Why this one
The case for this one.
- 36mm steel case with the convex profile that made Ballon Bleu instantly recognisable
- Guilloche dial, blued steel sword hands and the signature cabochon crown guard
- Automatic calibre 1847 MC on a steel bracelet built for daily wear
Ballon Bleu arrived in 2007 and gave Cartier a case shape nobody else owned, the crown tucked under its own guard like a pebble caught mid roll. This 36mm steel model is the size most people actually wear, with a guilloche dial and blued steel hands doing the quiet work while the silhouette does the talking. It sits easily under a cuff and just as easily on its own.