The watches were symbolism of this theory and the passing of time. Dalis idea for this painting came to him in a dream he had about cheese that formed into limp flimsy watches. However, in Dali’s History of Surrealist Painting, he says the watches symbolize impotence and the hands on ...
If you look at any Guinness can today you will be amazed to see the exact same symbol that they used all the way back in 1876! So there is no confusion the Irish harp was the symbol of Guinness since 1862 but only trademarked in 1876. You will also see from the following picture th...