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Cartier Ballon Bleu Monkey Watch
Cartier Ballon Bleu Monkey Watch
Cartier Ballon Bleu Monkey Watch
Cartier Ballon Bleu Monkey Watch
Cartier Ballon Bleu Monkey Watch
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Cartier Ballon Bleu Monkey Watch

  • This exceptional watch by Cartier combines luxury horology with a playful monkey design
  • The dial is decorated by an array of cognac diamonds and Grand Feu Champlevé enamel
  • The design is completed by additional white diamond accents and a green leather band
  • The Ballon Bleu is one of Cartier's most iconic designs, and the intricate decoration makes this example exceptionally rare
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$88,500
Item No. 32-2888

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Description
Model: Ballon Bleu
Movement: Self-Winding Cartier Calibre 049
Year of Production: 2011
Case: 42 mm
Case Material: 18K white gold
Dial Material: Grand Feu Champlevé enamel and yellow diamonds


This extraordinary Cartier Ballon Bleu is one of the maison’s most imaginative and collectible watch creations. Issued in a limited edition of only 50, this rare monkey motif watch transforms Cartier’s celebrated Ballon Bleu form into a miniature work of jeweled art.

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Model: Ballon Bleu
Movement: Self-Winding Cartier Calibre 049
Year of Production: 2011
Case: 42 mm
Case Material: 18K white gold
Dial Material: Grand Feu Champlevé enamel and yellow diamonds


This extraordinary Cartier Ballon Bleu is one of the maison’s most imaginative and collectible watch creations. Issued in a limited edition of only 50, this rare monkey motif watch transforms Cartier’s celebrated Ballon Bleu form into a miniature work of jeweled art.

The dial is executed in the demanding Grand Feu champlevé enamel technique, a centuries-old process in which tiny recessed cells are carved into the metal, filled with enamel and fired at extremely high temperatures. White, orange and green enamel form the charming monkey and surrounding foliage, while the creature’s golden fur shimmers with diamonds. The effect is playful, luxurious and unmistakably Cartier.

The 18K white gold case is paired with a diamond-set bezel, and Cartier’s signature Ballon Bleu silhouette is instantly recognizable, with its rounded case, integrated crown guard and cabochon-set crown. The watch is completed by a green leather alligator strap that beautifully echoes the enamel foliage on the dial.

Cartier, founded in 1847, is among the world’s most revered watchmakers, celebrated for merging technical precision with timeless design. Extraordinary examples such as this, created within Cartier’s d’Art tradition, bring together fine watchmaking, high jewelry and rare decorative art techniques. With only 50 examples produced, it represents one of Cartier’s most whimsical and exclusive expressions of horological artistry.
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Cartier Ballon Bleu Monkey Watch
Maker: Cartier
Period: Contemporary
Origin: France
Type: Wristwatches
Style: Modern
Stones: Colored Diamonds;Diamonds
History of Enameling Techniques
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