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Rolex Datemust: Mastering the Art of Misspelling
Woman with a Watch: Picasso masterpiece of 'golden muse' sells for £113m
Woman with a Watch: Picasso masterpiece of 'golden muse' sells for £113m
Femme a la Montre (Woman with a Watch) is the second highest price ever achieved for the Spanish artist.
Circle Of Time: Elgin and the Watch Company
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Not much with collecting, though I keep on buying old music. So now I have like more than 10.000 vinyl records stored around the house, it simply keeps on gettin' more 🤣
True, suggesting that in the context of loop quantum gravity, our conventional understanding of time based on relativistic physics may need to be reconsidered. Anyways, is it that late already? 😂
I remember finding it upon arrival at the flea market. I walked to the first stand, and there it was. At first glance, it appeared somewhat unusual, reminding me of the Soviet "radio room" design, but this design is actually older. Design rule number one is, "less is more"🍻
That is a conversation starter! Cool design, I personnaly can not get used to reading the time like this, nevertheless stylish, very! 🍻
Well, the 24-hour day and the 360-degree circle are historically rooted and not directly connected. If we were to create a new timekeeping system, it might consider Earth's rotation, but our current systems hold deep historical and cultural significance beyond mere practicality, making global change complex. The 24-hour day is roughly based on Earth's rotation, with ancient timekeepers observing day-night patterns, even though they might not have known Earth's shape.
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