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Collecting watches, playing not only the appearance, design, craftsmanship, ingenuity, but also the stories and feelings behind the watch. In the history of watches and clocks, there are countless legends and stories that people have always talked about. Among them, one of the most mysterious legends is undoubtedly the ’11 watches that disappeared.’
These 11 watches, including the works from the beginning of the invention of the watch to the present, are worn by celebrities and have their own special stories. But without exception, today is still missing. As long as you can find one, it must be a high price.
Just last week, one of the ’11 watches’ was claimed to have been found, that is, the Rolex GMT watch worn by the legendary film Marlon Brando.
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Picasso – Jaeger – LeCoultre
As one of the most famous artists in history, Picasso should be ignorant. The famous portrait photographer Yousuf Karsh once took a photo of Picasso, in which he can see that he wore a Jaeger-LeCoultre watch.
In addition, Picasso also wore a Rolex GMT-Master. It is a pity that the two watches are now missing.
Queen of Naples – Breguet
According to legend, the first watch in history was indirectly created by Napoleon’s sister, Carolyn Jura. At that time, everyone used pocket watches. She entrusted Baodi to create a pocket watch that can be worn on her hands. Since then, the watch has been born. Because Jura later married Napoleon’s brave man, Joachim, who became the king of Naples, so Jura was also known as the Queen of Naples.
Modern Queen of Naples
Now, Queen of Naples has become the name of Breguet’s classic watch. But the ‘first watch’ created and worn by the real Queen of Naples in history has been lost. It is reported that the last time it appeared was sent to the Baodi Department by the Queen himself for after-sales service. Since then, it has lost track, leaving only some records of the archives. It is said that the Hayek family, the boss of the Swatch Group, is also trying to find it.
Marlon Brando – Rolex
About this watch, this is a Rolex GMT worn by legendary movie star Marlon Brando in the movie ‘Apocalypse Now’. Brando is one of the greatest actors in the history of the world, and Modern Revelation also has a pivotal status. The superposition of the two halos makes the value of this labor amazing.
After the Rolex disappeared for decades, it was re-discovered last week and is about to be auctioned. It is reported that Brando gave it to her daughter’s family in the 1990s and was kept secret until now. The special feature of the watch is that the GMT bezel has been removed by Brando, and his name has been engraved on the back of the watch. It adds its uniqueness.
Henry Graves – Patek Philippe
Henry Graves was a famous American banker, rich man and watch collector at the beginning of the last century. He had ordered some amazing works from Patek Philippe. For example, one of his Patek Philippe super complex pocket watches had a price of about 130 million yuan in 2014, creating the world record at that time.
In addition to this record-breaking pocket watch, Henry Graves still has a Patek Philippe complex astronomical pocket watch worth not less than this, but the whereabouts are unknown and only appeared in the album. In 2012, the watch box of this legendary complex astronomical pocket watch was publicly auctioned, and only 30,000 dollars was sold in just one box! According to this, some people speculate that the person who took the box must know the whereabouts of the watch.
Paul Newman – Rolex
This watch believes that I should not introduce it again. Every watchmate should be very familiar with it – Paul Newman Dinton. It can be said that this watch directly affects the watch market in the last century to the present, and the impact is still continuing.
Strictly speaking, Paul Newman Dinton is not a ‘missing’ watch. Everyone is more or less able to guess the whereabouts of it, but no one has a chance to see it.
Aldrin – Omega Speedmaster
Omega Speedmaster’s moon landing story should be familiar to everyone. In 1969, American astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin wore Omega Speedmasters to prepare for the moon, but Armstrong finally left the watch in the lunar module and did not wear it; Aldrin wore a watch on the table. Moon. Therefore, Aldrin, rather than Armstrong’s super-heavy watch, is a veritable moon landing form.
Unfortunately, after the success of the moon landing, Armstrong’s Supermaster became famous, and Aldrin’s Supermaster was mysteriously missing. Some people say that they have been stolen. So far, some people have claimed that this super-master is in their hands, but in the end they have not obtained the authority to prove that they can’t.
Jean Claude Kelly – Rolex
Jean Claude Kelly, a German skier, won three gold medals in the men’s alpine skiing competition at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Olympics. In 1995, he became a member of the International Olympic Committee. Former chairman of the Coordinating Committee for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He has also made great achievements in business and is a director of Coca-Cola and Rolex. Don’t look at the Chinese who know him very little, but he is very famous abroad.
Kili is both a Rolex director and a lifelong ambassador for Rolex. It is said that he likes to wear a Rolex chronograph with a model of 6036 (produced in the 1940s). For this reason, the Rolex brand deliberately named this model’s three-digit code list (referred to as ‘base’ Lee table’). Unfortunately, the ‘Kili watch’ worn by Kelly himself was given to a friend as a wedding gift, and no one knows its whereabouts.
John Lennon – Patek Philippe
John Lennon of the Beatles, no longer need to know how famous he is. In a photo, Lennon was photographed and got a Patek Philippe 2499. According to rumors, this is the 40th birthday gift given to him by his wife Yoko Ono.
Patek Philippe 2499, known as the ‘King of the Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar’, is a good watch in the table, highly sought after by collectors. If it is Lennon’s first hand, it’s even more fueling the fire, and the price doesn’t know what astronomical numbers will be. Unfortunately, this watch is also missing.
Castro – Rolex
Castro, the legendary Cuban leader who has been against the United States for a lifetime, is also a famous smuggler. He has been photographed wearing Rolex on many occasions.
Castro’s work style is quite a lot, there are GMT, DJ, etc., but now no one knows where these watches went. According to common sense, it should be left to his family.
Miles Davis – Breitling
Miles Davis is one of the most famous jazz musicians in history, nicknamed ‘The Dark Prince.’ Unlike the above, the watch he wears is relatively ‘close to the people’ and is the Breitling Navitimer.
Of course, this Breitling is also missing.
Johnson – Rolex
Linden Baines Johnson is the 36th president of the United States. Speaking of his political achievements, the Chinese may not know much; but when it comes to his relationship with Rolex, it is quite interesting – the title of ‘President’s Table’ was created directly by him.
Johnson likes to wear a Rolex gold DD with a hidden clasp. In his role, Rolex’s advertisement began to appear as the word ‘President’s Watch.’ Since then, people have called the DD worn by President Johnson as the ‘Presidential Table.’ However, this watch is currently not seen.
Having said that, I wonder if everyone has found a rule. The vast majority of these legendary watches are Rolex. I think everyone understands now, why is Rolex a symbol of status and status? It is just this culture and sentiment that is unmatched by other brands.
I look forward to this ‘mystery of the 11 watches’, one day can be fully unlocked.
