Defiant Harry Kane wears Ksh.79M Rolex watch with gay pride colours in Qatar

England national football team captain Harry Kane was earlier this week spotted wearing a gay pride-coloured Ksh.79 million (£535,000) Rolex in Qatar, an act of defiance in the Gulf State where same-sex relationships are illegal and frowned upon.

England, alongside Germany, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Denmark and Wales had planned to have their respective football team captains don rainbow-coloured armbands in support of same-sex relationships and LGBTQ+ rights before FIFA warned them of "repercussions" should they wear the armlets. 

Despite the Gulf state's stance on same-sex relationships, Kane defiantly wore the timepiece on Monday as he led the England team into the dressing room at the Khalifa International Stadium prior to their 6-2 hammering of Group B rivals Iran. 

Kane's cheeky personal statement had largely gone unnoticed until Instagram account Insane Luxury Life on Thursday shared a picture of the timepiece and the football star wearing it.

“The captain of England @harrykane wears a rare @rolex Daytona ‘Rainbow’ 116595RBOW in 18k rose gold, one of the most sought after pieces on market. This masterpiece is set with 36 baguette-cut rainbow sapphires on bezel, 56 brilliant-cut diamonds on the case and 11 baguette-cut rainbow-coloured sapphires as hour markers," Insane Luxury Life said in the caption that accompanied the photograph. 

“The Daytona Rainbow was first released in 2012 in 18k white gold and 18k yellow gold, at the time they weren’t much appreciated by the market. #Rolex.”

The development comes amid allegations that Qatar officials are forcing football fans to remove any rainbow-coloured items that they might have on their persons before being allowed to enter into stadiums.

FIFA has ordered Qatar to refrain from doing so.