And to think people think we're strange for spending money on watches... Somebody supposedly pooped in 90 cans and they sell for $282k+. http://www.christies.com//lotfinder...9872&sid=c649e172-6964-4152-9b68-c4f0f3e12f05 What has the world come to?
donno ... hookers 'n blow ? ... but thx for the link ... when I get quizzed again by the Ms.... I know my answer .... "honey this fine old swiss made watch is cheaper than shit-in-a-can" ...
just figured it out: thats not just shit in a can, that is some serious vintage shit ... the donor took his last cr@p in 1963 !!! so, there is def. the component of "limited supply" in there ... $282k seems fairly ok
Holy feckin sheeyat! .... and I thought the petrified dinosaur turd watches were going to far. Now I've seen it all.
The price paid in October 2015 was a little over the odds, but these tins only come up for sale every few years and will probably continue to do well in the future. As with most editioned works, you have to assume that some will have become lost, damaged or destroyed over time; others are probably permanently housed in the collections of public institutions like the Tate (http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/manzoni-artists-shit-t07667). As is the case with many important watches, there is also a reissue -- an "anniversary edition" of 9,000 tins of shit. You can get one online (along with a nice commemorative booklet) for €90 (see http://www.looklateral.com/en/product/other/artist-shit/).
Must be awful to drop one of these and see it lying in pieces... Awful in several ways Really?!? "First Shit In a Can" (FSIC)? Does it have an annoying detail on the label wrong and is the lid made of the wrong material? Does art collectors bemoan that it isn't entirely the same shit as the original ones, but one that is more cheaply made?
yep whilst the orig. can was a 39mm, they pumped thr reedition up to 44mm. Hublot is doing a 48mm "big bang turd" LE, (dehydrated high-fiber depositions) Omega is said to have secured 3000 samples of beagle-poo and will be showing a hunched down doggy on the dial of a chronograph... with thinking bubbles (here's what you can do in 14 sec) IWC will have A pilots watch "when the little prince was really little - SaintEx- diaper stories"
At least the examples above is not trying to trick anyone! Paying loads for pieces of shit, or a breath of air, is entirely the choice of the buyer. They will know what they get. I am more worried about people flunking out money on an Invicta or some other hideous creations in the belief they have actually bought a "nice watch" ! My ex-wife was not hideous, but she was sure expensive enough to get rid off! However that's more like a hidden cost you are not informed of when you make the initial investment.