"No one makes watches quite like Cartier", says Mr Chris Hall, our Senior Watches Editor, which he puts down to the maison's use of contrast and geometric shapes. Take this 'Ballon Bleu' timepiece - launched in 2007, it's one of the more recent outputs, but still exudes that same elegance for which the house is known. The fluted crown, two-tone 18-karat gold and stainless steel bracelet, blued steel hands and handsome guilloché opaline dial all combine to make this a true future classic.

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