CARTIER. A LADY'S RARE, FINE AND UNUSUAL 18K GOLD LIMITED EDITION ASYMMETRICAL WRISTWATCH SIGNED CARTIER, PARIS, CRASH MODEL, CASE NO. 188-91, CIRCA 1991 Movement: Manual, jewelled, signed Dial: Signed Case: Back secured by 4 screws, 24 mm. wide, 38 mm. overall length, signed With: 18k gold Cartier deployant buckle, Certificate dated 27 December 1991, product literature and presentation box
Created by Cartier in 1967, the Crash model redefined the aesthetic codes of watch making through its asymmetrical case and dial. Inspired by a damaged Cartier timepiece retrieved from an executive of Cartier, the case will remind how it was crashed and melted from the car accident. In 1991 Cartier launched the Crash in a limited edition of 400 pieces with the current example numbered 188.