De Bethune – DW5 Seeking Perfect for Only Watch 2023

 

De Bethune – Dream Watch DW5 Tourbillon Seeking Perfect for Only Watch 2023

 Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO     The DW5 SP is a one-of-a-kind forged piece, the metal of its case specifically made from the iron ore found just a stone's throw from the De Bethune manufacture.

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This unique watch comes from the depths of time, its dial and spherical moon made of ferrous meteorite created in the crucible of the universe.

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For its case, Denis Flageollet got as close to nature as possible, seeking to rediscover ancestral iron and steel-making techniques. 

 

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He forged the various parts from a magnifying glass of metal made in his own blast furnace. The patterns on its surface come from the different parts of his metal preparation, which he forged together.

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Denis Flaegollet created this mass of iron and steel from iron ore harvested at L'Auberson. He roasted it, crushed it into powder, reduced it through the glowing charcoal of his low furnace to obtain a mass of metal, then forged it into a compact material close to the shape to be machined. 

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The operation took several weeks to complete, and the research took many months. For this unique timepiece, the De Bethune team created a tourbillon movement that can be admired on the back of the watch.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection Dream Watch 

Name: DW5 Seeking Perfect for Only Watch 23

Reference: OW23

Functions: Hours, minutes, central spherical moon-phase indication, 30-minute
indication on the ultra-light silicon and titanium De Bethune tourbillon cage appearing on the back
Movement: Calibre DB2149
Type: Mechanical hand-wound
Adjustments: By means of the crown adorned with a blue cabochon-cut sapphire
Three positions for winding, the spherical moon phase and time-setting
Technical characteristics of Calibre DB2149
Number of components: 356
Jewelling: 35 jewels
Diameter: 30 mm
Power reserve: Four days, ensured by a self-regulating twin barrel De Bethune innovation (2004)
Specific characteristics : Titanium balance-wheel with white gold inserts De Bethune patent (2016)
De Bethune balance-spring with flat terminal curve De Bethune patent (2006)
Silicon escape-wheel
Spherical moon-phase display accurate to within one lunar day every 1,112 years De Bethune patent (2004)
De Bethune ultra-light silicon and titanium 30-second tourbillon De Bethune innovation (2008)
Frequency: 36,000 vibrations/hour
Decorations: Hand-crafted finishes and decorations
Dial:  Blued meteorite dial
 Polished blued meteorite 
Transferred hour and minute discs
Display
Displays: Jumping-hour aperture at 3 o’clock
Minutes indication on a dragging rotating disc
Palladium and flame-blued steel spherical moon-phase indication accurate to within one lunar day every 1,112 years De Bethune patent (2004)
Case
Damascus iron and steel from Auberson iron ores
Hand-forged case — Spherical meteorite moon — 
Diameter: Length 58 mm – width 47 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Crown: Blue sapphire cabochon on crown
Glass: Hardened mineral
Caseback: Screw-in back in polished and blued grade 5 titanium, openworked with blue sapphire inserts
QR code engraved on the back of the piece giving access to unique information for the future owner —
Water resistance: 3 ATM, equivalent to 30 metres
Strap
Extra-supple alligator leather bracelet, alligator lining
Buckle: Titanium with polished and blued grade 5 titanium pin buckle

 

 🔰Edition
Limitation: Unique piece for Only Watch 2023

 🔴Price    Lot 20      Estimated at CHF 220,000 - CHF 270,000 💰

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Press release -- 2023
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