CARTIER, BALLON BLEU, PINK GOLD AND DIAMONDS, AUTOMATIC, 42 MM Cartier, "Ballon Bleu, Automatic," case No. 135818MX, Ref. 2999. Made circa 2010. Fine, large, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold and diamond wristwatch with date and an integrated 18K pink gold Cartier bracelet with double deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box. | Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces | Geneva, May 14th, 2017
CARTIER, BALLON BLEU, PINK GOLD AND DIAMONDS, AUTOMATIC, 42 MM Cartier, "Ballon Bleu, Automatic," case No. 135818MX, Ref. 2999. Made circa 2010. Fine, large, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold and diamond wristwatch with date and an integrated 18K pink gold Cartier bracelet with double deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box., Three-body, polished and brushed, rounded bezel set with 128 round diamonds, case back with 8 screws, cabochon sapphire set winding crown protected within an oval cage, sapphire crystal. Guilloché silver with painted radial Roman numerals on a plain reserve, Cartier secret signature on the VII, inner minute track, aperture for the date. Blued steel epée hands. Cal. 049, rhodium-plated, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring, shock absorber, hack mechanism.
