Platinum
Crash (Cartier Paris) — Platinum
c. 1990–c. 1992
Hand-made platinum cases of about 38 × 21–24 mm, cal. 160, on an 18k white-gold deployant clasp, with off-white or grené dials and blued steel hands. The rarest metal for the 1990s Crash; production may have been as small as eight pieces. Documented case numbers A109’836, A110283, A110298 and A114611.
No reference number: identified by case number (A1xxxxx) and, for the 1991 series, the edition number engraved as NNN-91.
Identifying details
Variants of (Cartier Paris)
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| 1991 Limited Edition of 400, Yellow Gold | 1991 |
| PlatinumCurrent | c. 1990–c. 1992 |
| Platinum · Platinum, Burgundy Numerals | Undated |
| Yellow Gold and Diamonds (1991–1990s) | Undated |
Case & movement
- Reference
- No reference number
- Production
- c. 1990–c. 1992
- Case material
- Platinum
- Movement
- Manual winding
- Date
- No
- Caliber
- A. Schild 1978-2
Dial, bezel & hands
- Dial colour
- Off-white / silvered
- Text at 6
- Paris
Unknown attributes are left out rather than guessed.
Movement
A. Schild 1978-2
Small 7‴ A. Schild movement, signed Cartier and known as Cartier caliber 160, with Côtes de Genève decoration and Incabloc shock protection; found in early-1990s Cartier London watches.
Manual winding · 17 jewels