Cartier
Cartier Ballon Bleu de Cartier
Cartier watch, Ballon Bleu, luxury dress watch, round case, blue sapphire crown, stainless steel, automatic movement, women's watch, Swiss made, elegant timepiece
Price
$500
Color
Specifications
- Reference
- WSBB0040 (38mm, acero)
- Case diameter
- 38 mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Dial color
- Silvered opaline
- Movement
- Automatic (Calibre 1847 MC)
- Water resistance
- 30 m
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Bracelet
- Stainless steel three-row bracelet
Description
The Ballon Bleu de Cartier is immediately recognizable by its fluid, balloon-like silhouette — a perfectly round, generously domed case with no sharp edges or hard lines anywhere on its surface. Its most iconic detail is the blue sapphire cabochon set into the winding crown, which is partially protected by a curved steel bridge integrated into the case at 3 o'clock, creating a seamless, organic form that appears to float against the wrist. The silvered opaline dial is clean and refined, featuring slender blued steel hands and Roman numerals in keeping with Cartier's classic typographic identity, with a discreet date window at 3 o'clock framed within the protective arc. The case transitions effortlessly into a three-row stainless steel bracelet with a deployant clasp, whose rounded links mirror the softness of the case shape. Every surface is either fully polished or alternates between polished and brushed finishes, giving the watch a luminous, jewellery-like quality. The overall form is one of the most cohesive and sculptural in contemporary watchmaking.