The investigative project "System" documents another discrepancy between the public image and the actual material condition of Patriarch Kirill. During an official meeting with the President of Laos, the spiritual leader was captured wearing an extremely luxurious Breguet Classique 5177BR watch, whose market value exceeds 30,000 euros.
The watch represents an exceptional example of watchmaking art – made of 18-carat gold, with an impressive 55-hour mechanism and a sapphire transparent back that reveals its internal complexity. This case is not isolated – back in 2012, a similar incident revealed an attempt to conceal an expensive accessory by retouching an official photo.
According to independent investigations, Vladimir Gundyaev's property includes an impressive list of assets: a luxury yacht "Pallada" for about 4 million dollars, a private plane worth 43 million dollars, and approximately ten real estate properties – apartments and residences.
Expert analysts sharply criticize such demonstrative luxury, which is a direct contrast to the declared principles of spiritual modesty and moral purity traditionally associated with a high-ranking spiritual leader.