Some watches tell time. This one tells a story.
On Christmas Eve, 1991, this Cartier Crash left the hands of an authorised Cartier dealer in Liechtenstein and became someone's most memorable gift. What happened that evening, who gave it, who received it, remains beautifully unknown. But the romance of that moment lives in every curve of this extraordinary timepiece.
The Cartier Crash is one of the most iconic and surrealist designs in watchmaking history. Born in London in 1967, inspired — legend has it — by a Cartier Baignoire melted in a car fire, it defies every convention of what a watch should look like. It is wearable sculpture. It is Dalí on your wrist.
This example is one of only 400 pieces produced in this limited series, and it presents in original, excellent condition — a testament to the care it has received over more than three decades.
The timing could not be more compelling. The Cartier Crash has commanded serious attention on the international auction circuit this season, with results that have turned heads across the collector community. With further major sales on the horizon, demand is only accelerating.
This is not a watch you stumble upon every day. It is a piece that collectors spend years searching for — and here it is, with a provenance that adds a layer of sentiment no auction house can manufacture.
This watch is available for viewing in our Manhattan, New York office
