Marlon Brando's Rolex From 'Apocalypse Now' Is Up For Auction

Marlon Brando has donned many titles: Hollywood legend, activist and watch aficionado The stainless steel watch shot to Hollywood stardom when Brando wore it in the epic 1979 war film Apocalypse Now, but it hadn't been seen publicly since-until recently Paul Boutros, the head of watches at Phillips, told the New York Times that the watch is expected to have a starting bid "In the six figures" Brando gave the Rolex GMT to his daughter, Petra Brando Fischer, as a university graduation gift in 1995.

In an interview with the New York Times, Brando Fischer recalled her father telling her, "This watch is like a tank You can do anything you want to it and it will keep on going I want you to have it as a reminder of how proud I am of you" That piqued Brando Fischer's interest in their family heirloom.

"He put himself at risk for all his beliefs," Brando Fischer said. . Source