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Cartier Crash.
A kind of magic mushroom, this watch. A Dali's watch.
Best,
Nicolas
Complications
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Automotive
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Discussion
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Review
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New Release
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Manufacture
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Cartier Crash.
A kind of magic mushroom, this watch. A Dali's watch. Best, Nicolas ...
It was interesting when it was a novelty, something vintage or some modern but rarely seen.
But now it’s been overdone, which is maybe an odd thing to say about any watch given most of them exist in abundance. For some reason with the Crash my feelings are “not another dude with a crash” every time I see one.
To be fair, no, not in real life.
But ever watch influencer, “power collector” and taste maker on IG has one at this point. It just seems I see a lot of them ! 🤔
The price on the crash is nonsensical
Don’t get me wrong, the crash has been and will always be a special watch, not just for Cartier, but as a unique creation of the 60s. But there are plenty of other brands that have been unique shaped cases, like VC for example, some of them have significa...