ACSI Gala Dinner
Dolled up a little for last night's dinner and tried to behave myself in the company of the rich and rich. All this in the name of education. Was invited so didn't have to rob a bank. Food was lavish. Ate my four figure $ worth....that's per person. Anyway, there was an auctioneer from Sotheby's who helped to raise mucho $$. The watches....which to me, a watch plebeian....looked like....duh....watches......went for $$$$. Some paintings also. A 1981 bottle of wine...sure hope they stored that properly....otherwise it'd be very expensive vinegar. The bidding was very fast. It only slowed down when Lot 10 appeared.
Lot 10 - Pantheon Grande Reserve Tourbillion.
That's a clock by the way. The starting bid was $25K. Silence. I was really amused when the auctioneer tried to encourage more bids by pointing out how useful it could be.
"What a lovely timepiece. It can help you tell the time accurately. Tell you what time to pick up your sons from school. Tell you what time to send them to tuition....."
It was sold for $32K. What a good man he is.
The other item I found amusing was Lot 12.
Lot 12 - AriesRam 3 wood golf club (signed, SM Goh Chok Tong)
This is terrible but I absolutely loved the picture of that well used....make that, very well used.....golf club. It looks very much like my very well used golf club.
Funny world we live in.