Which is cheaper, the Cartier Santos-Dumont Large Model Yellow Gold or the Cartier Ballon Bleu de Cartier?

At MSRP the Cartier Ballon Bleu de Cartier is the cheaper of the two at $7,050, against $49,300 for the Cartier Santos-Dumont Large Model Yellow Gold — a $42,250 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Cartier Santos-Dumont Large Model Yellow Gold or the Cartier Ballon Bleu de Cartier?

The Cartier Ballon Bleu de Cartier wears larger at 33mm versus 31.4mm for the Cartier Santos-Dumont Large Model Yellow Gold — a 1.6mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Cartier Santos-Dumont Large Model Yellow Gold run compared to the Cartier Ballon Bleu de Cartier?

The Cartier Santos-Dumont Large Model Yellow Gold runs a manual caliber (430 MC), while the Cartier Ballon Bleu de Cartier runs a automatic.

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Cartier Santos-Dumont Large Model Yellow GoldvsCartier Ballon Bleu de Cartier

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Cartier Santos-Dumont Large Model Yellow Gold

WGSA0122

MSRP $49,300

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Cartier Ballon Bleu de Cartier

WSBB0044

MSRP $7,050

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At a glance

6 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Santos-Dumont Large Model Yellow Gold31.4mm

Ballon Bleu de Cartier33mm

Power Reserve

Santos-Dumont Large Model Yellow Gold—

Ballon Bleu de Cartier—

Water Resistance

Santos-Dumont Large Model Yellow Gold30m

Ballon Bleu de Cartier30m

MSRP

Santos-Dumont Large Model Yellow Gold$49,300

Ballon Bleu de Cartier$7,050

Full specifications

Case

3 specs

Diameter

31.4mm

33mm

Material

Yellow Gold

Stainless Steel

Finish

Yellow Gold

Stainless Steel

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

430 MC

—

Type

Manual

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$49,300

$7,050

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