Cartier / Crash Watch

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Written By Dahrell Williams

Cartier / Crash Watch

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1967 Leather, steel, 18k gold43mm x 25mm (case) Crash Watch consistently gets compared to Salvador Dali’s “The Persistence of Memory, 1931 (See previous post) but has no connection to the surreal work.The true inspiration story for one of Cartier’s most unique watch designs is partly unclear but all include a firey car crash that altered the original Cartier Baignoire watch, giving it the name.

1967

Leather, steel, 18k gold

43mm x 25mm (case)

Crash Watch consistently gets compared to Salvador Dali’s “The Persistence of Memory, 1931 (See previous post) but has no connection to the surreal work.

The true inspiration story for one of Cartier’s most unique watch designs is partly unclear but all include a firey car crash that altered the original Cartier Baignoire watch, giving it the name.

Dahrell Williams
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