Ballon Bleu de Cartier 46 Extra Flat Pink Gold / Silver

In Context

At 46 mm it is a large watch — well above this catalogue’s 40 mm median, and enough to dominate a narrow wrist. The 7.05 mm case is genuinely slim and goes under a shirt cuff without argument. The case back is open, so the movement is visible without taking the watch apart, and the sapphire crystal will resist everything short of deliberate abuse. Rated to 30 m, it is protected against rain and splashes and nothing beyond that.

The movement is hand-wound, so winding it becomes part of the day rather than something the watch does for you. Its 36-hour reserve wants wearing most days; leave it off and it stops. At 21,600 vph the seconds hand advances 6 times a second, the slower and more audible rate of an older design.

W6920054 stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a silver guilloche dial with a pink gold case. Introduced in 2007.

Cartier-branded version of Piaget 430P, an ultra-thin hand-wound mechanical movement. Type: Hand-wound mechanical Shape: Round Functions: Minutes, Hours Technical features: Balance stop Power reserve (in hours): Approx. 43 Frequency (vph): 21,600 Frequency (Hz): 3 Diameter (lines): 9.00 Diameter (mm): 20.5 Number of jewels: 18 Thickness (mm): 2.1 Number of components: 131

6 other watches in the library run the Cartier 430 MC.

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Ballon Bleu de Cartier 40 Extra Flat Pink Gold / Grey

W6920089 · 40 mm

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Tortue Extra Thin Pink Gold / Silver

WGTO0002 · 34.6 mm

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Tortue Extra Flat White Gold / Silver

WGTO0003 · 34.6 mm

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Santos Dumont 31.4 China

W2SA0027 · 31.4 mm