Jose Mourinho reveals the Special One’s special watches

Posted Sunday, March 22, 2015 by theguardian.com

· Chelsea manager retires watches to a safe box after winning titles
· Mourinho has 21 watches as trophy mementos in collection

Currently keeping time for Chelsea the special one, Jose Mourinho, has a collection of special watches from each of his trophy-winning years.

Jose Mourinho has celebrated each of the 21 trophies he has won as a manager by removing his watch and keeping it as a memento. "When I win titles the gifts are for my wife, my daughter and my son," he said.

"I take my watch from my wrist and I don’t wear it again. A big collection? I have a big collection. I keep it. They’re in a safe box. Like people keep medals or shirts, I keep my watches. Another thing is if I don’t win, the watch becomes a normal watch, so I wear, I don’t wear, I wear, I don’t wear. But when I finish a season with a trophy, that season is represented with a watch. I have 21.”

Mourinho, who is sponsored by watch manufacturer Hublot, does admit he has a favourite. “It’s the last one, because I designed it and the company did it for me according to my needs to be on the bench and the colours I want and the material and the size and the weight,” he said.

"I designed it with the company. It’s my watch. It’s blue.” He also recalled what his first watch was like: “cheaper”.