Description

In 2008, De Bethune introduced the DB25 collection, their first classic watch with an automatic calibre.
The DB25 collection has a very pure and classic design mixed with technological innovation to create unique timepieces. The 44 mm-diameter round case gives this collection its character which is inspired by a drum shape and features slender and resolutely classic lines, subtly enlivened by the hollowed lugs which characteristic of the DB25 family. This ultra-progressive timepiece features a hand guilloché dial and what has become a De Bethune signature: a three dimensional spherical moon phase display made of titanium and platinum and accurate up to 122 years.

For this timepiece, De Bethune has developed an automatic mechanical Calibre, benefiting from the latest research and technology of the Manufacture and notably uniting moon phases, a star-studded sky and a perpetual calendar with an impressive power reserve of 5 days.

The finesse of the decorations and the purity of the hand-guilloché salmon-toned dial with its Roman numeral hour markers that accentuate the readability, notably based on the set of annular appliques delineating the subdials and the chapter ring. The hands are polished and are bend down to the dial which make them more legible. At 12 o’clock, a titanium and blued steel sphere sits enthroned amid a star-studded sky also incorporating a leap-year indicator. The date is read off on a subdial at 6 o’clock, while perpetual calendar information is positioned in a perfectly symmetrical manner at 9 and 3 o’clock.

The De Bethune interpretation of the perpetual calendar is imbued with poetry and combines horological finesse with the cutting-edge mechanisms of the Manufacture.

De Bethune – bio

Created in 2002 by David Zanetta, a collector of vintage timepieces and art, and Denis Flageollet, a genius watchmaker who started his career restoring vintage timepieces and developing extremely complicated movements for others, De Bethune has gained a reputation amongst collectors as one of the originators of creative contemporary independent watchmaking.Since its creation, De Bethune has given birth to 30 in-house calibers, a dozen patent registrations and over 18 world premiere innovations. An amazing track-record for such a young brand.