The Cartier Crash, The Last Word In High-Impact Horology | A Week On The Wrist 

Now I'm not sure if I would actually wear one on a daily basis, but from aesthetics point of view - at least for my taste - this watch is such a devastatingly, gorgeous mix of weirdness, class and elegance. It's just so seriously playful, or playfully serious. It's the stuff of legends.

There is actually one watch you could compare the crash to, which is the "Softwatch Exaequo Salvador Dali".

Jack always presents a balanced and proportioned review, well done Dink!!

The ambition with this watch was and is somewhat crazy - to make it actually happen is otherworldly - hands down a stunner and imo clearly deserves its fame and glory! Notorious!

"Recently, the book The Cartiers by Francesca Cartier Brickell dispelled the common origin story of the Cartier Crash: it was never the result of a car crash melting a Cartier Baignoire Allongée, but instead the product of a collaboration between Jean-Jacques Cartier (who ran the Cartier London branch from the 1940s through the 1970s) and designer Rupert Emmerson. Sometimes, a great design is a great design - it doesn’t need some apocryphal story to raise its stature. Such is the case with the Cartier Crash. First introduced by Cartier London in 1967, the Crash has been produced in fits and starts on an extremely limited basis ever since."

A truely unique design icon! The epitome of all that’s good about Cartier

Hamilton launched a long series of dramatic asymmetric watches 10 years before the Cartier Crash. Look at the Altair if you want to see avant garde styling pre-dating the Crash.

Very interesting piece for sure! I was waiting for you to flip it over and show us the case back and how the strap is attached!!

My most favourite watch of all time.

Thanks for the Video: Cartier is History, Elegance and Style - somehow a counterbalance to the hefty Rolex-World - I love both - Greetings from Germany

Watching hodinkee do art brut of a cartier watch is so hilariously low brow with such an expensive piece.

Jack at the end: "My art has been commended as being strongly vaginal." 😂 Great review 👍🏼

Jack’s paintings getting better

This watch is not for me personally. But like other watch models I am glad it was made. It definitely interesting to look at and I would really enjoy the chance to see one in person one day.

I mean I like Brandon and all but Jack doing a week on a wrist with watches of this caliber is just the right call

My favorite week on the wrist!!

stunning. need it in my collection

Any particular reason why they don't use the watchmaker's roman numeral 4 on the dial?

Closest thing to the spirit of the Crash that comes to mind is the Moser Swiss Alp watch.

Beautiful watch. Just looks so classy

Great video, but wish you would have exposed some knowledge on the movement, which is fascinating in its own right...

the only thing i can think of that is vaguely similar, but also not even close, is something like the hamilton ventura

I’d certainly wear one with pride even though telling time on it would take a bit more concentration than normal. Probably would never be able to afford one though.

Exeaquo Softwatch probably?

Great video guys 👏

The technical sheet was missing at the end of the video

Funny how nobody ever shows the back of the crash, is it that ugly?

This is definitely Salvador Dali inspired

Amazing watch but is it just me or the the leather strap missing the buckle end and the holes?😂

In the crash Cartier chose the roman numeral IV instead of the usual way Cartier decided to display it… IIII

Salvador Dali softwatch is a great alternative

The only thing that could possibly break Crash auction records is a JF original Crash print oil on canvas

Jack's the man.

This video makes me want a Crash even more!!

Does John Mayer own one? (Or two?)

Nothing else like it? My good man, are you forgetting the 90's Timex Winnie the Pooh watch? The Gold-tone case in the shape of Pooh's head bears a striking resemblance..

I called Hodinkee today to buy a $7K watch and they hung up on me because I would not leave a message and wait for a "remote" person to call me back.

I like it :)

Am I the only one distracted by the jacket sleeve stain?

Never was Salvador Dali painting

Not this time, Jack. Not this time. Not this time. No. No no no no no no no no no! No! No no no no no no no no no no no Not this time, Jack. Not this time. Not this time. No. No no no no no no no no no! No! No no no no no no no no no no no no no! No! Not this time! No way! No way, no way, no way!

Mah better to ditch the super gimmicks of painting and it should have more shots of the crash in the wild with different outfits outside and also a bit on the movement…not a nice video and for me not what week on a wrist should be about imo

"impossible to mimic". It's already copied on Aliexpress for under $30 haha

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Make one for 5 grand though, Cartier.

Stylist did a good job in that Tyler the Creator shot you show, probably would look good with some streetwear. I don't think you can make it work with anything formal, despite its elegance.

Sorry Jack but that's just awful. No wonder they call it the Crash. 🤣 🤣 🤣

Not my idea of a good watch. A $2 watch from the gas station would be more appealing I fear. 🇦🇺

Nope. Not for me. I thought I would like it but do not. Maybe on a woman's wrist?

Hideous. Absolutely hideous. Cartier has proven once again that people will be fooled into thinking something is beautiful just because it comes from a particular brand. If Fossil or Invicta had come out with this first, the jokes would be coming in HARD.

nah bro, sorry but as much as I love the tank for instance, this one is a pretentious mess.

These are very feminine, especially comparing your wrist shots to that Paul Neman photo. Its like night and day.

Not my cup of tea...

shamless. just talking about what you want and not what we want. speaking of rectangular, solar cartier tank VS solar seiko tank

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