Gaston Rahier, the winner of the rally, is the first and last rider, as this challenge ended in 1986, making it impossible for other competitors to catch up to Rahier. Additionally, the number ofCartier watches made was very limited. At the time, besides giving one to Cartier‘s then-boss Alain Dominique Perrin and one to Gaston Rahier, the other two are only in the hands of official Cartier, totaling only four in the world.
There was even a diamond women’s version prepared for a female rider, but before the other two watches could be given to other riders, the rally ended, and they remain within Cartier.
Cartieralso planned to give a three-color gold scarf to another highly promising legendary rider, Thierry Sabine, the founder of the Paris-Dakar rally. However, in 1986, he encountered a sandstorm, which caused his helicopter to crash, and this was one of the main reasons for the rally’s discontinuation.
There are rumors that Cartieralso gave a three-color gold scarf to Auriol, who won the Paris-Dakar rally with BMW in 1981 and 1983.
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