Marlon Brando's Rolex From 'Apocalypse Now' Resurfaces

Now, watch buffs can at least check off one from the most-wanted list: the Rolex GMT-Master that Marlon Brando wore in "Apocalypse Now," a storied timepiece not seen in public since its star turn in Francis Ford Coppola's celebrated 1979 Vietnam War epic In 1995, Brando gave the watch to Petra Brando Fischer, the daughter of his longtime assistant Caroline Barrett, whom he had adopted years before Ms.

Brando Fischer recalled him saying: "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" Eight years later, Ms.

Brando Fischer gave the watch to her husband, Russel Fischer, as a wedding present The influential watch site Hodinkee, for example, included it in a 2014 roundup, "Twelve of the Greatest Missing Watches." The two-time Academy Award winner flashed a number of Rolexes over the years, including the gold Datejust seen in "Last Tango in Paris." In a 1989 interview with Connie Chung, he wore two watches at once: a Rolex GMT on one wrist, and a two-tone Tag Heuer on the other Without its Hollywood provenance, the watch might fetch around $20,000 on the vintage market, but Mr.

Boutros said the watch is expected to be offered with a starting bid "In the six figures." . Source