Cartier Crash 2774

Crash '13 Rue de la Paix', Reference 2774 | A limited edition white gold and diamond-set wristwatch | Circa 2006 Cartier

Dial: white Calibre: cal. 8970MC manual winding, 18 jewels Case: diamond set 18k white gold, snap-on caseback Case number: 12’523’3AF, 10/50 Closure: Cartier alligator strap and 18k white gold folding-clasp Size: 38.5 mm x 23 mm Signed: case, dial and movement Box: no Papers: no Accessories: none Please note the leather strap derived from endangered species is for display purposes only and is not sold with the watch. The watch will be shipped with a Sotheby’s branded calf leather strap.Cartier Crash – The Cosmic Distortion From here to Pluto, the Cartier Crash is instantly recognizable—a gravitational anomaly in the watchmaking universe. Its warped case defies convention, as if space-time itself bent under extreme forces, leaving behind a watch caught mid-mutation. This special edition from 2006 takes the Crash’s cosmic energy even further. Diamonds scatter across the surface like celestial debris, twinkling against the gold case like a constellation suspended in the void. The legendary asymmetric form appears almost molten, as if it re-entered Earth’s atmosphere at high velocity, its structure gloriously reshaped by the heat of an interstellar voyage. Born in the rebellious spirit of 1967 London and reimagined decades later, the Crash is a rupture in time, a relic from a parallel dimension where Cartier abandoned symmetry for spectacle. A horological supernova, frozen in motion.