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straw fabric / cotton lining / leather handle
dimension: 45x22cm

Colour: natural

THE GREAT WAVE OFF KANAGAWA BY KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI & THE ASTROLABE comprises two impressive works in one. Hokusai's The Great Wave Off Kanagawa print is printed on the colorful dial, case and strap, while Muhammad ibn Ahmad Al-Battûtî's The Astrolabe is depicted on the reverse. On the nipple is printed the phrase "LOUVRE ABU DHABI". KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI, Under the Wave off Kanagawa, from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji Japan, ca. 1830-1832, Louvre Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi. Photo: © Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi / Photo: Ismail Noor - Seeing Things MUHAMMAD IBN AHMAD AL-BATTÛTÎ, Astrolabe, Meknès (?), Morocco (?), North Africa, 1726-1727, Louvre Abu Dhabi, Abu Dubai. Photo: © Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi / Photo Thierry Ollivier

In BASQUIAT'S PAY! reproduces Jean-Michel Basquiat's Untitled work, with the crown forming the central element of the dial, framed by a black watch case. The strap with the print displays the different textures and rough oil stick writing that characterize Basquiat's work, while the black back of the strap works in contrast with these elements. The name of the artist is printed on the nipple. This plan also features SwatchPAY!. © Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York.

ALLEGORIA DELLA PRIMAVERA BY SANDRO BOTTICELLI features Renaissance artist Botticelli's Allegory of Spring, printed on the front of the colorful dial and strap. The transparent case in light pink and the pink matte back of the strap emphasize the romantic aura of the work. On the nipple is printed the phrase "LE GALLERY DEGLI UFFIZI". Botticelli, Allegory of Spring, Uffizi Gallery - "By permission of the Ministry of Culture - Gallerie degli Uffizi""

HOLLYWOOD AFRICANS BY JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT reproduces the work Hollywood Africans by Jean-Michel Basquiat, printed on the dial, case and strap. The obverse, which incorporates erased words and faces from the painting, contrasts with the bold turquoise of the reverse and the nipple on which the artist's name is printed. © Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York.

This Swatch x Tate Gallery Collection watch features Wilhelmina Barns-Graham's Orange and Red on Pink artwork print on the dial and case and strap in pale pink matte. Black markings are printed on the glass, while the time is indicated by the pink hour and minute hands and the white seconds hand. The transparent matte nipple is printed with the Tate Gallery logo. Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Orange and Red on Pink 1991. © Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust. Photo: Tate / © Tate

This watch from the Swatch x Tate Gallery Collection features an organically sourced transparent case in dark blue matte and organically sourced glass with white printed indications. The dark blue matte dial and transparent strap features a print of Joan Miró's Women and Bird in the Moonlight and blue hour and minute hands. The transparent matte nipple is printed with the Tate Gallery logo. Joan Miró Women and Bird in the Moonlight 1949. © Successió Miró/ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2024. Photo: Tate / © Tate