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I read an article that said it might break a record for Rolex. Hard to believe that it will top the Newman's Daytona but I guess we shall see.
Marlon Brando Rolex Up for Auction. “The horror! The horror!”
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I read an article that said it might break a record for Rolex. Hard to believe that it will top the Newman's Daytona but I guess we shall see.
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The appeal is its provenance, I guess.
It's not necessarily an iconic watch or integral to the film.
Certainly not enough to break a record. Newman's Daytona was iconic and worn by him when racing. Newman is pretty much the reason for the Daytona's popularity. I don't think the same can be said of Brando and the GMT.
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It's the provenance and little else. The bezel was removed for the film, so it's not even "complete".
Rolex Daytona's are among the ugliest watches out there, in my opinion, and the prices they fetch make me shake my head. Mind you, the argument could be made that all Rolex's are overpriced.
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I don’t think anyone can actually ever say that Rolex makes a “pretty” watch. The Daytona looks like any other chronograph on the market. They make functional and purpose built timing instruments. There are far prettier and interesting watches on the market.
As for being overpriced, that’s a value judgement I suppose and to each his own. If someone wants a Rolex that much then he is going to pay for it. Therein are markets created.
As for being overpriced, that’s a value judgement I suppose and to each his own. If someone wants a Rolex that much then he is going to pay for it. Therein are markets created.
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I suppose the auction house is hoping that it's both. We shall see.Is the watch value more affected by the fact it was owned by Brando or because it was featured in the classic war movie Apocalypse Now!
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Sold! For just over $1.9 million.
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Oh, that's ridiculous. The watch is barely seen in the film (or so I understand) and Brando isn't a household name these days, nor is that film much remembered today.
In other auction news, Princess Di's black dress, which she wore when she danced with John Travolta and Ronnie Raygun at the White House, didn't move at £200G.
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I agree. The watch is hardly iconic or a game changer. It's certainly not something that is aa identified with its owner.
Ridiculous.
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Don't ya just "love the smell of napalm in the morning? It smells like victory." Or perhaps you just tied in to a bad cup of Joe?
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Great Movie that kind of came off the tracks when Brando appeared.Don't ya just "love the smell of napalm in the morning? It smells like victory." Or perhaps you just tied in to a bad cup of Joe?
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I certainly agree with your conclusions. It is my understanding that the character played by Brando was in fact Colonel David H. Hackworth/ The Colonel wrote a treatise on the Vietnam war, recommending some pretty extreme and, some of his superiors argued, outrageous tactics. He gained quite the reputation for having his men employ tactics very similar to those employed by the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese oponets we faced, but he is also one of, if not the most decorated soldier in the US military.
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