{"id":4301,"date":"2020-01-27T13:53:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T13:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/TheWatchClub\/?p=4301"},"modified":"2025-08-04T12:08:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T12:08:16","slug":"marlon-brando-watch-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/2020\/01\/27\/marlon-brando-watch-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Marlon Brando\u2019s Watches"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Widely considered as one of Hollywood’s greatest actors ever, Marlon Brando built his name with just a small number of iconic roles.\u00a0From Stanley Kowalski of\u00a0A Streetcar Named Desire<\/em>\u00a0to The Don of\u00a0The Godfather<\/em>, Brando’s chosen roles were few but had great impact.<\/p>\n

So were his choice timepieces. The Hollywood legend can very well afford a huge collection of watches; but he had a select but storied few. Check out the watches of Marlon Brando.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Brando personally owned a stainless steel Rolex Datejust<\/a> on a black leather strap, gifted to him just after winning the Oscar for his role in\u00a0The Godfather.\u00a0<\/em>Engraved on the case back is \u201cVito\u2019s & MB\u201d, a reference to his character Don Vito Corleone.<\/p>\n

Brando only kept the watch for a few years, then gifted it to his friend,\u00a0Academy Award-nominated designer Patricia Norris, in the mid 1970s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Brando’s original watch is pictured above. The ‘Godfather’ Datejust was auctioned off by Kruse GWS auctions in 2019, selling for $49,200 or four times the original estimate. It also set the record for the most expensive stainless steel Rolex Datejust ever sold at auction. Photos from GWS Auctions<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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In his 1979 film,\u00a0Apocalypse Now,\u00a0<\/em>Brando was seen wearing a very unique GMT Master model. The ref 1675 watch comes with a black strap and has its bezel removed. Brando was initially not allowed to wear the timepiece during filming, so he removed the bezel to make it less conspicuous, resulting in a unique-looking timepiece.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Marlon Brando on the set of Apocalypse Now, wearing the iconic and bezel-ess Rolex GMT. Credit: Mary Ellen Mark pic.twitter.com\/V18OcFCwPj<\/a><\/p>\n

— PHILLIPS Watches (@phillipswatches) July 17, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n