Sharon Chan
Head of department, Director of Watches, Asia
Lot 848Y
CARTIER, PARIS | CRASH, A RARE LIMITED PRODUCTION YELLOW GOLD WRISTWATCH, MADE IN 1991
30 May 2023, 14:30 HKT
Hong Kong, AdmiraltySold for HK$1,274,000 inc. premium
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CARTIER, PARIS | CRASH, A RARE LIMITED PRODUCTION YELLOW GOLD WRISTWATCH, MADE IN 1991
Case No: 017-91, A 108313
Calibre: Manual, signed
Dial: Silvered, signed
Case: 23 x 38mm, 18k yellow gold, screwed case back, signed
Strap: Maker's endangered species, 18k yellow gold folding clasp, signed
Accompaniments: Maker's presentation box
卡地亞，巴黎 | Crash，稀有限量生產黃金手動上弦腕錶，年份1991。附原廠錶盒。
Calibre: Manual, signed
Dial: Silvered, signed
Case: 23 x 38mm, 18k yellow gold, screwed case back, signed
Strap: Maker's endangered species, 18k yellow gold folding clasp, signed
Accompaniments: Maker's presentation box
卡地亞，巴黎 | Crash，稀有限量生產黃金手動上弦腕錶，年份1991。附原廠錶盒。
Footnotes
The origin of Cartier Crash is considered one of the most mysterious story in watchmaking history. Some believe that its form came from a melted Cartier Baignoire. Others claim it was inspired by a mis-shapen watch that was saved from a car accident. No matter the truth, it does not affect the fact that Cartier Crash is an avant-garde work still now, and it is an object of desire.
The first batch of Cartier Crash was produced and sold exclusively at the Cartier Boutique London in 1967. Since then, just a small number of variants were produced over the following decades. The present watch was part of a limited edition that Cartier's Paris boutique released in 1991. Just 400 pieces were made and it is individually numbered 017 on its case back and Paris printed on the dial. After Cartier relocated its watchmaking manufacture to Switzerland, there will be no more Crash watches made with London/Paris dial. In a nicely preserved condition and its original presentation box accompanied, the present watch is one of the most attractive and collector-worthy Cartier wristwatches of all time.