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Cartier Ballon Bleu 42mm Two Tone Steel & 18K Gold Silver Dial Automatic Watch
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$96,875.00
Cartier Ballon Bleu 42mm Two Tone Steel & 18K Gold Silver Dial Automatic Watch
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A 2008 Cartier Ballon Bleu two-tone stainless steel and 18K yellow gold automatic wristwatch featuring a silver guilloche dial with Roman numerals, blued steel sword hands, date display, sapphire cabochon crown, and a two-tone integrated bracelet with deployant clasp. 42mm case; bracelet fits 7 inches with one extra link included; full set with original box, paperwork, and department store warranty; 9.5/10 excellent condition.
Product Specifications:
- Item Type: Men's Automatic Wristwatch
- Brand: Cartier
- Model: Ballon Bleu
- Reference Number: W2BB0022
- Movement: Automatic
- Case Material: Stainless steel with 18K yellow gold crown guard and accents
- Case Size: 42mm
- Dial: Silver guilloche with concentric circular engine-turned pattern
- Indices: Roman numeral hour markers
- Hands: Blued steel sword hands
- Bezel Type: Smooth, polished stainless steel
- Bezel Color: Silver (stainless steel)
- Crown: Gold-tone fluted crown with blue sapphire cabochon
- Band Material: Integrated two-tone bracelet, stainless steel with 18K yellow gold links
- Band Color: Two-tone silver and yellow gold
- Clasp: Cartier signed folding deployant
- Features: Date display at 3 o'clock, Swiss Made, Automatic
- Style: Luxury dress sport watch
- Circa: 2008
- Condition: 9.5/10 excellent
- Box and Papers: Full set — original box, paperwork, and department store warranty included
- Bracelet: 7 inches with one extra link included
About the Watch:
The Ballon Bleu's defining design feature is its floating sapphire cabochon crown, cradled in a curved protective gold guard that gives the watch its characteristic balloon-like profile when viewed from the side — a design detail so distinctive it became the collection's name and signature identity from the moment of its 2007 debut. The silver guilloche dial is engine-turned with a concentric wave pattern that catches light differently at every angle, providing visual depth and movement behind the bold Roman numerals that Cartier has made its typographic signature across a century of watchmaking. Features a solid, screw-down stainless steel case back with polished surfaces, confirming the watch's well-maintained condition at 9.5/10 with only the light bracelet wear expected of a well-loved 2008 example.
About Cartier Ballon Bleu:
The Ballon Bleu de Cartier was introduced in 2007 and immediately became one of the most successful watch launches in Cartier's modern history, combining the French maison's mastery of dial design and Roman numeral typography with an entirely original case shape that referenced neither the Tank nor the Santos but established its own visual language from the first glance. The two-tone steel and gold configuration at 42mm, which has since been discontinued, represents the reference at its most versatile — substantial enough to read as a serious watch on a larger wrist, refined enough in its Cartier detailing to transition from business to formal occasions without effort. A full-set 2008 example in 9.5/10 condition with original box, paperwork, and department store warranty represents exceptional documentation for a watch of this vintage, offering the next owner both the pleasure of wearing a design icon and the confidence of complete provenance. Collectors and Cartier enthusiasts consistently rank the early Ballon Bleu references among the most wearable and collectible watches the maison has produced in the 21st century.
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