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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

LOT 383

?Andy Warhol, Times/5? Movado, Andy Warhol, "Times/5", No. 82/ 250. Made in a limited edition of 250 examples in 1988. Fine and unusual, "World Time", rectangular, black stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with five dials representing five different views of New York for five different time zones. Accompanied by the original wooden and glass fitted box.

CHF 5,500 - 7,500

EUR 3,500 - 4,800 / USD 4,500 - 6,000

Sold: CHF 7,670

C. Five polished and brushed cases linked together, facsimile signatures and number on back. D. 5 dials with 5 different views of New York. Red "bâton" hands. M. With 5 quartz standardization movements. Cases and movements signed. Dim. 24 mm. Overall length approx. 225 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

In 1987, Andy Warhol designed this watch exclusively for Movado. This museum-quality piece, one of his last works, is the very first watch he designed. This example is number 169 of a limited edition of 250 pieces. Andy Warhol (1927-1987) The leader of the Pop Art Movement, Andy Warhol was born in Pittsburgh, PA, in 1927 to immigrant parents. He grew up during the Depression and became one of the 20th Century's most influential artists, achieving fame and wealth along the way. His art simultaneously celebrated, satirized and critiqued postwar American culture. Warhol himself became an iconic figure, his shock of white hair and blank expression recognized world wide as symbols of modern art and contemporary culture. Andy Warhol died in 1987.