De Bethune –DB28GS Swordfish Black Zirconium Edition

De Bethune – CURRENT DB28GS ‘Swordfish’ Black Zirconium Edition - 2025

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Reliability, technical excellence, and refinement

A diving watch that guarantees, as always with De Bethune, optimal legibility of the time and immersion duration. It is designed to perform under challenging conditions, with reduced visibility, both day and night.

2019 marked a turning point for De Bethune when Denis Flageollet, founder and master watchmaker, introduced a 100% sport model. 

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The DB28GS Grand Bleu represents the beginning of an exciting new chapter in his horological journey. Both technical and elegant, it is the first diving watch from the independent manufacturer, which, true to its approach, reinterprets and refines the aesthetics and technical features of its models over time.

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Today, the DB28GS Swordfish adopts the elegant design and bold character of its predecessors, while offering a new bi-chromatic interpretation—both mysterious and dazzling—that explores the nuances of black surrounding the iconic De Bethune blue.

Exceptional Aesthetic Legibility

The craftsmanship at the Auberson workshops is evident in the quality of the finishes and the materials, including the oxidation of zirconium and Grade 5 titanium, as well as the DLC treatment on the hardened stainless steel. The combination of these materials for the 44mm case, the mobile cradles, and the bridges—brushed, hand-polished, or decorated with the "microlight" technique—offers a depth of black with multiple tonalities, ranging from matte to glossy, subtly highlighted with touches of blue.

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The Grade 5 titanium components — polished, mirror-finished, and blued—such as the hands, inserts, crown, bridges, and the micro-spherical indices of the bezel, have been meticulously designed, selected, and assembled to ensure immediate legibility of the time.

Diving Time Measurement

The immersion time is elegantly read on the De Bethune watch, thanks to a bezel that rotates the watch's sapphire crystal in its unidirectional movement. 

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Unlike traditional dive watches, the DB28 GS Swordfish displays the minute track on the sapphire glass itself, refining the design and enhancing legibility while maintaining a precise display system.

Technical Legibility Optimized by an Ingenious Mechanical Lighting System

In addition to the luminescent-tipped hands, the DB28GS Swordfish is equipped with De Bethune’s manual lighting system, which diffuses white light from the four corners of the dial (3, 6, 9, 12 o’clock) to illuminate the movement from the inside. This entirely mechanical system functions as simply as a bicycle light, without electronics or batteries. 

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It is activated by a push-button at 6 o’clock, which triggers a small gear driven by the dual barrel. This gear, through a miniature dynamo, provides the energy necessary to light the watch without affecting the movement’s operation. Once again, the manufacture showcases its ability to blend functionality and technical excellence, as the simplicity of this lighting function masks the intricate engineering that only the De Bethune technical team can fully appreciate.

Shock Resistance and Optimal Comfort

The DB28 GS Swordfish continues the tradition of exceptional comfort De Bethune applies to its pieces, especially within the DB28 collection. This remarkable comfort is due to the combination of black zirconium and hardened stainless steel, its hand-brushed and polished finish, and the positioning of the crown at 12 o’clock. 

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Additionally, it features the patented mobile cradle system, which adapts to the size and movement of the wrist. It has been enhanced by a DLC coating (Diamond-Like Carbon) that adheres perfectly to the ultra-hardened stainless steel of the cradles, ensuring resistance to shocks (unlike DLC coatings applied to softer materials such as titanium or 316L stainless steel commonly used in watchmaking). The DB28 GS Swordfish cradles stand out with blued Grade 5 titanium inserts, polished to recall the blue components of the case and dial. The natural rubber strap also contributes to the watch’s comfortable wear.

Performance of the DB2080 Movement

The DB28GS Swordfish meets the reliability standards set by De Bethune’s technical department and proudly boasts flawless water resistance to a depth of 105 meters. Its DB2080 movement is equipped with a double barrel self-regulating system that provides a 5-day power reserve, with performance indicated between 9 and 10 o’clock. 

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The presence of a titanium/grey gold balance wheel, designed to adapt to temperature variations, along with a flat terminal curve hairspring, ensures an optimal mass/inertia ratio for an ideal frequency of 28,800 vibrations per hour, suited for wristwatches. 

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The watch undergoes extensive reliability and shock resistance testing, which it passes thanks to a triple shock absorber system that protects the heart of the movement. A titanium bridge, equipped with shock absorbers at both ends (ruby + blade spring) and a central damper, ensures precise position stability of the balance wheel, even during violent impacts. 

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The DB28GS Swordfish once again illustrates the meticulous research work of Denis Flageollet's teams on functional aesthetics, reliability, and technical performance — key elements at the heart of every De Bethune creation.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection  CURRENT DB28 Watch

Name: DB28GS Swordfish Edition

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Reference: DB28GSV2BB

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Movement: DB2080
Type: Mechanical hand-wound movement
– Mirror-polished grade 5 titanium motion-work bridge 
– Plate and barrel bridge covers in hand-smoothed grade 5 titanium and adorned with “Microlight engraving” De Bethune Innovation (2007) 
– Hand snailed barrels 
– Hand-polished, flame-blued and chamfered steel parts
- Self-regulating twin barrel, De Bethune Innovation (2004)
- 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
- Triple pare-chute shock-absorbing system, De Bethune Innovation (2005)
- Dial lighting produced by an entirely mechanical means working on the dynamo principle powered by a twin barrel and manually controlled via a pusher, De Bethune Innovation (2019)

Technical features of calibre DB2080
Number of parts: 400
Jewelling:  35 jewels
Frequency:  28,800 vibrations per hour
Diameter: 30 mm
Power reserve: 5 days, ensured by a self-regulating twin barrel
Adornment: Mirror- polished grade 5 titanium motion-work bridge
Plate and barrel bridge covers in hand-smoothed grade 5 titanium and adorned with “Microlight engraving”
De Bethune Innovation (2007)
Hand-snailed barrels
Hand-polished and chamfered steel parts
Display
Dial: Black Satin-brushed grade 5 titanium minutes dial with cut-out Arabic numerals
Rotating bezel crystal with metallised minutes ring
Power-reserve indicator between 9 and 10 o’clock
Hands: Titanium hours and minutes hands with black polished steel insert and second blued polished titanium insert, luminescent tip
Polished blued titanium seconds hand with luminescent tip
Case and strap
Case material: Black zirconium case middle with “Microlight” decoration, black brushed and polished harden stainless steel caseback and bezel
Case diameter: 44mm
Case thickness: 12.8 mm
Attachments: Floating lugs in brushed grade 5 titanium, De Bethune Patent (2006)
Glass: Sapphire crystal, 1800 Vickers hardness with double anti-reflective treatment
Crown at 12 o’clock, setting in two positions
Back: Open in black polished harden stainless steel
Water resistance: 10 ATM
Strap: Natural rubber strap + 1 canvas / leather strap
Buckle: Folding clasp in black brushed harden stainless steel

  🔰Edition  ✅only ❱❱❱ 25 pieces 

🔴Price: 105,000 CHF💰

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De Bethune – DB Kind of Two GMT Season 3 Edition

De Bethune – Current DB Kind of Two Season 3 Titanium / Black Zirconium Edition - 2025

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An Artistic Collaboration with Swizz Beatz
A Limited Edition of 10 pieces

Swizz Beatz and De Bethune: A Fusion of Horology and Creativity

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In 2020, American artist, rapper, and music producer Swizz Beatz challenged De Bethune with a visionary concept centered on transparency and light. The DW5, with its unclassifiable design and avant-garde spirit, emerged as the perfect choice for this first limited edition. Featuring a case composed of seven distinct sapphire crystal elements set within a blued titanium exoskeleton, it unveils the intricate details of an exceptional movement. The paradox between minimalist aesthetics and technical mastery embodies De Bethune’s contemporary and boundary-pushing approach to watchmaking.

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For Season 2, the DBD model took center stage, showcasing a refined dial where “Côtes de Genève” and Art Deco-inspired apertures create an elegantly restrained digital display, hiding a complexity known only to the movement. The striking contrast of burgundy and anthracite, paired with a case that merges classical inspiration—crown at 12 o’clock, ogival lugs—with the technological sophistication and lightness of polished zirconium, pays homage to the multifaceted creativity of Swizz Beatz.

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Now, for Season 3, Swizz Beatz has selected the reversible DB Kind of Two GMT. Beyond its striking dual-identity design, the timepiece offers a functional advantage: a dual-time display across two distinct dials, seamlessly accessed with a single, ultra-precise flipping motion, an impressive feat of horological engineering by De Bethune.

Two Faces, Two Time Zones: A Masterclass in Technical Complexity

Crafting a watch with two distinct and independent dials was a formidable challenge, requiring the development of a highly sophisticated movement entirely conceived and produced within De Bethune’s manufacture in l’ Auberson, Switzerland.

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True to the brand’s philosophy, behind the understated elegance of this piece lies a movement of remarkable complexity, designed to offer a seamless and intuitive GMT function. A precise system of gears and pinions ensures that the hands always move in the correct direction, regardless of the selected dial. Fully reversible, the watch offers the wearer the freedom to choose their display based on time zone or aesthetic preference.

Contemporary Face: Home Time Display

The contemporary dial, with its streamlined aesthetic, accentuates the movement while focusing the time display around the balance wheel at 6 o’clock, with minute markers along the periphery.

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The interplay of polished, domed surfaces, combined with microlight and satin finishes, creates a spectrum of subtle contrasts that enhance the exceptional depth of the movement’s black coating. Despite its compact dimensions, the watch conveys a striking sense of volume and depth, seamlessly integrating both a jumping seconds complication and a GMT function. A perfectly symmetrical deltoid bridge, positioned at the center like an isosceles triangle, contributes to the overall harmony of the composition.

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The self-regulating twin barrels introduce a touch of silver, while golden accents on the hour and minute markers, as well as the dual central gold wheels of the jumping seconds mechanism, elevate the refinement of the dial. The polished, blued steel hands, with a satin-finished steel insert at the center, introduce a discreet yet vibrant hue, playing with light to ensure optimal legibility.

A Case That Marries Function and Form

Elegant yet highly technical, the case is crafted from zirconium and satin-finished Grade 5 titanium. Specially redesigned floating lugs ensure an ergonomic fit, adapting seamlessly to the wrist’s natural movement. The case’s unique construction allows effortless transition between the two dials, achieved with a smooth, precise flipping motion. 

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This ingenious micro-mechanical system, composed of 42 components made from corrosion-resistant materials such as surgical steel and titanium, is engineered to withstand external factors including water, humidity, temperature fluctuations, and offers continuous wearability.

Classic Face: The GMT Display

The GMT face, infused with classic De Bethune DNA, embodies the Maison’s signature aesthetic. The hour and minute track pays tribute to the historical DB8 and DB10 models, while the hand-guilloché central motif, with its seemingly random pattern, is subtly highlighted with hints of blue. 

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Some may interpret this as a nod to De Bethune’s signature blued hands, while others might see it as the shimmering reflection of the sea under a moonlit sky—an open canvas for individual appreciation, shaped by the artistic visions of both Denis Flageollet, De Bethune’s master watchmaker and founder, and Swizz Beatz.

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Adding to the poetic elegance of this side is the refined, fluid motion of the polished mirror-finished steel jumping seconds hand—an expression of pure horological emotion.

Ingenious Simplicity: The Adjustment System

Despite its mechanical sophistication, the DB Kind of Two GMT remains remarkably intuitive to use. The dual-sided display is designed for ease of operation: The wearer first sets their home time on the contemporary face first, using the crown in position 3. The second time zone is then adjusted by pulling the crown to its second position while using the GMT face.

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Much like Swizz Beatz—an artist of many talents who seamlessly blends genres and influences—the DB Kind of Two GMT Season 3 distinguishes itself through versatility and innovation. This dual-faced timepiece, adorned with deep black nuances, not only showcases De Bethune’s technical prowess but also highlights the Maison’s masterful craftsmanship in blending materials, colors, and light. 

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With its dual display and two distinct personalities—one contemporary, the other classic—it epitomizes the harmonious balance between tradition and modernity, just as Swizz Beatz merges musical styles to create something entirely unique.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection:  Current Collection

Name: DB Kind of Two GMT Season 3

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 Reference : DBK2V1SB

Name: DB Kind of Two GMT
Reference: DBK2V1SB
Functions: Dual front and back display of hours and minutes, jumping seconds, Second time zone (GMT)
Movement: DB2517
Type: Mechanical hand-wound movement
Adjustment: Winding, setting the time and the GMT, by means of the crown (3
positions)

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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:
        Blued polished titanium hours and minutes indication
        Minute indication on the periphery
        Hour indication centered around the balance wheel at 6 o’clock
    Dial:
        Hour ring and black colour minute ring with golden transfer
Classic reverse side display
    Display:
        Hand-polished and blued titanium hands for hours and minutes
        Polished titanium jumping seconds hand
    Dial:
        Black dial with silvered transfer, with convex levels and with a black and blue bi-color guilloché central part
Case
    Case material: Grade 5 titanium / Matte black zirconium
    Case diameter: 43,3 mm
    Case 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: Nubuck velcro
    Buckle: Zirconium buckle and matte black grade 5 titanium pin

 🔰Edition  of ✅only ❱❱❱ 88 pieces 

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De Bethune – Dream Watch DW5 Al-Amal Engraving Titanium Edition

De Bethune – Dream Watch DW5 Al-Amal Engraving Titanium Edition - Unique Piece - 2024

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   DW5 Al-Amal
A time capsule bearing Love and hope

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De Bethune is creating a one-of-a-kind timepiece for the Mavericks of Time exhibition organised by Ahmed Sediqqi & Sons at the Museum of the Future (MOTF) in Dubai on 9 and 10 November. For this event, celebrating the creativity and boldness of independent watchmaking, the Manufacture is sending a time capsule bearing Love: a universal message of hope for future generations.

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The DW5 was the natural choice for this project that was launched in 2022 at the time of the official museum opening, as much for its futuristic, aerodynamic design as for the creative space its case provides.

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Designed in 2014 as a continuation of research into shapes and materials, the DW5 becomes De Bethune's iconic deltoid motif, an aesthetic code introduced with the first Dream Watch, which establishes a link between the various creations of the independent Manufacture.

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The compact structure of Calibre DB2144V2 developed exclusively for the curved asymmetrical case of the DW5, along with the reduced space devoted to the display of its functions – hours, minutes and spherical moon phases – already illustrated Denis Flageollet's desire for a broader aesthetic playground.

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"The Dream Watch collection is one of De Bethune's mainstays, designed to push the technical and aesthetic boundaries of the wristwatch. As a concept watch, the DW5 allows me to go beyond simple watchmaking. Like a sculpture, the experimental work carried out on titanium is part of an artistic approach inspired by philosophical and personal reflections.” Denis Flageollet, master watchmaker and founder.

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Through its choice of materials and finishes as well as the use of original techniques, the DW5 paves the way towards new cultures and concepts, while retaining its identity strongly inspired by aeronautics and space exploration.

DW5 Al-Amal: a wrist sculpture brimming with hope and optimism

Named DW5 Al-Amal, this one-of-a-kind timepiece was inspired by the illuminated calligraphic motifs on the exterior façade of the museum to convey a universal message, like a time capsule sent by humanity. Entirely made of mirror-polished titanium, the case is adorned with engravings representing six distinct Arabic calligraphies of the word ‘Love’.

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Whether friendly, passionate, carnal, spiritual or unconditional, love in Arabic is pronounced and calligraphed in different ways depending on the nuance it adopts. Among the many Arabic words that express this feeling, those evoking ‘Al-Amal’ friendship, desire, the heart, love, passion and faith have been carefully selected. 

These calligraphies pay tribute to an art that elegantly and flowingly transcends mere writing, making words veritable channels of beauty and emotion.

Watchmaking tradition is all about innovation

The art of watchmaking in the 21st century follows in the footsteps of the great master watchmakers of the Age of Enlightenment. 

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Building on a centuries-old culture, it is shaped and forged on a daily basis, continually integrating the scientific and technological innovations of our time into avant-garde creations, driven by De Bethune's distinctive penchant for introducing philosophical concepts with a cultural mission. 

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The Dream Watch collection is the boldest and most accomplished expression of this horological creativity.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection:  Dream Watch

Name: DW5 Al-Amal
Reference : DW5HOB

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
Analogue minutes indicator on a dragging rotating disc
Spherical moon-phase indication in palladium and flamed-blued steel with an accuracy of one lunar day every 1112 years at 6 o’clock – De Bethune Patent (2004)
Dial
Frame of the jumping-hour aperture in blued grade 5 titanium
Case
Material: Mirror-polished grade 5 titanium, with 5-axis mechanical engravings representing six Arabic
calligraphies meaning: friendship, desire, heart, love, passion and faith.
Diameter: lenght 58 mm – width 47 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Crystal: Hard-mineral crystal (1800 Vickers hardness) with double anti-reflective coating
Case back: Closed and screwed down case back in mirror- polished grade 5 titanium with aperture on the
balance wheel
Crown: Mirror-polished and microblasted grade 5 titanium, set with a blue sapphire cabochon
Water resistance: 3 ATM
Strap
Extra-supple alligator leather, alligator lining
Buckle: Pin buckle in Mirror-polished grade 5 titanium

🔴 Price CHF 240,000 (approximately 1,000,000 AED).

 🔰Edition:  ❱❱❱ Unique Piece

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De Bethune – DB25GMT Starry Varius Rose Gold

De Bethune – CURRENT DB25GMT Starry Varius Rose Gold 2024

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With the release of its 29th in-house calibre, De Bethune is combining its traditional expertise with cutting-edge technology to integrate the first-ever complication into the heart of an emblematic timepiece: the DB25 Starry Varius.

Optimism is growing as the situation in the world improves.

Always quick to keep step with developments, Manufacture De Bethune is offering a travel watch at the very moment when life resumes its course.

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The little sister of the DB25 World Traveller introduced in 2016, this new GMT model accentuates the aesthetic appeal and undeniable character of the DB25 Starry Varius.

Invitation to travel

The De Bethune teams set themselves the challenge of developing a travel watch during a period when travel had become difficult, if not impossible, so that when life resumed, it would be ready to takes its place on the wrists of the most discerning globetrotters.

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If you can't yet spontaneously meet up with your friends and family, this is an invitation to travel in your mind. The DB25GMT Starry Varius does indeed offer a simple and effective way to stay connected through time by indicating the time zone in which your loved one lives.

"What on earth was I thinking of in working on a new GMT travel watch while all the countries of the world were entering lockdown? I am pleased that it is now finished and that all the nomads of the planet can finally resume their journey, doubtless with a different view of our world." Denis Flageollet, Founder and Master Watchmaker of De Bethune

An evolving Starry Varius

Incorporating all the inherent codes of the DB25 Starry Varius collection, namely a polished grade 5 titanium case with a 42 mm diameter, a starry sky accompanied by its Milky Way, perfectly integrated openworked lugs, and a screw-down sapphire caseback providing a glimpse of the movement, this new adaptation of the DB25 World Traveller has everything it takes to win over its future owner.

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Despite housing such a complicated movement, it is nonetheless slim and elegant on the wrist, even reinforcing the already greatly appreciated characteristics of the DB25 Starry Varius. Its user friendliness and the smooth setting of the GMT movement make it an intelligent and remarkably beautiful watch.Reading the dial

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Starting from the centre, the dial indicates the date on the first disc with the help of its jumping date hand, which can be adjusted via a corrector at 6 o'clock. The hours of the first 24-hour time zone (home or reference time) are marked by the microsphere in a mysterious manner, as it appears to be floating weightless in its corridor. This function can be set in both directions (clockwise/counter-clockwise) via the crown. 

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Local time, i.e. the second time zone, is indicated by the blued hands whose curvature follows the relief of the dial. The minutes hand naturally remains coordinated with the reference time, while the hours hand indicates the local time thanks to the second time zone. Local time can also be set by the crown, in both directions.

The GMT function

Despite its complex construction, this mechanical GMT movement is very simple to use, with concentrically arranged functions. First of all, the owner uses the crown to set his reference time, known as home time, which is indicated by the microsphere on the 24-hour dial.

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Representing De Bethune's technical signature since its development of the three-dimensional moon-phase display, this microsphere indicates day and night thanks to its two halves: one blue and the other pink. It gradually turns at 6am and 6pm, thereby imitating sunrise and sunset. Secondly, the wearer sets his second time zone by means of the hours hand which is controlled via the crown pulled out to the second position.

Day/night

In the centre of the curved dial, De Bethune offers us a poetic vision of our sky by day and by night. A polished pink gold sun in the centre of a microlight shines over half the disc, while the celestial vault is delicately outlined on the blued polished titanium section.

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The vision provided is of a miniature night sky, dotted with a multitude of small white gold pins delicately and individually driven into a blued titanium dial. The Milky Way is then hand-crafted using micro laser strokes and 24-carat gold leaf.

Technical spirit

Visible through the sapphire caseback, the reverse side of the movement reveals the latest titanium balance with white gold inlays. This organ has the ability to neutralise the effects of temperature variations thanks to its interaction with the balance spring featuring the “De Bethune” flat terminal curve. 

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Its aerodynamics have also been worked on so as to ensure minimal air resistance. The escape-wheel is made of silicon both for the lightness of the material and to increase the power of the calibre. The regulator is held in place by a triple pare-chute system which combines a titanium bridge integrating two jewels held in place by a leaf-spring system pressing on the jewels. 

The two barrels, which are partially visible, have a five-day power reserve thanks to a self-regulating energy mechanism.

A mechanical treasure

While simple and beautiful in appearance, this timepiece nevertheless conceals a mechanical treasure, since it is equipped with the latest hand-wound Calibre DB2507.

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This is the 29th movement from De Bethune, which once again demonstrates bold technical mastery and expertise by fitting a GMT movement into a Starry Varius case and reproducing a miniature starry sky. The complication and its display have been entirely redesigned with a view to optimising legibility and operating convenience, thereby ideally meeting travellers’ expectations. 

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More than just an ally for globetrotters, this De Bethune creation exudes a classic, avant-garde spirit and an intriguingly mysterious allure.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection   CURRENT

Name: DB25GMT Starry Varius

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Reference: DB25VRG

Functions:

•     Hours, Minutes,
•     Second time zone (GMT),
•     Day/night indicator,
•     Jumping date.

Movement:
  Calibre DB2507
    Type: Mechanical hand-wound movement
Adjustment:
    Winding, setting the local and travel time (GMT) by means of the crown (3 positions ) – Secure bidirectional systems
    Via a corrector at 6 for the date hand (clockwise)

Technical features of calibre DB25 07
    Number of parts: 368
    Jewelling: 40 jewels
    Diameter: 30 mm
    Power reserve: 5 days, ensured by a self-regulating twin-barrel – A 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
        Microsphere Day/night indicator in rose gold and blued steel s imilar decoration technic of the spherical moon phase – De Bethune Patent (2004)
        Triple pare – chute shock-absorbing system De Bethune Innovation (2005)
    Frequency: 28,800 vibrations per hour
    Adornment:
        Curved mirror-polished steel plate cover
        Steel barrel bridge cover, mirror – polished and adorned with “ Côtes De Bethune ” enhanced with m icrolight decoration in its center – De Bethune innovation 2016
        Hand snailed barrels
        Hand-polished, chamfered steel parts
Display
    Display:
Hand-polished curved hands in rose gold
Hand-polished flamed-blued date hand with polished end
Day/night indicator in rose gold 5N and blued steel of the microsphere
– similar decoration technic of the spherical moon phase – De Bethune Patent (2004) date
    Dial and flanges:
Curved date ring in blued titanium with gold transfer
Silver curved hour ring
Rose gold curved minute ring
Silver 24h sub-dial with two-tone decals
Central dial in 2 parts : blue polished titanium with
white gold pins/ radiant silver microlight decoration with a sunburst insert in polished rose gold
Case and strap
    Case material: Rose gold 5N
    Case diameter: 42 mm
    Case thickness: 11,8 mm
    Lugs: Integrated, hollowed lugs
    Crystal: In sapphire crystal ( 1800 Vickers hardness ) with double anti – reflective coating
    Case back: Open back in rose gold 5N and 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  rose gold 5N

🔴 Price on Request 💰 

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