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TheBallon Bleude
Yetagain,Cartierproduce astunning newrange
searly as 1888 the first reference to wristwatches can
be found in the Cartier archives. At this time pocket andA
chatelaine watches were popular,but for LouisCartier the
future lay in wristwatches. Thiswas the beginning of along love
story, and the creation of many magnificent watch models.
Recognisable at first glance, Cartier’s watches reflect asimple but
stylishaesthetic. They may be geometric yet soft, they are always
elegant and they are never fussy.They are the embodiment of style.
ACartier watch is either aman’s or woman’s watch –casual or
sophisticated, depending on the time of day or the way in which
it is worn.
Cartier’swatches: the Tonneau, the Tortue, the Tank, the Baignoire,
the Panthère, the Pasha and La Dona de Cartier.These names refer
to acertain shape, awindingcrown,a“rail-track” minute circle,
hands, adial. All keep Cartier time. Each has its own style, as does
the Ballon Bleu.
Created in 2007,the Ballon Bleu de Cartier isn’t quiteround. It is a
complex shape, with asapphire cabochon winding mechanism that
is encircled by the dial and an arch of precious metal.
With softcurves reminiscent of apebble and acase that is rounded
on both sides, the style is somewhere between classicand futuristic.
The glass magnifies the numbers and distorts time. The Roman
numerals, displaced by the winding mechanism, stray fromtheir
usual path on the guilloché dial. The latest model from the House
of Cartier deserves its place in horology.
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