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Cartier Ballon Bleu de Cartier 42 mm

Reference WSBB0026 · Classic · 42 mm

XIIIIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIXXXIØ 42 mm
Illustration drawn from the specifications: case to scale, colours and style approximate. Not a photo. Photos on the official page

Specifications

Reference
WSBB0026
Family
Ballon Bleu de Cartier
Category
Classic
Status
Current
Case material
Stainless steel, 18 ct rose gold
Case diameter
42 mm
Case thickness
13.03 mm Official
Lug-to-lug
—
Lug width
—
Water resistance
30 m
Bezel
—
Calibre
1847 MC Official

Official product page · retrieved October 20, 2026

Does it fit your wrist?

Enter your wrist circumference. The watch appears to scale on the flat top of the wrist.

XIIIIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIXXXINo lug-to-lug dataFlat top of the wrist 54.1 mm
Top view on a wrist, to scale
Flat top of the wrist 54.1 mmNo lug-to-lug dataCase diameter 42 mm
Side view, across the wrist

No lug-to-lug figure exists for this reference yet, so fit cannot be computed.

Measurements and sources

Brands rarely publish thickness, lug width and lug-to-lug together. Each observation below is kept separate, with who gave it.

Case thickness

Value Type Source Date
13.03 mm Official Cartier October 20, 2026

Lug-to-lug

No source gave this figure yet.

Lug width

Lug width is the gap between the lugs, where the strap fits. It is not lug-to-lug.

No source gave this figure yet.

Calibre source

Official Cartier · retrieved October 20, 2026

Other versions in the same case

These references share this case and differ by metal, dial, bracelet or bezel. The figures on this page apply to all of them, except where a reference shows its own thickness.

  • WSBB0049 · silver guilloché dial, steel interchangeable bracelet
  • WGBB0030 · 18 ct rose gold

Other Ballon Bleu de Cartier references

Watch Ø Thickness Lug-to-lug Calibre
Ballon Bleu de Cartier 28 mm WSBB0073 28 mm 9.35 mm — —
Ballon Bleu de Cartier 33 mm WSBB0030 33 mm 10.16–10.5 mm⚠ — —
Ballon Bleu de Cartier 36 mm WSBB0048 36 mm 12.06 mm — —

Other Cartier models

Watch Ø Thickness Lug-to-lug Calibre
Santos de Cartier, large model WSSA0018 39.8 mm 9.38 mm 47.5 mm 1847 MC
Santos de Cartier Skeleton, large model (steel) WHSA0015 39.7 mm 9.08 mm 47.5 mm 9611 MC
Santos de Cartier, large model (titanium) WSSA0089 39.8 mm 9.38 mm 47.5 mm —
Santos de Cartier Skeleton, large model (rose gold) WHSA0016 39.7 mm 9.08 mm 47.5 mm 9619 MC
Santos de Cartier, large model (yellow gold, manual) WHSA0042 39.7 mm 9.08 mm 47.5 mm —
Roadster, large model WSRD0014 38.8 mm 10.06 mm 47.2 mm —
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Watch Ø Thickness Lug-to-lug Calibre
Panthère de Cartier, large model WSPN0016 31 mm 6.71 mm 42 mm —
Panthère de Cartier, medium model WSPN0015 26.7 mm 6.44 mm 36.5 mm —
Panthère de Cartier, mini model WSPN0012 18.5 mm 5.74 mm 25.1 mm —
Panthère de Cartier, small model WSPN0013 22 mm 6.05 mm 30.3 mm —
Roadster, medium model WSRD0019 34.9 mm 9.71 mm 42.5 mm —
Santos de Cartier, medium model WSSA0029 35.1 mm 8.82 mm 41.9 mm 1847 MC
Santos de Cartier, small model WSSA0082 27 mm 7.08 mm 34.5 mm —
Santos-Dumont Skeleton Micro-Rotor, large model WHSA0032 31.4 mm 8 mm 43.5 mm 9629 MC
Santos-Dumont, extra-large model (steel) WSSA0032 33.9 mm 7.5 mm 46.6 mm 430 MC
Santos-Dumont, large model WSSA0085 31.4 mm 7.3 mm 43.5 mm —
Santos-Dumont, large model (steel, manual) WSSA0046 31.4 mm 7.3 mm 43.5 mm 430 MC
Santos-Dumont, small model WSSA0086 27.5 mm 7.3 mm 38 mm —
Tank Américaine, large model WSTA0083 24.4 mm 8.54 mm 44.4 mm —
Tank Américaine, mini model WSTA0116 15.2 mm 6.52 mm 27.9 mm —
Tank Américaine, small model WSTA0117 19.4 mm 6.76 mm 35.4 mm —
Tank Française, large model WSTA0067 30.5 mm 10.11 mm 36.7 mm —
Tank Française, medium model WSTA0105 27 mm 7.08 mm 32 mm —
Tank Française, small model WSTA0129 21.2 mm 6.79 mm 25.7 mm —
Tank large model WSTA0106 25.5 mm 6.6 mm 33.7 mm —
Tank Must, extra-large model WSTA0053 31 mm 8.37 mm 41 mm —
Tank small model WSTA0107 22 mm 6.6 mm 29.5 mm —
Baignoire, mini model WGBA0040 18.7 mm 7.5 mm 24.6 mm —
Baignoire, small model WGBA0042 23.1 mm 6.97 mm 31.4 mm —
Santos-Dumont Skeleton Micro-Rotor, large model (yellow gold) WHSA0043 31.4 mm 8 mm 43.5 mm —
Santos-Dumont, extra-large model WGSA0108 33.9 mm 7.5 mm 46.6 mm —
Tank à Guichets WGTA0237 24.8 mm 6 mm 37.6 mm —
Tank Américaine Skeleton, large model WHTA0041 24.4 mm 8.24 mm 44.4 mm —
Tank Cintrée WHTA0037 23 mm 6.95 mm 46.3 mm —
Tank Louis Cartier, large model WGTA0373 27.8 mm 8.18 mm 38.1 mm —
Tank Louis Cartier, medium model WGTA0303 25.5 mm 6.6 mm 33.7 mm —
Tank Louis Cartier, medium model (rose gold) WGTA0011 25.5 mm 6.6 mm 33.7 mm 1917 MC
Tank Louis Cartier, mini model WGTA0352 16.5 mm 6.05 mm 24 mm —
Tank Louis Cartier, small model WGTA0342 22 mm 6.35 mm 29.5 mm —
Tank Normale, large model WHTA0032 25.7 mm 6.85 mm 32.6 mm —
Tortue, large model HPI01830 32.9 mm 7.18 mm 41.1 mm —
Tortue, small model WGTO0015 26.8 mm 7.18 mm 33.4 mm —
Tressage HPI01689 14.4 mm 7.62 mm 30.5 mm —
Santos de Cartier Chronograph, large model WSSA0083 37.7 mm 11.6 mm 47.5 mm —
Santos de Cartier Dual Time, large model WSSA0076 37.7 mm 10.1 mm 47.5 mm —
Tortue Chronograph, large model WHTO0012 34.8 mm 10.23 mm 43.7 mm —

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