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Coppola's $1M Watch Auction Follows Film Flop

10/23/2025

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Francis Ford Coppola plans to auction seven watches on December 6, including the F.P. Journe FFC prototype.
The FFC prototype, a collaboration with watchmaker François-Paul Journe, features a mechanical hand to display time and is expected to fetch over $1 million.
The auction follows Coppola's financial struggles after his film Megalopolis cost over $100 million but grossed only $14.4 million.

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Francis Ford Coppola plans to auction seven watches on December 6, including the F.P. Journe FFC prototype.
The FFC prototype, a collaboration with watchmaker François-Paul Journe, features a mechanical hand to display time and is expected to fetch over $1 million.
The auction follows Coppola's financial struggles after his film Megalopolis cost over $100 million but grossed only $14.4 million.