My position on wearing a watch while playing sports is already well established – I think it is a very bad idea. However, recent footage of UFC legend Conor McGregor hitting the reflex bag with a series of “bare knuckle pin pointers” has once again stirred up quite the storm in watch land. Why? Well, “The Notorious” decided to unleash hell on this freestanding bag while rocking a solid platinum Rolex Day-Date 40 Ref. 228206IBLDP with factory diamond dial. View this post on Instagram Focus on the task at hand with Bare knuckle pin pointers. A post shared by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Mar 28, 2020 at 10:07pm PDT There’s no two ways about it – this a flex reserved only for the uppermost echelon of the wide world of sports. But the “Champ Champ” isn’t the only professional athlete out there to wear an inordinately expensive watch while going about their business. Here are five other sportspeople that rock big money on their wrists while bringing home the proverbial bacon: Odell Beckham Jr.- Richard Mille RM 11-03 “McLaren” OBJ set the world on fire last year when he was spotted wearing a Richard Mille RM 11-03 “McLaren” while playing a…
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