43. 43Y Cartier. An unusual and very limited edition 18K gold manual wind wristwatch made as part of the Paris 1991 edition Cartier. Surprenante et rare montre bracelet en or jaune 18K (750) en édition très limitée Paris 1991 mouvement mécanique Model: Crash Date: Circa 1991 Movement: 17-jewel Cal.160 manual wind Dial: Silvered, black Roman numeral hour markers, secret signature at 7, blued steel pointed baton hands Case: Brushed and polished 18K gold Crash form, back secured by 4 screws to band, cabochon set crown, No.043-91 A108339 Strap/Bracelet: Brown Cartier alligator leather Buckle/Clasp: Signed 18K gold folding clasp Signed: Case, dial & movement Size: 24mm x 39mm Weight: 42,07g Cartier started to produce wristwatches in their London workshops in the 1960s at the absolute height of the 'swinging sixties' when London's influence and creativity was reverberating around the world. At this time, under the oversight of Jean-Jacques Cartier, Cartier created some of the most interesting and now sought after designs of the vintage watch world including the Crash. The first Cartier Crash models were produced and sold exclusively at the Cartier Boutique London in 1967. Since then, just a small number of variants were produced over the following decades. The present watch was part of a limited edition that Cartier's Paris boutique released in 1991. Just 400 pieces were made and it is individually numbered on its case back and Paris printed on the dial.