Ballon Bleu De HPI00963 replica

For the first time, the Cartier Privé collection presents a monopusher chronograph complication with a 1928 MC calibre. In 1928, Cartier first introduced this complication on a Torto watch, and in 1998 it was reintroduced in the Collection Privée Cartier Paris (CPCP).

Among them, the apple-shaped blued steel hands, the central seconds hand with skeleton counterweights, and the triangular pattern at the corners of the dial are still present in Cartier watchmaking creations. With this watch, Cartier achieves a unique look through its craftsmanship.

To make the dial easy to read and the chronograph function clear, the minute track is placed on the outer edge of the Roman numerals. There are only two counters on the dial, and the overall layout is simple and clean. A single pusher, integrated with the crown, is simply pressed to start, stop, and reset to zero. At just 4.3 millimetres thick, it is one of the thinnest movements ever created in Cartier’s watchmaking workshops.

Turning the watch over, you can see the technical challenges and details that Cartier has achieved: beneath the transparent caseback, the gears of the movement are crafted with precision. The column wheel is particularly striking—it is a key component responsible for adjusting the functions of the various levers, and it is a real technical challenge due to the very difficult process of making and adjusting.