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The Cartier Crash Watch

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The Crash, born from a melted watch, a 1960s car accident, or both, became one of Cartier's most distinctive and sought-after designs. These posts follow the watch through auction records, collectors' discoveries, and Francesca's own research.

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Line drawing of the Cartier Crash wristwatch, showing its distinctive warped asymmetric case Crash The deliberately distorted asymmetric wristwatch produced by Cartier... The Cartier store at 175–177 New Bond Street, London — on the site where Jean-Jacques Cartier established the London branch in 1902 Cartier London The London branch, run first by Jacques Cartier and later by... Jean-Jacques Cartier, 1950s, from the Cartier Family Archives Jean-Jacques Cartier The last family member to lead Cartier London, and the creative force... 175–177 New Bond Street, London — the address of Cartier Ltd, the London limited company that appears on hallmarks and invoices for pieces made by the London branch Cartier Ltd The formal legal name of the London branch, the Limited company... 175–177 New Bond Street, London — the address Cartier has occupied since 1902, when Jean-Jacques Cartier established the London branch 175 New Bond Street The Mayfair address that served as Cartier London's home for most of...

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