DB 26

The new DE BETHUNE 2009 collection contains a very beautiful piece with contemporary appeal, the DB26. While the uncluttered appearance of the case and the dial reveals the exacting mastery of the various crafts carried out within the DE BETHUNE workshops, it also serves the better to conceal within its heart a new calibre, the DB2005, a perpetual calendar movement wholly developed and produced in the manufacture.

This timepiece is sure to establish itself as a great classic and will unquestionably enrich the watchmaking heritage of the brand. At first glance, it is the sapphire hands surrounded by hand-blued steel which attract the eye.

The duo David Zanetta and Denis Flageollet have conceived and designed hands of perfect transparency which enable the person wearing this timepiece to read all the indications displayed in the windows of this perpetual calendar with the greatest of ease. Whatever the position of the hands, the date, the day and the month can be clearly read.

Then, for a fleeting moment, one admires the DE BETHUNE spherical moon rotating on its own axis, accurately indicating the phases of the celestial body. Consisting of two parts, one steel and the other platinum, this tiny sphere is flame-blued by hand. Next to it, a round window indicates the years of the leap-year cycle. As a further subtle touch, two blued steel indexes point to the month and the day in the windows for better visibility.

The De Bethune DB26 is a splendid creation from one of our favorite watch manufacturer.