Long-lost MarlonBrando Rolex to tour 5 cities before hitting the auction block
Marlon Brando on the set of"Apocalypse Now" wearing his famed Rolex.
due for release next month on the film’s 40th anniversary, they’ll have the chance to catch a glimpse of one of the most storied watches in movie history at a level of depth and detail never seen before . The Rolex GMT-Master, which the Oscar-winning actor himself customized and wore as Colonel Walter E.
Much of the mythology around the watch comes from the production itself. The Palme d’Or-winning film in which Brando plays a renegade Green Beret, had a notoriously difficult production. Brando was said to have been told to remove his Rolex, but refused, saying, "If they’re looking at my watch, then I’m not doing my job as an actor." He did, however, remove the watch’s bezel.
Boutros believes the 40th anniversary of one of Brando’s most memorable films ups the interest in the watch. "It’s truly a coincidence that the watch will be sold in the 40th anniversary year of.
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