{"product_id":"cartier-ballon-bleu-as12901","title":"Cartier Ballon Bleu","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCartier has always had a gift for making the unusual feel perfectly natural. First introduced in 2007, the Ballon Bleu took the maison’s familiar design vocabulary and gave it an entirely new shape, with a rounded case, sculptural proportions, and a crown that appears to float within its own protective enclosure. It was an immediate departure from the angular geometry of the Tank and Santos, yet somehow every bit as recognizable as a Cartier.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis particular Ballon Bleu is housed in a beautifully polished 36mm 18K rose gold case, a size that strikes an appealing balance between traditional dress-watch proportions and contemporary presence. The silver dial features a finely textured guilloché-style center, bold black Roman numerals, a railroad-style minute track, and blued-steel sword-shaped hands. Of course, the defining detail is that wonderfully eccentric crown, recessed into the case at 3 o’clock and topped with a blue cabochon. The resulting distortion of the dial’s Roman numerals gives the Ballon Bleu much of its distinctive personality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePowered by a self-winding Cartier movement, the watch is paired with a dark brown alligator leather strap and a signed 18K rose gold Cartier pin buckle. The original warranty card accompanies it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Ballon Bleu is one of those rare modern watch designs that feel as though they have always been part of Cartier’s history. Round, but not quite; classical, but just a little unconventional. In rose gold with a silver dial, it captures the maison’s particular talent for turning a simple wristwatch into something considerably more interesting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cartier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44432102457431,"sku":"40950646","price":12500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/files\/AS12901_40950646_CARTIER_BALLONBLEUWH_WGBB0009-6-2.jpg?v=1793049635","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/cartier-ballon-bleu-as12901","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}