Seven luxury watches from the Marco van Basten collection arranged in a dark Runelis studio setting

RUNELIS PRIVATE COLLECTION

The Marco van Basten Watch Collection

Seven football-linked watches brought together through personal gifts, commemorative editions and the defining clubs of a European career.

The collection

A private collection measured in football history.

A singular group of seven chronographs connected in the supplied collection notes to Marco van Basten, AFC Ajax, AC Milan and two testimonial matches. Runelis presents the complete group as the priority acquisition, while individual pieces remain available by private enquiry. Claims are published according to the documentation status shown for each piece.

Collection
7 football-linked watches
Complete acquisition
$56,000
Individual pieces
Price on request
Documentation
Reviewed piece by piece

Curator's note

“These watches are compelling not because they share a manufacturer or a single period, but because together they trace the clubs, teammates and moments around one of European football’s defining number nines. Their value is strongest when the sporting story and the supporting evidence are read side by side.”

The collection, piece by piece

7 pieces.
One footballing narrative.

Each entry is presented with the photographs, specifications and provenance notes currently available to Runelis.

Caseback and strap
Supporting documentation
Dial study
Collection detail
Presentation material

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Piece 01

Collector-supplied provenance

Franck Muller 8880 Iceman LE 1/70

Named for Dennis “The Iceman” Bergkamp, this Franck Muller carries the most personal teammate connection in the group. The first number in a seventy-piece edition gives the watch a singular place within an already limited production.

Reference
8880 C DT
Limited edition
1 / 70
Purchase date
22 July 2006

Provenance

Supplied collection notes state that Dennis Bergkamp gave the watch to Marco van Basten in connection with Bergkamp’s testimonial at the Emirates.

Documentation

Original box and Certificate of Origin. Supplied purchase date: 22 July 2006, Marcus London.

Individual acquisition

Price on request

Ajax presentation set
Warranty and edition evidence
Dial study
Football caseback detail

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Piece 02

Collector-supplied provenance

Ebel 1911 Tekton AFC Ajax 009/150

The Ajax edition makes the number nine visible twice: in its 009/150 allocation and in the football-shaped rotating caseback. It turns a club tribute into a compact reference to Van Basten’s playing identity.

Reference
A202686
Serial
9245L83
Limited edition
009 / 150
Purchase date
10 May 2009

Provenance

Supplied records describe 009/150 as a deliberate allocation matching Van Basten’s Ajax shirt number.

Documentation

Original black-and-red Ajax box, Amsterdam Diamondcenter warranty card dated 10 May 2009 and numbered silver-bar artifact.

Individual acquisition

Price on request

Complete set
COSC and warranty material
Dial study
Original spare components

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Piece 03

Collector-supplied provenance

Breitling Chronomat K13047

Dated 1991, the full-gold Chronomat gives the collection a period anchor: the same era in which Van Basten and AC Milan were reshaping European football.

Reference
K13047
Serial
4194
Movement
Valjoux 7750
Certification date
18 December 1991
Case
18K gold

Provenance

No personal-gift claim is included in the supplied description; the watch is presented as part of the collection with its period documentation.

Documentation

Original Breitling burl box, COSC bulletin, warranty card, manual, spare blue dial and spare bezel in original bags.

Individual acquisition

Price on request

Original presentation box
AC Milan dial detail
Twelfth Scudetto caseback

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Piece 04

Collector-supplied provenance

Zenith El Primero AC Milan 12th Scudetto

Created to commemorate AC Milan’s twelfth Serie A title, this El Primero places club symbolism on both sides of the watch. The season also delivered Van Basten’s third Ballon d’Or after 25 league goals.

Edition
AC Milan 12th Scudetto
Season
1991–1992
Case
Two-tone
Caseback
Italian number-12 shield

Provenance

The commemorative caseback bears the Italian number-12 shield and a signature associated in the supplied notes with the Berlusconi era.

Documentation

Original box only; no papers are listed.

Individual acquisition

Price on request

Original Omega box
Dial study
Testimonial engraving

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Piece 05

Collector-supplied provenance

Omega Speedmaster Reduced “Franco Baresi Testimonial” 9/100

Numbered 9 of 100 and engraved for Franco Baresi’s testimonial, the Speedmaster links captain, teammate and shirt number in a single dated object.

Reference
175.0083
Limited edition
9 / 100
Caseback engraving
Franco Baresi Testimonial 28/10/1997
Date
28 October 1997

Provenance

Supplied notes describe the watch as a gift presented at Franco Baresi’s testimonial match on 28 October 1997.

Documentation

Original red Omega box and Omega warranty card.

Individual acquisition

Price on request

Available source photograph

Piece 06

Documentation under review

Ebel 1911 Discovery Chronograph

The Discovery is the most personal everyday watch described in the source sheet, but its documentation record contains a contradiction that Runelis will resolve before presenting a final claim.

Reference
E9750L62
Movement
Valjoux 7750

Provenance

The description states that Van Basten bought the watch himself and that an invoice bears his name. This remains under review against the documentation field.

Documentation

Source conflict: the specifications say no box or papers; the description says invoice, box and papers. Documentation must be reconciled before acquisition.

Individual acquisition

Price on request

Available source photograph

Piece 07

Documentation under review

Damiani Tonneau Chronograph

The tonneau-shaped Damiani closes the collection with a distinctly Italian design language and a less formal sporting profile.

Reference
Damiani tonneau chronograph
Dial
Black
Case
Tonneau

Provenance

No additional ownership claim is published beyond its inclusion in the supplied collection watchlist.

Documentation

Source conflict: the specifications list the original box only, while the description states box and papers. Documentation is under review.

Individual acquisition

Price on request

The Runelis standard

Confidence is part of the collection.

  1. 01

    Evidence review

    Available documents, ownership statements and visual records are reconciled before acquisition.

  2. 02

    Independent assessment

    Specialist verification and condition review are coordinated where the object requires it.

  3. 03

    Private transaction

    Availability, terms, logistics and confidentiality are handled through one Runelis specialist.

  4. 04

    Secure handover

    Documentation and delivery are prepared as part of a traceable acquisition record.

Private acquisition

Begin a confidential conversation.

The complete seven-piece collection is offered as the priority acquisition. Individual pieces may be discussed privately, subject to availability and final documentation review.

Complete collection

$56,000

Your enquiry is handled confidentially by the Runelis private-client team. Availability remains subject to confirmation.