Cartier Crash | A limited edition yellow gold asymmetrical wristwatch, Circa 1991 | 卡地亞 Crash 限量版黃金不對稱腕錶，製作年份約 1991
Cartier
Crash
A limited edition yellow gold asymmetrical wristwatch, Circa 1991
卡地亞 Crash 限量版黃金不對稱腕錶，製作年份約 1991
Dial: silvered
Caliber: cal. 160 mechanical, 17 jewels
Case: 18k yellow gold, case back secured by four screws
Case number: A 109'181, limited edition 372-91
Closure: 18k yellow gold Cartier Crash folding clasp
Size: 39 x 22 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: yes
Papers: yes
Accessories: Cartier presentation box with outer packaging, Certificate of Authenticity (undated), open Guarantee Certificate, Service Invoice dated July 1, 2015, and card holder
Condition Report:
Case: The case is in overall good condition with light surface scratches throughout visible to the naked eye. The watch was previously lightly polished during the 2015 service. The marks on the case back are clear and crisp. The folding buckle with light surface wear.
Dial: The dial is in overall excellent condition.
Movement: The movement is running at time of cataloging, however it was not tested for the accuracy of time or duration of the power reserve and may need service at the buyer's discretion. Please note that Sotheby's does not guarantee the future working of the movement.
***Please be advised that the bands on this watch are made of materials derived from endangered or otherwise protected species (i.e. alligator and crocodile) and thus not sold with the watch, they are for display purposes only. We will remove these bands prior to international shipping and the state of California.***
Catalogue Note:
One of the most iconic watches from the Maison, the Cartier Crash incorporates the abstract nature of time to its asymmetrical case. In the early years, Cartier London did not create its own timepieces but would instead sell watches from Paris and Switzerland. That changed during the swinging sixties, when the head of Cartier London, Jean-Jacques Cartier, decided that they should be producing their own wristwatches. Created in 1967, two theories most often told about the genesis of the Crash design, is that it was inspired by Salvador Dali’s melting clock from the “Persistence of Memory”, or alternatively, from the case of a Cartier Baignoire deformed in a car crash. However, it was actually designed through the collaborative work of Jean-Jacques Cartier and the creative designer Rupert Emmerson.
In 1991, Cartier Paris released its own version of the Crash, this time in a limited run of 400 pieces in yellow gold and a case size of 38 mm, slightly smaller than the original London watch measuring 43 mm. This modern version is marked “Paris” on the dial and case-back. The deployant buckle designed for the series also has an asymmetrical crash design. The present watch is numbered 372 out of 400 from the Cartier Paris edition.
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Cartier
Crash
A limited edition yellow gold asymmetrical wristwatch, Circa 1991
卡地亞 Crash 限量版黃金不對稱腕錶，製作年份約 1991
Dial: silvered
Caliber: cal. 160 mechanical, 17 jewels
Case: 18k yellow gold, case back secured by four screws
Case number: A 109'181, limited edition 372-91
Closure: 18k yellow gold Cartier Crash folding clasp
Size: 39 x 22 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: yes
Papers: yes
Accessories: Cartier presentation box with outer packaging, Certificate of Authenticity (undated), open Guarantee Certificate, Service Invoice dated July 1, 2015, and card holder
Condition Report:
Case: The case is in overall good condition with light surface scratches throughout visible to the naked eye. The watch was previously lightly polished during the 2015 service. The marks on the case back are clear and crisp. The folding buckle with light surface wear.
Dial: The dial is in overall excellent condition.
Movement: The movement is running at time of cataloging, however it was not tested for the accuracy of time or duration of the power reserve and may need service at the buyer's discretion. Please note that Sotheby's does not guarantee the future working of the movement.
***Please be advised that the bands on this watch are made of materials derived from endangered or otherwise protected species (i.e. alligator and crocodile) and thus not sold with the watch, they are for display purposes only. We will remove these bands prior to international shipping and the state of California.***
Catalogue Note:
One of the most iconic watches from the Maison, the Cartier Crash incorporates the abstract nature of time to its asymmetrical case. In the early years, Cartier London did not create its own timepieces but would instead sell watches from Paris and Switzerland. That changed during the swinging sixties, when the head of Cartier London, Jean-Jacques Cartier, decided that they should be producing their own wristwatches. Created in 1967, two theories most often told about the genesis of the Crash design, is that it was inspired by Salvador Dali’s melting clock from the “Persistence of Memory”, or alternatively, from the case of a Cartier Baignoire deformed in a car crash. However, it was actually designed through the collaborative work of Jean-Jacques Cartier and the creative designer Rupert Emmerson.
In 1991, Cartier Paris released its own version of the Crash, this time in a limited run of 400 pieces in yellow gold and a case size of 38 mm, slightly smaller than the original London watch measuring 43 mm. This modern version is marked “Paris” on the dial and case-back. The deployant buckle designed for the series also has an asymmetrical crash design. The present watch is numbered 372 out of 400 from the Cartier Paris edition.
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