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Jackie O's Cartier Watch: A Curse or a Collector's Dream?
11 Sep
Summary
- Jackie Kennedy's Cartier watch was auctioned by Carole Radziwill.
- Radziwill believed the watch was linked to a curse affecting women.
- Kim Kardashian purchased the watch for $379,500 at auction.
Carole Radziwill decided to auction Jackie Kennedy Onassis' Cartier Tank watch in 2017, citing a series of unsettling events. Radziwill inherited the watch, originally gifted to Kennedy Onassis by her husband in 1963, from her late husband Anthony Radziwill.
Radziwill believed the watch was associated with a curse, affecting three women who possessed it by causing them to become widowed in their 30s. She felt a responsibility she no longer wanted and hoped returning it to its origin might break the hex.
Cartier bid on the watch, but Kim Kardashian ultimately won the auction at $379,500. Kardashian wore the watch, finding it empowering, but Radziwill became anxious about potential repercussions. It's reported that Kardashian also heard of the watch's supposed negative energy and eventually returned it, leading it back to Cartier.
