20 of the most expensive watches worn by the world's most elite athletes

Expensive Swiss mechanical watches don't have much practical use on the field, court, or track, though it's not uncommon to see the world's biggest athletes wearing high-end, luxury timepieces during their events.

Nevertheless, watch brands are eager to sponsor elite athletes, from fighters like Floyd Mayweather to tennis champions like Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, not for their horological expertise but for their aura — which sells.

We got a helping hand from the experts at Crown & Caliber to determine the make and models of 20 timepieces worn by the world's top athletes.

Scroll down to see them ranked in ascending order of price:

Andy Murray — Rado Hyperchrome XXL, $3,475.

When Andy Murray won his first Wimbledon Championship in 2013, he was a Rado brand ambassador, and as soon as he won, he reportedly hurried to slap on his Rado Hyperchrome.

He put it on so quickly he didn't notice that it was seven hours out. He has since dropped Rado as a sponsor and instead works with brands such as Jaguar and Under Armour.

Roger Federer — Rolex Sky-Dweller in stainless steel, L10,600 ($13,630).

Roger Federer is one of Rolex's best-known ambassadors, and you won't see him lifting a trophy without one of the luxury watches on his wrist, each of them hand-picked to match the tournament.

Back at the Australian Open in January, Federer lifted an impossible-to-find Rolex Sky-Dweller in stainless steel along with the trophy.

The Sky-Dweller is the most complicated watch that Rolex makes, according to Hodinkee.

While this watch was probably provided for him by Rolex, Federer wouldn't have much of an issue buying it as he was this year's fourth highest-earning athlete.

Elina Svitolina — Ulysse Nardin Marine Lady Chronometer, $45,500.

Elina Svitolina is one of the Ukraine's top tennis stars and is currently ranked number seven in the world. Since she has partnered up with Swiss brand Ulysse Nardin, she has been spotted wearing multiple models by them.

Here she is wearing the rose gold and diamond covered Marine Chronometer.

Rafael Nadal — Richard Mille RM27-02, $800,000.

Rafael Nadal is a big ambassador for Richard Mille and one of the very few athletes on this list who wears their watch while competing.

His specially designed Richard Mille RM27-02 was made with top-of-the-line shock absorption technology for a mechanical watch with a design inspired by racing car chassis. There is also orange in the design to reflect the clay courts of Roland Garros, where Nadal has dominated for so many years.

Serena Williams — Audemars Piguet Diamond Outrage, $1.25 million.

Serena Williams topped her male counterparts when she wore the ludicrously opulent Audemars Piguet Diamond Outrage to the Met Gala last year.

The truly absurd looking spiked bracelet watch is made of white gold and encrusted with 65 carats worth of precious stones. The watch face itself is hidden beneath one of the spikes and is powered by a caliber 2701 quartz movement.

Williams has been sponsored by Audemars Piguet since 2014.

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Nisam strucnjak za tenis ali su me ove izjave igraca o vetru uvek iritirale i podsecale na onu Dejinu izjavu o visokoj travi u Irskoj.

U cemu je tu u stvari fora?
(Vlada, 23. avgust 2018 14:08)

U vrsti tenisa. Đoković uvek gađa linije, i tu vetar 50% vinera pretvara u promašaj. Federer ima nesiguran bekend, i tu vetar povećava broj neiznuđenih grešaka. Nadal igra top spin visoko iznad mreže i metar unutar terena, njemu vetar ne znači ništa (i zato se ljutio zbog krova na Vimbldonu, jer nije bilo vetra da remeti Novakove laserske udarce). Marij igra slajseve ili udara kao konj po sredini, ni njemu vetar ne smeta.
Neko voli ovaj stil tenisa, neko onaj, o ukusima se ne raspravlja. Ali je činjenica da nekim stilovima više smeta vetar, nekim manje.
(Moljac, 23. avgust 2018 15:34)

Nema veze s tenisom, ali valja znati što s vremena na vrijeme radi poznati teniski komentator Bruno Kovačević.

Da je bar tako široke ruke kada se radi o kupovanju teniskih susreta na AO-u i UO-u...

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Kad se zbog naloga povjerenice za informiranje više nije moglo vrdati, HRT je morao obznaniti da su odluku o nabavci donijela dva čovjeka – Bruno Kovačević i Jozo Barišić.

http://www.autograf.hr/ako-ne-moze-drugacije-poravnajte-hrt-bagerom/

"Moja ćerka ne slavi rođendan, mi smo Jehovini svedoci i ne radimo to"

Ćerka teniserke Serene Vilijams će ove nedelje napuniti prvu godinu, ali teniska legenda neće proslaviti rođendan male Aleksis Olimpije jer joj religija to zabranjuje.

https://www.b92.net/zivot/vesti.php?yyyy=2018&mm=08&dd=29&nav_id=1436911

Serena Williams odjenula baletnu haljinicu nakon što su joj zabranili nošenje pripijenog kombinezona

http://www.novilist.hr/Scena/Serena-Williams-odjenula-baletnu-haljinicu-nakon-sto-su-joj-zabranili-nosenje-pripijenog-kombinezona

Naučnici tvrde: Ovaj sport produžava život za deset godina

Redovno igrajući tenis možete da produžite život do deset godina, otkrili su naučnici.

https://www.b92.net/zdravlje/vesti.php?yyyy=2018&mm=09&dd=10&nav_id=1442038

Tenis klub Movens, Teniski klub Chromos Savica, DŠR Trnje i Teniska škola Trešnjevka, u suradnji s Hrvatskim teniskim savezom i Zagrebačkim teniskim savezom - na terenima Tenis centra Dugave (Mikulinci 5, Sarajevska cesta), Tenis centra Trešnjevka (Veprinečka 16, kod Kutije Šibica) i ŠRC Trnje (Ulica grada Vukovara 236e) od 17. do 30. rujna 2018. godine organiziraju besplatni program ''Škola tenisa za učenike od 6 do 10 godina''. Ovaj program se provodi u Zagrebu , a cilj mu je, osim upoznavanja i podučavanja teniskom sportu kao zdravim oblikom bavljenja fizičkom aktivnosti i provođenjem slobodnog vremena, i prevencija ovisnosti i neprihvatljivih oblika ponašanja.

https://www.jutarnji.hr/vijesti/zagreb/pocela-je-nova-skolska-godina-a-pocela-je-i-besplatna-skola-tenisa-namijenjena-je-ucenicima-od-6-do-10-godina-donosimo-sve-detalje/7820502/