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Cartier Riding a Shooting Star - Ballon de Cartier watches From fine watchmaking to the arts, from high jewellery to innovation, the Ballon de Cartier watches have taken something from all of Cartier’s watchmaking departments to manifest as four new creat...  

I think that thanks to this slender case, the Ballon Bleu style was redesigned... A very balanced watch and a lot of pleasure on the wrist. A perfect context for the movement which comes from Piaget. Fx ...  

FrX, There is a dichotomy with the Cartier Ballon Bleu Extra Flat. On one hand the new slender case is attractive and apt for its new use. On the other hand, the concept of a tactile pebble shaped case has been violated. ;) Much of the attraction of a Bal... 

Very very elegant. 40mm but with very short lugs - think it will fit me alot better than 42mm cases. Does it have a sapphire glass? I almost wanted to buy the Tank LC (another ultra flat watch) but it has a mineral glass and not sapphire glass according t... 

Except sometimes it backfires and she steals your favourite watch....... :) MTF

Any movement shots for the Extra Flat BB? And it's a manual wind watch? Am i the only one who finds the crown on the BB a little hard to turn due to the 'guard'? Imagine having to wind that manually! i'd be all over that for the missus if it weren't for t... 

HPoirot, We don't get clear large photos of the Cartier 430MC movement and I cannot show the Piaget 430P movement that it is based upon. ;) I have not wound the Cartier Ballon Bleu Extra Flat watch but have a number of Cartier and Piaget watches with the ...  

And sorry, as Melvyn said it, the watch has a solid caseback... Fx