De Bethune – DB Kind of Two Jumping GMT Edition

De Bethune – Current DB Kind of Two Jumping GMT Titanium Edition - 2025

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 An edition limited by the human scale of our workshops

Two dials, one movement: the DB Kind of Two Jumping GMT combines two identities - aesthetic and technical - in one exceptionally accurate gesture. Freedom, function, perfection: De Bethune.

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Double-sided timepieces have been on the scene for over two centuries. Appearing during the Age of Enlightenment and inspired by astronomy, decorative arts and mechanical engineering, they made it possible to display a greater number of functions. From multifaced tower and table clocks during the Renaissance, this solution was then applied to pocket watches and even iconic models such as the Leroy 01(1900).

Two faces, two time zones: the GMT and its technical complexity

True to the spirit of the Maison, the apparent simplicity and elegance of this timepiece conceal a mechanism imobued with rare sophistication, designed to offer a GMT function that is both simple and intuitive. 

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Organised according to whether the front or back dial is selected, a complex system of gears and pinions ensures that the hands continue to rotate clockwise, regardiess of which side is chosen. This entirely reversible model can be worn on either side, depending on the wearer's mood or chosen time zone.

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    “Designing a watch that tells two stories - on two dials and with dual-time display revealed by one smooth move - was one of the most stimulating challenges of the Kind of Two Jumping GMT, making duality its creative principle.” - Denis Flageollet.

Contemporary side: home-time display

The contemporary front dial showcases the sophisticated mechanism and provides time reading centred on the balance wheel at 6 o'clock, with the minutes scale around the rim. Meticulous work involving layering polished and domed shapes, as well as microlight, shotpeened and snailed finishes, reveals the great care devoted to the decoration of this calibre. 

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Despite the limited space, this watch radiates a sense of volume and depth, incorporating both GMT and jumping-second complications, notably presented by two central gold wheels. A centrelly positioned deltoid-shaped titanium bridge crafted on several levels contributes to the overall stability and harmony.

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The hours and minutes markers as well as the mirror-polished blued steel hands feature a satin-brushed steel central inlay, adding a touch of blue and subtle light effects, ensuring perfect legibility.

Functional, accurate double-sided case

The elegantly technical 43 mm case in polished grade 5 titanium is equipped with floating lugs specially designed for the DB Kind of Two. This system enables the watch to be positioned perfectly on the wrist and to adapt to its movements, while also providing easy access to the two dials with a smooth, accurate swivel. 

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Consisting of 42 components made from stainless materials such as surgical steel and titanium, this ingenious and reliable micro-mechanism is able to withstand external aggressions such as water, humidity, temperature variations and continuous contact with the skin.

Classic side: GMT display

The traditionally-inspired reverse side presents a domed anthracite dial with a guilloché centre, providing an understated reading of the time. 

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The manually polished curved 5N gold hands exquisitely match the gilded hour-markers, while the polished titanium indicator elegantly marks the mechanical seconds jump.

Clever simplified adjustment

Despite its complex design, this model is extremely user-friendly. The functions are arranged into a double front/back display for the hours and minutes. 

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Using the crown in position 3, the collector sets their reference time - known as home time - indicated by the hours and minutes hands on the contemporary side. They set their second time zone by pulling the crown to the second position on the classic GMT side. 

 

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A symbol of versatility and creativity, this double-sided watch vividly demonstrates De Bethune's technical excellence and its artisans’ remarkable work in terms of materials, colours and light. 

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Its dual display boasting contrasting contemporary and classic identities reflects harmony between tradition and modernity. The whole is supported by a supple lined alligator leather strap. 

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection:  Current

Name: DB Kind of Two Jumping GMT Edition 

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 Reference : DBK2V1SB

Name: DB Kind of Two GMT
Reference: DBK2V1S8
Functions: Dual front and back display of hours and minutes, jumping seconds, Second time zone (GMT)
Movement: DB2517
Type: Mechanical hand-wound movement
Adjustment: Windin

Technical features of calibre DB2517
    Number of parts: 394
    Jewelling: 58 rubis
    Diameter: 30 mm
    Power reserve: 4 days, ensured by a self-regulating twin barrel – De Bethune Innovation (2004)
    Specificities:
        Titanium balance wheel with white gold inserts, optimised for temperature differences and air penetration – De Bethune Patent (2016)
        “De Bethune” balance-spring with flat terminal curve – De Bethune Patent (2006)
        Silicon escape wheel
        De Bethune Dead Beat Second – De Bethune Innovation (2011)
        GMT allowing to adjust 2 time zones, different on each side
    Frequency: 36,000 vibrations per hour
    Adornment:
        Motion works bridge and concave cover plate in black grade 5 titanium, mirror-polished
        Black Grade 5 titanium bridge cover with micro-blasted stages
        Hand snailed barrels
        Steel parts polished and chamfered by hand
Contemporary single-sided display
    Display:
Polished titanium hours and minutes indication
Minute indication on the periphery
Hour indication centered around the balance wheel at 6 o'clock
    Dial:
        Silver colour hour ring with polished blued index
        Silver colour minute ring with blue transfer
Classic reverse side display
    Display:
        Hand - polished rose gold hour and minute hands
        Polished titanium jumping seconds hand
    Dial:
        Anthracite dial with 5N transfer, with convex levels and guilloché central part
Case
    Material: Polished grade 5 titanium
    Diameter: 43,3 mm
    Thickness: 11,4 mm
    Crown : at noon on the front side, at 6 o’clock on the reverse side, and integrated into the case
    Lugs:
        Matte black zirconium floating lugs – De Bethune Patent (2006)
        With case turning mechanism that can be clearly positioned on the front or back side
    Crystal doubles-sides: In sapphire crystal (1800 Vickers hardness) with double anti-reflective coating
    Water resistance: 3 ATM 
 Strap:
    Extra - supple alligator leather, alligator lining
    Buckle: Pin buckle in polished grade 5 titanium

 🔰Edition  by production

🔴Price:  CHF 195,000 💰The exact price needs to be clarified. 

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De Bethune – DB28xs Yellow Tones Titanium

De Bethune – CURRENT DB25XS Yellow Tones Skeleton Dial Titanium - 2025

Manufacture De Bethune presents DB28xs Yellow Tones, a new version of its iconic 39 mm DB28. In teaming fiery-yellow titanium obtained through thermal oxidation with an in-house calibre, this timepiece combines tone-on-tone aesthetics with horological performance.

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Inits quest for perfection driven by a dynamic of perpetual evolution, Manufacture De Bethune expands its flagship DB28 collection with a new interpretation of the DB28xs Yellow Tones, now available in a 39 mm version. True to its creative spirit, De Bethune is not simply offering a compact alternative to this model, but has completely revisited the aesthetic balance of the timepiece while continuing to explore the colour spectrum. For master watchmaker and founder Denis Flageollet, it is a matter of constantly returning to the drawing board: helping the design evolve by modifying an element, a process or a technigue and sometimes making tiny, often imperceptible improvements.

39 mm: New Harmony

The Manufacture has designed a new watch entirely around the slimmer 39 mm diameter, retaining the character as well as the rich architectural and technical characteristics of the DB28, while subtly standing out. The refined, understated aesthetic approach focused on Denis Flageollet's cherished tone-on-tone time readoff, expressed here in fiery yellow mode. 

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Through a play on superimposed volumes and finishes (notably including microlight engraving and mirror polishing), the multiple light reflections playing across the yellowed titanium components ensure perfect dial legibility.

Yellow Tones: The Colour of Fire

To achieve a fiery yellow with natural, intense and vibrant shades, the artisans plying their trade in L'Auberson treated the case and movement components individually, according to the type of metal, shape and mass. 

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This palette of warm tones - evoking amber, fawn, sunshine and flames - would not have been possible without mastering and adapting an exclusive metal thermal-oxidation process. The result is a veritable symphony of mesmerising, shimmering fiery yellow grade 5 titanium and naturally oxidised steels.

"Rethinking the light of a creation means playing with an infinite number of details. The rigorous choice of lines, volumes and surface finishes is defined by the material, its intrinsic qualities and its propensity to catch or reflect light. These nuances are essential for De Bethune, as they create unique visual resonance." — Denis Flageollet

Calibre DB2115V14

The meticulous aesthetic care devoted to the openworked dial serves the cause of technical horology dedicated to function. The hand-wound calibre - which continues to evolve in step with advances made by the Manufacture's technical department - is equipped with De Bethune patented features and innovations to ensure optimal precison timekeeping. The titanium balance fitted with white gold weights ensures impeccable inertia and regulation; while the De Bethune hairspring with its unique flat terminal curve guarantees remarkable precision. 

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A triple pare-chute shock-absorbing system protects the heart of the movement from impacts. Low energy consumption made possible by optimised mechanical components increases the power reserve by more than 20% - equivalent to six days - provided by a self-regulating twin barrel, indicated in linear mode on the back of the timepiece.

Optimal Comfort

Delicately polished grade 5 titanium ensures that the DB28xs Yellow Tones is extremely light and pleasant on the skin, like all models in the collection. Its compact, particularly comfortable 39 mm case is equipped with a patented floating-lug system that adapt to wrist size and movements. 

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Complemented by an extra-supple double-lined alligator leather strap and titanium buckle, these features all contribute to the exceptionally agreeble feel of this timepiece.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection   CURRENT  

Name:  DB28xs Yellow Tones

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 Reference: DB28XSY

Case
    Material: Yellow polished grade 5 titanium
    Diameter: 38.7 mm
    Thickness: 8 mm
    Lugs: Yellow polished grade 5 titanium floating lugs De Bethune Patent (2006)
    Crystal: Sapphire crystal (1800 Vickers hardness) with double anti-reflective coating
    Case back: Screwed case back in yellow polished grade 5 titanium opened on a linear power reserve indicator
    Sapphire crystal (1800 Vickers hardness) with double anti-reflective coating
    Water-resistant to 30 meters (3 ATM)
Dial and hands
    Circular satin-finish titanium hours and minutes ring with yellow polished titanium hour-markers
    Yellow titanium barrel bridge with microlight decoration, sandblasted and polished chamfered contours
    Yellow polished titanium dial base
    Yellow polished titanium hands
Movement
    Calibre DB2115V14
    Mechanical hand-wound movement
    Diameter: 30 mm
    Number of parts: 244
    Number of jewels: 36
    Frequency: 28,800 vibrations per hour
    Power reserve of 6 days, ensured by a self-regulating twin barrel De Bethune Innovation (2004)
Specificities
    Titanium balance with white gold inserts, optimised for temperature differences and air penetration De Bethune Patent (2016)
    "De Bethune" balance-spring with flat terminal curve, De Bethune Patent (2006)
    Silicon escape wheel
    Triple pare-chute shock-absorbing system De Bethune Innovation (2005)
    Hand-crafted finishing and decoration
Functions/Indications
    Hours and minutes
    Power reserve indication on the back
Strap and buckle
    Alligator strap
    Yellow polished grade 5 titanium buckle and pin

 🔴 Price : USD 115,000 💰  

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De Bethune – DB25XS Starry Varius

De Bethune – CURRENT DB25XSB Starry Varius Star-Studded Sky Burgundy Dial Gold/Titanium - 2025

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VOLCANIC effervescence

De Bethune reinvents the iconic DB25: the spectacular compact DB25xs Starry Varius unveiled at Geneva Watch Days 2025 features a sky reddened by the fire of the earth.

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In exploring the colour spectrum of natural titanium oxidation using a thermal process unique to the Manufacture, De Bethune has opted for a warm, intense tone to depict the nocturnal spectacle of a volcanic eruption.

A new starry sky and its Milky Way

The DB25xs Starry Varius features a starry sky reddened by the earth in turmoil; while the dial mirrors a celestial canopy tinged by the activity of a volcano and its flowing lava.

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Artisans in the L'Auberson workshops combine exceptional expertise and extreme meticulous care in hand-decorating the mirror-polished titanium dials. Their dexterity enables them to set each white gold pin in varyingly sized micro-perforations, bringing to life a poetic depiction of the starry sky. Using laser-beam micro-milling, a Milky Way motif is then revealed by applying 24-carat gold leaf. Like every starlit dial from the Maison, this new sky can be personalised according to a specific geographical location and date.

40 MM OF SHEER ELEGANCE

In a perpetual quest for comfort on the wrist, De Bethune's classic collection that started out at 44 mm had already been aesthetically revamped in 2078, featuring a slender 42 mm case with revisited lugs.

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The DB25 collection continues its transformation with a new 40 mm edition of the Starry Varius. In order to preserve the refinement of its original design, this trimmed­ down interpretation required complete rethinking of this timepiece's aesthetic balance.

 

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According to Denis Flageollet: "It is important to maintain a beautiful dial aperture so that the observer can be fully immersed in the star-studded sky, thereby preserving the aura of the Starry Varius."

Its refined case sits perfectly on the wrist

This highly contemporary design with its sloping geometry is distinguished by slender curving lugs - subtly openworked and adorned with ogives - that emphasise the roundness of the object and ensure a comfortable fit.

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The display is enlivened by delicately hand-polished rose gold hands gliding over matching hour-markers set on a silver ring.

DB2005: AN EVER MORE POWERFUL CALIBRE

On the reverse side, a sapphire caseback with double anti-reflective treatment reveals the impeccable craftsmanship of the DB2005 hand-wound calibre incorporating the latest De Bethune technologies.

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Equipped with a balance-spring featuring a flat terminal curve, a silicon escape-wheel and a shock-absorbing system, the DB25xs Starry Varius also incorporates the Manufacture's latest titanium and white gold balance-wheel. 

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All these patents and innovations have been developed in a contemporary spirit to adapt to the wearing conditions of our time and hence to withstand magnetic fields, shocks and accelerations - with the aim of achieving ever-greater timekeeping precision and unfailing reliability.

 

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"Shaping 21st century watchmaking in the finest watchmaking tradition means constantly rethinking the craft developing it by modifying an element, a process or a technique, as well as sometimes making tiny, often imperceptible but necessary improvements to push the boundaries of mechanics with precision, reliability and finesse", says Denis Flageollet.

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The DB25xs Starry Varius is available in an ultra-lightweight mirror-polished grade 5 titanium case and in a more classic rose gold version. Each is fitted with an extra-supple double alligator leather strap.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection   CURRENT  

Name: De Bethune DB25XS Starry Varius Rose Gold 

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Reference: DB25VxsRV2

Case
    Material: Polished 5N rose gold
    Diameter: 40.6 mm
    Thickness: 8.8 mm
    Lugs: Integrated, hollowed lugs
    Glass: Sapphire crystal with double anti-reflective coating
    Case back: Open case back in polished grade 5 titanium
    Sapphire crystal with double anti-reflective coating
    Water-resistant to 3 ATM
Dial 
    De Bethune star-studded sky in burgundy and polished titanium with hand-fitted white gold pins depicting the stars
    Milky Way patterns produced by laser beam micro milling, gilded with 24-carat gold leaf
    Silver-toned hours and minutes ring with polished rose gold hour-markers
    Hands in hand-polished rose gold
Movement
    Calibre DB2005
    Manual winding movement
    Number of parts: 160
    Number of jewels: 27
    Diameter: 30 mm
    Frequency: 4 Hz, 28,800 vibrations per hour
    Power reserve of 6 days, ensured by a self-regulating twin barrel De Bethune Innovation (2004)
Finishes
    Silver plate and barrel bridge cover adorned with “Côtes De Bethune”
    Hand-snailed barrels
    Hand-polished, chamfered steel parts
Functions
    Hours and minutes
Strap
    Extra-supple alligator leather, alligator lining
    Polished 5N rose gold ardillon buckle 

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection   CURRENT  

Name: De Bethune DB25XS Starry Varius Titanium

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 Reference: DB25VxsTiV2

Case
    Material: Polished grade 5 titanium
    Diameter: 40.6 mm
    Thickness: 8.8 mm
    Lugs: Integrated, hollowed lugs
    Glass: Sapphire crystal with double anti-reflective coating
    Case back: Open case back in polished grade 5 titanium
    Sapphire crystal with double anti-reflective coating
    Water-resistant to 3 ATM
Dial
    De Bethune star-studded sky in burgundy and polished titanium with hand-fitted white gold pins depicting the stars
    Milky Way patterns produced by laser beam micro milling, gilded with 24-carat gold leaf
    Silver-toned hours and minutes ring with polished rose gold hour-markers
    Hands in hand-polished rose gold
Movement
    Calibre DB2005
    Manual winding movement
    Number of parts: 160
    Number of jewels: 27
    Diameter: 30 mm
    Frequency: 4 Hz, 28,800 vibrations per hour
    Power reserve of 6 days, ensured by a self-regulating twin barrel De Bethune Innovation (2004)
Finishes
    Silver plate and barrel bridge cover adorned with “Côtes De Bethune”
    Hand-snailed barrels
    Hand-polished, chamfered steel parts
Functions
    Hours and minutes
Strap
    Extra-supple alligator leather, alligator lining
    Pin buckle in grade 5 titanium

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De Bethune – Maestri’Art DW5 Tiger & Dragon Edition

De Bethune – Maestri’Art Dream Watch DW5 Tiger & Dragon Japanese Engraving Edition - 2025

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 DW5 Maestri’Art Tigre & Dragon

De Bethune creates a one-of-a-kind edition of Maestri’Art DW5 Tiger & Maestri’Art DW5 Dragon for Monaco-based watch gallery Art in Time. Inspiration – Non-duality: The joust between Tiger and Dragon.

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For thousands of years in Asian collective imaginations, the quest for perfection has involved the participation of the tiger and the dragon, the encounter between heaven and earth: Am and Du'o'ng. Like Yin and Yang, the principle of Am representing the tiger and Du'o'ng denoting the dragon, is based on complementarity. Universal balance unites the strength of the tiger and the spirit of the dragon that are regarded as inseparable.

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In its own relentless pursuit of perfection, De Bethune pays tribute to this eternal joust and presents the DW5 Tiger & Dragon pair in the Maestri'Art collection. This duo combines the ancestral Japanese tradition of the tsuba arts, the delicate craftsmanship on the case and the finesse of hand-crafted engravings. 

 

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Not to mention the discreet yet equally cutting-edge technology of Calibre DB2144V2, which incorporates the Manufacture’s latest innovations and technologies.

Technique – An exclusive alloy, expert hands

Denis Flageollet, master watchmaker and founder of De Bethune, has developed an exclusive alloy inspired by the work of Japanese metalworkers on tsubas, the sword guards that protected a samurai's hand when an opponent's blade slipped on his sword.

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It took hours of work by the deft hands of artist Michelle Rothen to create her engravings of traditional symbols and motifs. 

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Using a reinvented technique following the gentle delta-curve shape of the case, she tames the gold-inlaid metal, playing with its volumes and patina to bring out all its symbolic strength as well as the mystical character of the tiger and dragon.

Watchmaking – A cross-disciplinary approach

The spirituality of movement as taught by the martial arts is found here in the union of several cross-disciplinary, ancestral and avant-garde skills which, assembled within this creation, are not merely additional touches but truly transcendent elements.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection:  Dream Watch

Name:  DW5 Tiger & DW5 Dragon Edition

Movement
Calibre: DB2144V2
Type: Mechanical hand-wound movement
Adjustment: Winding, Spherical moon-phase adjustment and setting the time by means of the crown (3 positions)
Functions: Hours, Minutes, Spherical moon-phase indication

Technical features of calibre DB2144V2
Number of parts: 320
Jewelling: 32 jewels
Diameter: 30 mm
Power reserve: 5 days, ensured by a self-regulating twin barrel De Bethune Innovation (2004)
Specificities: Silicon annular balance encircled by a white gold ring De Bethune Patent (2010)
"De Bethune" balance-spring with flat terminal curve De Bethune Patent (2006)
Silicon escape wheel
Spherical moon-phase indication with an accuracy of one lunar day every 1112 years – De Bethune Patent (2004)
Triple pare-chute shock-absorbing system De Bethune Innovation (2005)
Frequency: 28'800 vibrations per hour
Adornment: Hand-crafted finishing and decoration
Display
Jumping-hour aperture at 3 o’clock
Analog minutes indicator on a dragging turning disc
Spherical moon-phase indication in palladium and flame-blued steel accurate to within one lunar day every 1,112 years – De Bethune Patent (2004)
Dial
Aperture frame in blued titanium grade 5
Case
Material: Alloy based on ancestral Japanese methods with hand engraving and gold inlays
Diameter: lenght 58 mm – width 47 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Crystal: Hard-mineral crystal (1800 Vickers hardness) with double anti-reflective coating
Case back:  Solid screw-in case-back in mirror-polished titanium grade 5 with opening onto the balance
Crown: Mirror-polished and microblasted grade 5 titanium, set with a blue sapphire cabochon
Water resistance: 3 ATM
Strap
Extra-supple alligator leather with alligator lining
Buckle: Pin buckle in mirror-polished titanium grade 5

🔴 Price CHF 450,000.

 🔰Edition: ❱❱❱ One-of-a-kind edition of two pieces

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