An original Cartier Crash: Hand-drawn by Rupert Emmerson

Back to 1960s London with this one... The Kinks in the charts (‘Dedicated follower of Fashion’), the British fashion scene leading the way, and the London Crash watch making its debut. Half a century ago, while the Mods were cruising around on their vespers and women were rejecting twin sets in favour of Mary Quant’s new mini skirts, up in the top rooms of 175 New Bond Street, these watches were created by expert craftsmen under the watchful eye of my perfectionist grandfather, Jean-Jacques Cartier. Head designer Emmerson even drew on the ‘Cartier London’ by hand.. Exciting therefore to try on one of the original series (this one, from 1970) this week @sothebyswatches Geneva. I love it but then again I’m biased...what do you think?

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