Felix from Fred '29: The luminous London Cintrée gifted from Fred Astaire to Felix Leach Jr.

On April 3rd, 2021, Charlie Dunne wrote for Rescapement about the a storied Cartier wristwatch and shed light on the story behind it for the first time.

You can read the article ‘Felix from Fred '29: The luminous London Cintrée gifted from Fred Astaire to Felix Leach Jr.’ on Rescapement.

“The common narrative surrounding the Cartier Cintrée watch “owned by Fred Astaire” and engraved “Felix from Fred ‘29” is one such association that misses the mark. In reality, the watch was owned by Felix Leach Jr., an English jockey and horse trainer from Newmarket whose story has yet to have been told. Based on the case back engraving, it was gifted to Felix Jr. in 1929, which, as we’ll see, was a critical year in the jockey’s life.”