Did the Elongee become the Crash after being Crushed in an automobile accident? Perhaps GEO can throw some light on this topic: Baignoire Elongee winding Crash YG Crash RG...
that a Vice president from the Cartier offices in London, was involved in a fatal car crash. A fire ensued and the occupant along with his watch was caught up in the flames, furthering along the fatality and "melting" the watch on his wrist, a Cartier Bag...
Have no idea when the accident was. The first bunch of watches was a real London thing and they were different. The London watches have another style number 4 than the French versions. ( IV compared to IIII ) I don't believe that the Crash watch was inspi...
Thanks Geo for a most informative discourse. I would never have linked the 2 models under normal circumstances . Strangely enough the Crash is even more sought after than its former incarnation. Perhaps its the surrealistic Dali effect.
A pile of fake Cartiers were crushed in public to admonish purveyors of fakes. Noticing the crushed watches were strangely artistic, Cartier issued the Cartier Crush watches. Regards, MTF