He is so obsessed with expensive watches...

devnull

"He is so obsessed with expensive watches, friends say, that he sometimes hands out new Rolexes to people who attend his parties after first ceremonially grinding their old watches into scrap in a mortar and pestle he keeps handy."

This tidbit is buried on an article about corrupt Venezuelan government officials but I figure it would be the bit people here would find the most fascinating.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-investigates-venezuelan-oil-giant-1445478342