US EditionFrancis Ford Coppola’s One-of-One F.P. Journe FFC Prototype Sets New Auction Records at Phillips
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The winning filmmaker of the Oscar Francis Ford Coppola, the sale of a unique FP Journe wristwatch reached a record of $10 million at an auction in New York. The prototype watch greatly exceeded expectations. The US director, with liquidity problems, desperately sought funds after investing millions of his own money in his latest film, ‘Megalopolis’, which failed at the box office. A unique watch of its kind, the FP Journe FFC was created for th…
Francis Ford Coppola’s One-of-One F.P. Journe FFC Prototype Sets New Auction Records at Phillips
A Historic Collaboration Between Cinema and Horology Ahead of The New York Watch Auction: XIII, Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo announced a headline piece that immediately captivated collectors… The post Francis Ford Coppola’s One-of-One F.P. Journe FFC Prototype Sets New Auction Records at Phillips appeared first on stupidDOPE
Francis Ford Coppola's Custom F.P. Journe Watch Just Sold For A Record-Breaking $10.75 Million
It took Francis Ford Coppola decades to bring his dream movie, Megalopolis, to fruition using his own hard-earned cash: It took just 11 minutes for him to earn some of that cash back in a record-breaking Phillips watch auction. (Phillips) The legendary director of The Godfather movies, Apocalypse Now, and other cinematic classics worked with Phillips auction house to sell his ultra-rare F.P. Journe FFC watch prototype along with seven other rema…
Francis Ford Coppola's Watch Just Became The Second Most Expensive In Auction History
The personal F.P. Journe FFC prototype watch owned by Francis Ford Coppola has sold at Phillips for US$10,755,000 (~AU$16,228,000). This auction result is the highest price ever achieved for a timepiece from an independent watchmaker, and the highest price since the sale of Paul Newman’s Rolex “Paul Newman” Daytona in 2017. The watch was sold, in part, to cover losses from the Coppola-produced and directed 2024 film Megalopolis. It’s been a litt…
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