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Generated illustration of the Cartier Crash (Cartier Londres): other case, 23 mm, unconfirmed dial, unconfirmed bezel, unconfirmed strap.

Plate 73. Illustration generated from this record, not a photograph. No lettering or logos. Colours are approximate. Same scale on every plate.

a Bezel
unconfirmed
b Dial
unconfirmed
c Case
gold, other
d Strap
unconfirmed

Cartier · Dress

Crash (Cartier Londres)

Ref. unconfirmed

Machine translation pending human review. Figures and sources match the original.

Jean-Jacques Cartier presented it in London with Rupert Emmerson: a twisted case that became a cult object.

Price unconfirmed

We only publish a price with a source and a date.

Why it matters

  • About 43 x 23 mm
  • Sotheby's estimates fewer than a dozen were made
  • A London example reached CHF 806,500 at Sotheby's in 2021
  • The story of a watch melted in an accident is the least likely according to Revolution

Specifications

Line
Crash
Year
1967
Status
Discontinued
Range
Luxury
Diameter
23 mm
Thickness
unconfirmed
Material
gold
Shape
other
Dial
unconfirmed
Markers
unconfirmed
Date
unconfirmed
Bezel
unconfirmed
Strap
unconfirmed
Calibre
unconfirmed
Movement
unconfirmed
Power reserve
unconfirmed
Frequency
unconfirmed
Jewels
unconfirmed
Water resistance
unconfirmed
Complications
hours, minutes

Across the Archive

Diameter23 mmAbove 1% of 391 watches with this figure
Thicknessunconfirmed
Power reserveunconfirmed
Frequencyunconfirmed
Water resistanceunconfirmed
Priceunconfirmed

Where to buy

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Sources

  1. revolutionwatch.com
  2. monochrome-watches.com

Record confidence: medium. Based on a secondary source. Anything unverified is shown as “unconfirmed”, never estimated.

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