So here’s something I only found out recently – Wayde van Niekerk and Cheslin Kolbe are cousins, which means the family has one gold and one bronze medal to celebrate.

We won’t talk about the Blitzboks butchering their semi-final against Great Britain, the wounds are still too raw.

Of course you came here to find out about that rather pricey watch, so let’s talk about Wayde’s timepiece. First up, here he is at the opening ceremony:

Take a look, and then take a look at his wrist during the prelims:

The moment he crossed the line and took the world record from Michael Johnson:

So what watch is that adorning his wrist? Here’s Revolution Watch:

Would you believe that Wayde’s accomplished this feat with a mechanical watch on his wrist? Have a closer look — that orange strap, that tonneau shaped case. It can only be one watch. One watch that anyone would be mad enough to wear while breaking a world record at an Olympic event, no less: the Richard Mille RM27-02 Tourbillon – Rafael Nadal.

So-called because Rafa wore it during the French Open in years gone by. Let’s price it with the help of CNBC:

As tennis star Rafa Nadal took to the court Tuesday for the start of the French Open, he had a new good luck charm around his wrist: an $775,000 watch made from a space-age quartz material and built to withstand 5,000 Gs of g-force.

Richard Mille, the favorite cult watch of the super rich, announced over the weekend that it’s launching a new watch for Nadal called the RM 27-02. Mille has been a sponsor of Nadal’s for five years, and Nadal wears Mille watches—known for their super light weight and advanced materials—in all of his matches.

Looks like Richard knows a winning athlete (and a superb brand ambassador) when he sees one. Check this from Wayde’s Instagram:

I wonder what Tannie Ans thinks of all that bling?

Bring home that gold Wayde, but maybe leave the watch in your hotel room when you’re out and about exploring Rio.

Stab in the dark here, but you probably don’t have R10 million lying around for a watch. That’s fine, neither do I, but I’ve had a peek at what’s on offer HERE and you can still get bang for your buck without compromising on quality.

Thanks, Johann

[sources:revwatch&cnbc]