Cartier Crash Sets New Auction Record for Most Valuable Cartier Wristwatch Ever Sold

Name: Cartier Crash Sets New Auction Record for Most Valuable Cartier Wristwatch Ever Sold
Uploaded: 2026-05-02T17:08:50.395Z
Duration: 9 min 24 s
Channel: Antique Clock
Description: A rare London Cartier Crash set a new auction record for the most valuable Cartier wristwatch ever sold in yesterday’s Important Watches sale at Sotheby's Hong Kong. Believed to be one of only three examples made in 1987, watch as Sotheby’s Sam Hines brings the hammer down at a final price of $15,616,000 million HKD. Luxury week heads to Sotheby's Geneva next on 10 May.

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A rare London Cartier Crash set a new auction record for the most valuable Cartier wristwatch ever sold in yesterday’s Important Watches sale at Sotheby's Hong Kong. Believed to be one of only three examples made in 1987, watch as Sotheby’s Sam Hines brings the hammer down at a final price of $15,616,000 million HKD.

Luxury week heads to Sotheby's Geneva next on 10 May.

Now ladies and gentlemen, the Cartier crash London from 1987 with original dial, super case and only 23 crashes. London crashes were believed to be made with interest and we can start right away at three million three million two hundred thousand now at three million two hundred thousand but it's in the book already at three million two at three million two three million four in the room now at three million four sorry three million four with the young lady now three million four three million eight against you against you at three million eight it's against you at three million eight it's online at three million eight oh four million with Michael four million Michael has it at four million dollars now at four million dollars Michael Wally Hagen has it at four million at four million dollars is that a bid madam five million with pleasure at five million dollars with the young lady in the room now at five million at five million dollars it's seated with the young lady at 5 million. $6 million now, Joey's back at 6 million now. At $6 million, it's with Joey. It's not yours, Michael, it's not yours in the room. At 6 million, the bid is here. At $6 million now. At $6 million, it's Joey's bidder at six. At $6 million, very good bidding, I must say. Very good bidding from you in the room. At $6 million, it's Joey's bid now at six. At $6 million, the bid is with Joey Luke at 6 million. $6,500,000 back with the best bidder we've ever had at Sotheby's. We're at $6,500,000 with the lady in the room at $6,500,000 now, at $6,500,000. At $6,500,000, it's seated $7 million. I'm sorry, it's against you at $7 million now. At $7 million, it's back with Joey. No, thank you very much. So it's at $7 million. Joey has it at $7 million. Michael-san at $7.5 million now. A new bidder with our head of Japan at $7.5 million. $8 million now, back with Joey. It's against you, Michael-san. It's at $8 million. It's against you, Michael. It's here at $8 million. $8,500,000 now, back with Michael at $8,500,000. Thank you, Michael, at $8,500,000. $9 million against you, Michael-san. It's at $9 million. So it's at $9 million with Joey. $9.2 million, back with Michael at $9,200,000. I'll sell it. $9,300,000. I will not sell it. It's back with Joey at $9,300,000. Next would be $4. It's $9,300,000 here, Michael-san. $9.5. It's back with Michael-san at $9,500,000. And I'm going to sell it to Michael at $9,500,000. $9.6 million. Back with Joey at $9,600,000. With pleasure, Michael-san has it at $9.8 million. And I'm going to sell it to Michael at $9,800,000. $10 million. Woo-hoo! $10 million now. With Joey at $10 million. Not yours, Michael-san. It's against you at $10 million. So I'm going to sell it. It's with Joey at $10 million. $11 million now. Thank you so much, Michael-san. At $11 million. I'm going to sell it, Joey, at $11 million. At $11 million. $11.2 million. And back with Joey at $11,200,000. At $11,200,000. It's against you, Michael-san. It's with Joey Luke at $11,200,000. At $11.2. It is here at $11.2 million. Michael-san, $11.5. It's against you, Joey, with Michael-san at $11,500,000. And I'm going to sell it to Michael-san at $11.5 million. Fair warning, Joey. Can I sell it? So Michael has it at $11.5 million. So I'm going to sell it, Joey, $11.6 million. So it's against you, Michael-san, at $11,600,000 Hong Kong dollars. The bid is here at $11.6. $11,800,000 against you, Joey, with Michael-san at $11,800,000. Can I sell it at $11,800,000? I'm going to sell it, Joey, at $11,800,000. I'm selling. It's with Michael-san. I'm going to have to hurry. I'm going to sell it for $11,800,000. Fair warning, I need to sell it, Joey, at $11.8. At $12 million, it's against you, Michael. Back with Joey at $12 million. At $12 million, it's with Joey Loot now. At $12 million for the London crash from 1987. An exceptional case. Matching deploy and buckle at $12 million. $12,200,000. Back with Michael-san at $12,200,000. Thank you, Joey. Michael-san has it. Thank you so much. Michael-san sold for $12,200,000. Congratulations. Amazing.