DB28
XP Kind of Blue Tourbillon Sapphire
The DB28XP Kind of Blue Tourbillon Sapphire represents the seamless evolution of two iconic models from De Bethune: the DB28XP and the DB28 Kind of Blue Tourbillon. It encapsulates the best of both worlds by merging the sleek design and refinement of the DB28XP with a distinctly blue aesthetc inspired by the DB28 Kind of Blue Tourbillom a hallmark of the manufacture's signature style.
Hours, Minutes, 30’’ indicator via the ultra-light De Bethune tourbillon cage at 6 o’clock, power reserve on the back
Dial: Titanium hour ring with blued microlight decoration and polished hour markers. Blued grade 5 circular satin titanium minutes and seconds ring. Bridge cover on the barrel and triangular central bridge in grade 5 blued polished titanium with blued drawn chamfered contour. Milky Way patterns produced by laser beam micro milling, gilded with 24-carat gold leaf
Hands: Polished titanium hands
Blued polished grade 5 titanium with “microlight” case middle set with baguette sapphire – diameter 43 mm – thickness 9,1 mm
Attachments:
Blued polished grade 5 titanium floating lugs , 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:
Screwed case back in blued polished titanium and open on a linear power reserve indicator
DB2009V5 calibre
Movement:
Mechanical hand-wound
Diameter 30 mm – 380 parts – Hand-crafted finishing and decoration
- 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
- Ultra-light De Bethune 30’’ tourbillon in titanium, De Bethune Innovation (2008)
Jewelling:
40 jewels
Frequency:
36,000 vibrations per hour
Power reserve:
5 days
Extra-supple alligator leather, alligator lining