Sale 2514 - The Pride Sale, June 20, 2019

261 c SWATCH COMPANY / DAVID LACHAPELLE “Time Tranny.” Plastic case: width 1 1 / 4 inches, 3.4 cm; case height: 1 1 / 2 inches, 3.9 cm.; case thickness 1 / 2 inch, 0.9 cm. Few thin cracks and one half- inch chip to top of case (piece preserved). Swatch Inc., 2000. [100/150] “LaChapelle’s creation for Swatch features a picture of the extravagant model and transsexual icon, Amanda Lepore. Surrounded by the blue and gold nimbus of a King Tut-like headdress, her face radiates a red- lipsticked smile. The strap is printed with various collaged images—a racy red car crash, a near-nude model. With all its red-nailed, performed femininity, this watch has as much going on as a fashion socialite, from the glitzy red, blue and gold palette to Lepore’s arched, flawlessly painted eyebrows. Humorously titled Time Tranny (GZ163), this irresistible piece is the delightful and surprising work from a provocative and edgy artist”—Swatch, Inc.