Cartier Crash Skeleton watch

Created to capture the joyous burst of rebellion and pop culture, Cartier re-designs its iconic Crash watch with platinum and skeletonised Roman numerals.

One gaze upon the iconic Crash watch by Cartier, the first thing that comes to picture is the famous 'The Persistence of Memory' painting by Salvador Dali.

In both accounts, the concurrent theme is the relativity of time and space and how each of this work of art honours the passing of time, while challenging our perception of it.

Like time, Cartier moves on from the past and onto a better future, which resulted in another design breakthrough again with the new Crash Skeleton watch.

Created in 1967, the Crash was an accidental child born from a damaged Cartier Bagnoire wristwatch that somehow found its way back to the house of Cartier. From there, the melted case was immortalised to become the timepiece we all know as Crash today.

For the new Crash Skeleton, visual impact is the key highlight. First, instead of the usual printed numbers, Cartier skeletonised the Roman numerals onto the dial to showcase the watch movement.

Paired with the 'flying tourbillon' (a great feat, given the shape of the watch), the overall appearance of the watch is truly unforgettable, much like the works of Salvador Dali.

For the finishing touch, the body is now made with platinum, which greatly enchances the design of the body and shows off the complex craftmanship used to create it.

 

Priced at USD82,500 (RM300,000), the Cartier Crash Skeleton watch is available at selected Cartier boutiques. For more information, please contact your nearest Cartier boutique.

 

(Photo: Cartier)

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