Cam Wolf writing for Time Magazine said it was a " pleasant surprise " to see the rap artist Kanye West wearing a vintage Crash watch while giving chat show host David Letterman a tour of his home . He said West had eschewed more predictable choices such as Louis Philippe , Rolex or Richard Mille 's sports watches . Legend has it that the original Crash , introduced by the firm in 1967 , takes its inspiration from a watch recovered from a wrecked car , the timepiece having survived but melted into a strange shape .
Cam Wolf writing for GQ Magazine said it was a "pleasant surprise" to see the rap artist Kanye West wearing a Cartier Crash watch while giving chat show host David Letterman a tour of his home. He said West had eschewed more predictable choices such as Patek Philippe, Rolex or Richard Mille's sports watches. Legend has it that the Cartier Crash, designed by the firm in 1967, takes its inspiration from a watch recovered from a wrecked car, the timepiece having survived but melted into a strange shape.