Mutaz Essa Barshim Watch Collection - Every Watch He's Been Spotted Wearing
Mutaz Essa Barshim currently has 8 watches in his collection. Check them in our database.
Introduction to Mutaz Essa Barshim
Mutaz Essa Barshim is a Qatari track and field athlete widely regarded as the greatest high jumper of his generation. Born in Doha in 1991, he has claimed multiple World Championship titles, three Olympic medals, and a Diamond League record that remained unbroken for years. His name became known far beyond the athletics world at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, when he and Italian jumper Gianmarco Tamberi chose to share the gold medal rather than compete in a jump-off — a moment that resonated globally and underlined his character as much as his athletic ability. Barshim has been a central figure in putting Qatari sport on the world map, and at his peak he has cleared 2.43 metres, the third-highest jump in history.
The Mutaz Essa Barshim watch collection is built firmly around Richard Mille, the Franco-Swiss brand that has made elite sport its natural territory. Barshim has been spotted wearing at least eight distinct references, and the most technically demanding of these is the Richard Mille UP-01 Ferrari, a watch developed in close partnership with Scuderia Ferrari and widely considered one of the most complex ultra-thin movements ever produced. The UP-01 sits just 1.75 mm thick at the movement level — a feat of miniaturised engineering that mirrors the marginal gains athletes like Barshim pursue in their own discipline. The choice is less about luxury signalling and more about a genuine alignment with engineering ambition.
Looking across his collection, Barshim gravitates toward Richard Mille references that carry a genuine technical or sporting narrative rather than simply a precious-metal price tag. The brand's use of Carbon TPT, titanium, and skeletonised architecture appeals to someone who understands the relationship between reduced weight and peak performance. For a high jumper whose entire career depends on the physics of force and lift, wearing a watch that treats material science as seriously as he treats his own training is a coherent and consistent choice.
Mutaz Essa Barshim Spotted Wearing Richard Mille UP-01 Ferrari
Inserted 04/12/2022
At 1.75mm thick, the Richard Mille UP-01 Ferrari is the thinnest mechanical watch ever made — a record it wrested from the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Ultra. The titanium-cased skeletonized timepiece is limited to just 150 pieces at a list price of €1,700,000 before taxes, placing it firmly among the most exclusive wristwatches on the planet. Olympic high jump champion Mutaz Essa Barshim, who cleared 2.37m to claim gold at Tokyo 2020, was recently spotted wearing this extraordinary horological achievement.
Mutaz Essa Barshim Spotted Wearing Richard Mille RM 055 Bubba Watson Edition
Inserted 02/12/2022
The Richard Mille RM 055 Bubba Watson edition is one of the brand's most striking athletic collaborations, housing the ultra-light RMUL2 manual-winding movement inside a white ATZ ceramic tonneau case — a material prized for its scratch resistance and featherweight feel on the wrist. Mutaz Essa Barshim, the Qatari high jumper who claimed Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020 and has long been a Richard Mille ambassador, was spotted wearing the piece, a fitting choice given the brand's deep roots in elite sport.
Mutaz Essa Barshim Spotted Wearing Richard Mille RM 029 Le Mans Classic
Inserted 02/12/2022
The RM 029 Le Mans Classic marks a genuine technical first for Richard Mille: inlaid white Quartz TPT® racing stripes set directly into a green Quartz TPT® bezel — a feat of composite engineering that mirrors the precision Barshim applies to the high jump pit. The caseband itself is milled from a solid block of white Quartz TPT®, making this limited edition one of the most material-intensive pieces the brand has produced. Qatar's two-time Olympic high jump champion was photographed wearing the piece, adding another elite-sport chapter to Richard Mille's long athlete roster.
Mutaz Essa Barshim Spotted Wearing Richard Mille RM 16-01 Réglisse BonBon Collection in Pink and Yellow TZP Ceramic
Inserted 30/11/2022
The Richard Mille RM 16-01 Réglisse BonBon Collection uses Zirconia TZP ceramic — a material harder than steel and typically reserved for aerospace and medical applications — machined into a case that doubles as wearable confectionery art. Limited to just 30 pieces worldwide, the pink and yellow colourway with its liquorice-inspired dial is among the most visually audacious releases in Richard Mille's catalogue. Qatari high-jump legend Mutaz Essa Barshim, double Olympic gold medallist and one of the greatest athletes of his generation, was spotted wearing this extraordinarily rare piece.
Mutaz Essa Barshim Spotted Wearing the Richard Mille RM 88 'Smiley' Automatic Tourbillon in White ATZ Ceramic
Inserted 30/11/2022
The Richard Mille RM 88 'Smiley' is limited to just 50 pieces worldwide and retails at approximately $1.2 million, making it one of the most exclusive — and visually disarming — tourbillons the brand has ever produced. Its white ATZ ceramic case frames a dial populated with hand-finished miniature sculptures: a flamingo, a cactus in bloom, a pineapple, sunrays, and a rainbow surround the central smiley motif. Qatari high-jump Olympic champion Mutaz Essa Barshim, one of Richard Mille's most prominent athlete ambassadors, was recently spotted wearing this freshly released piece.
Mutaz Essa Barshim Spotted Wearing Richard Mille RM67-02 'High Jump' at World Athletics Championship Gold Medal Ceremony
Inserted 30/11/2022
The Richard Mille RM67-02 was literally engineered around Mutaz Essa Barshim's discipline — its ultra-flat 7.75mm case profile and 32-gram total weight were developed in direct collaboration with the Qatari high jumper to survive the violent G-forces of competition landings. Barshim wore the piece on his wrist not during training, but at the gold medal podium of the World Athletics Championship held on home soil in Qatar — making the moment a full-circle statement for both athlete and manufacture.
Mutaz Essa Barshim Spotted Wearing Richard Mille RM 11-03 McLaren Automatic Flyback Chronograph
Inserted 30/11/2022
The Richard Mille RM 11-03 McLaren houses a calibre RMAC3 automatic flyback chronograph movement with a skeletonized architecture visible through its tonneau-shaped case — a technical showcase built for exactly the kind of elite performance athlete who wears it. Limited to just 500 pieces globally, the McLaren collaboration brings aeronautical-grade materials and motorsport aesthetics to the wrist. Qatari high-jump legend Mutaz Essa Barshim, a two-time World Champion and Olympic gold medalist, was spotted wearing this striking piece, a fitting pairing of athletic excellence and horological engineering.
Mutaz Essa Barshim Spotted Wearing Richard Mille RM50-02 NTPT
Inserted 30/11/2022
One of only five ever made, the Richard Mille RM50-02 NTPT is among the rarest wristwatches on the planet — a split-seconds tourbillon chronograph built inside a case of North Thin Ply Technology carbon, a material originally developed for America's Cup racing yachts. Retail pricing in the seven-figure range reflects both the mechanical complexity and the microscopic production run. Qatari high-jump champion Mutaz Essa Barshim, a two-time World Champion and Olympic gold medalist, is no stranger to Richard Mille, whose athlete partnerships are as carefully curated as the watches themselves.
