigars, and watches. Let's take a look at the latter, because as a hot guy like Jordan, he has many opportunities to show off his unusual watch.
Michael Jordan and Rolex
Michael eventually ended his career in 2003, playing 13 seasons with the Chicago Bulls and 2 seasons with the Washington Wizards. However, this does not mean a complete separation from the NBA. In 2010, he acquired a controlling stake in the Charlotte Bobcats (later renamed the Charlotte Hornets). It was only then that Jordan began to appear on the sidelines in most of the NBA's games, and his interest in precision watches began to increase. In the example below, we see Jordan wearing a Rolex daytona platinum watch, released as the model's 50th anniversary. You can also see t-shirts emblazoned with the "playoffs" and Bobcat logo, which made it to the playoffs for the second time in its 2014 history but unfortunately didn't win a single game.
Michael Jordan and A. Lange & Sohne
Michael Jordan's sophistication in terms of watch taste can be demonstrated by choosing a more niche model, especially in years when the brand wasn't as loud as it is now. For example, the following is from a. The first version of the platinum datograph that Lange & Soehne first chose was seen on his wrist back in 2002. The watch debuted at baselworld in 1999, and the model of the Michael Jordan watch is another platinum bracelet. We can also clearly see how powerful Michael's wrist is, and the 39mm watch looks like a much smaller dress watch.
Michael Jordan and Urwerk UR-202s
It's time to take a look at real superheroes like the ones we describe today. The urwerk ur-202s is a masterpiece of watchmaking craftsmanship. The brand was released in 2011 with a futuristic time indicator, so it is very distinctive. Another pop culture pop (super) hero also loves the company's watch, Robert Downey Jr., which is better known in the Avengers series. This watch from Michael Jordan proved to be the perfect representation of Chicago celebrity weekend casual wear, where Michael had the best of his rich career.
Michael Jordan and Urwerk UR-203
Another watch in the URWERK suit worn by Michael Jordan is the UR-103 below.
urwerk ur-103
The last time Michael Jordan saw urwerk on his wrist was a true classic, unfortunately, the brand's product line UR-103 has few other photos. We only show pictures of the watch itself, because the photo of the UR-103 present on Michael Jordan's wrist is on the TV screen and is blurry.
Michael Jordan and RM-032
Michael Jordan has been a public figure throughout his career, unchanged even at the end of his career. The press conference with Jordan was another great opportunity to observe. Here we see a watch that perfectly matches Michael Jordan. The Richard Mille rm-032 is a large (50mm x 17.8mm) dive watch (300m dive depth) with an annual calendar and chronograph that top athletes seem to particularly like the brand. The price of this model is 154500 euros (1209302 YUAN).
Michael Jordan and IWC
A photo of a press conference. This time, it was a photo taken with Michael Jordan of Charlotte Hornets. A coordinated set of outfits is presented here, all in brown tones, perfectly matched with the iwc's big pilot with a brown dial. However, this is not the basic model of the watch, but a limited edition of 250 rose gold, released in honor of the author of the little prince – antoine de saint exupery, for about $32,400 (210493 yuan). When you reach the point where you can choose the color of the watch's dial to match your outfit, you have a complete range of watches.
The iwc big pilot in the photo is also limited edition, this time platinum. Reference 5002-02. Michael Jordan saw this watch at a moment of great importance in his career, and In 2016 Michael Jordan received the Medal of Freedom, the highest honor that an American "civilian" can receive. Thank you for his outstanding contributions in the field of sports and beyond. In this way, he joined the laureates such as Bill and Melinda Gates, Bruce Springsteen and Diana Ross. The medal was awarded to him by Oba, a hardcore basketball fan in Chicago President Ma.
Michael Jordan and Ulysse Nardin Sonata
The Jordan brand is a subsidiary of Nike and builds on his talent and outstanding performance in basketball. Even though he retired from the sporting world, he is still in charge today. In the photo below, we see the faces of Jordan and another NBA star/brand – Dwayne Wade at a showcase of Jordan's shoe model. This time, Michael's wrist is adorned with a fairly rare watch from the Ulysses Nadine collection, the Platinum Sonata, with a unique level of complexity. What is the price of this model? It is estimated to be more than 60,000 euros (469632 YUAN).
Michael Jordan and Rolex Skydweller
Michael Jordan is a natural icon in the entire NBA star wave in recent years. The same goes for Kobe Bryant's other great basketball character (who tragically died in a helicopter accident in January 2020). At an extremely exciting ceremony in honor of Bryant at Lakers Hall in Los Angeles, Michael said something meaningful: "When Kobe Died, part of me died too. During the speech, on Michael Jordan's wrist, a skydweller of platinum and blue dials was seen following rolex.
Michael Jordan and Roger Dubuis
The last photo is unusual for Roger Dubuis excalibur spider pirelli. A watch that pays homage to motorsport, the strap is made entirely of rubber directly from Pirelli tires, the same as the tires of Formula One. Michael Jordan wore the watch while filming the latest Netflix documentary about his Chicago Bulls heritage, The Last Dance. Interestingly, in the same documentary, the Dubuis watch can be seen being worn by his illustrious teammate as well as Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen.