Picasso's watch, customized with his name on the dial, sells for $270,000

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i wonder where those sheets of glass ended up?

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I had no idea his real name was Sopab Lopicas

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I saw them at the de Young fine arts gallery in SF around 2010, it was an amazing expo, literary every medium he ever worked in was present.

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The trouble with the Picasso Watch is that both hands are always on the same side of the face.

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Too bad Salvador Dali’s watch melted before they could auction it off.

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How in dog’s name does someone design a watch face with 12 characters, yet none of them align properly!?! Did the entire face rotate somehow? This makes me irrationally upset.

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I kern believe it either!

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I’d wear it if it made sure I was never called an a*hole. At least not around here.

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Same singer, different painter.
I like the song more, though.

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There are classic 40s/50s wristwatches out there that are gorgeous. Picasso’s, though…

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Same here.

Perhaps Picasso – being Picasso – wanted it that way. :upside_down_face:

Flipside: A still-working watch from the 60s almost definitely had to have been serviced at some point (particularly if it had been handled cavalierly by the owner). I can see a 3rd rate watch repairperson screwing up the rebuild.

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So picasso’s watch goes for $270k, but a non-existent thing reminding us of the oh so culturally important video “Charlie bit my finger” sells for how much again…?

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Yeah but you would have to put up with all those girls turning the color of avocado.

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Except when the hands fall on “B” and “I” which is the time he goes to the dentist… :grinning:

Badum tish anyone?

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