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Marlon Brando's Rolex GMT-Master (Apocalypse Now)
The Rolex GMT-Master engraved 'M. Brando' that Marlon Brando wore, without its bezel, in Apocalypse Now; sold at Phillips in 2019 for $1.95 million.
- Date
- 1972
- Reference
- Reference 1675
- Catalogue
- Rolex GMT-Master Ref. 1675
Plate not recorded
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Record
Brando wore the watch as Colonel Kurtz in Apocalypse Now, filmed in the Philippines; according to Phillips he removed the bezel because the watch looked too flashy for the character. He gave it to his adopted daughter Petra Brando Fischer on her college graduation in 1995, and in 2003 she gave it to her husband Russell Fischer as a wedding present. Phillips sold it in its 'Game Changers' auction in New York on 10 December 2019 for $1.95 million, with part of the proceeds going to the couple's children's charity.
- Culture
- Swiss
- Medium
- Stainless steel
- Origin
- Switzerland
In the Tapestry
- Worn by
- Marlon BrandoB
- Associated with
- Francis Ford CoppolaBmedium confidence
- Featured in
- Apocalypse NowB
Provenance and history
Sources
- A
Forbes, "Marlon Brando's Rolex GMT Watch Sells for $1.95 Million At Auction" (10 December 2019)
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Phillips, "Phillips to Offer Marlon Brando's Long Lost Rolex GMT-Master, Worn in 'Apocalypse Now'"
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