# @sothebyswatches on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz7I-6bLx-q
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/12827951-sothebyswatches-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-11-21T22:00:18.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sotheby's Watches (@sothebyswatches) — https://gondola.cc/sothebyswatches

## Caption

The Cartier Crash, one of the maison's most iconic timepieces, embraces the abstract concept of time with its distinctive asymmetrical case. Introduced in 1967, the origin of the Crash watch's design has sparked various theories. Some attribute its inspiration to Salvador Dali's iconic melting clock depicted in the painting ""Persistence of Memory,"" while others believe it originated from a deformed Cartier Baignoire case that had been involved in a car crash. However, the truth behind its creation lies in the collaboration between Jean-Jacques Cartier and the imaginative designer Rupert Emmerson. 

In 2006, a U.S.-based collector entered the Paris Cartier boutique and placed an order for this Crash. The watch was crafted in Cartier’s Swiss watchmaking factory in La Chaux-de-Fonds and delivered in 2007. The silvered dial with roman numerals features Cartier's “secret signature” in the 'VII' numeral and its 'SWISS MADE' designation discreetly located at 6 o’clock (unlike the 2018 London reissue where it is featured in the center of the dial). The watch bears both its year of creation (2007) and production number (No 1) to the case back.

For Crash fans, don't sleep on this watch, featured in our upcoming Important Watches sale at #SothebysNewYork on 7 December, presented in partnership with genesishousenyc. #SothebysWatches #Cartier #CartierCrash

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