DB26
A contemporary looking timepiece with an uncluttered appearance, the refined dial reveals the demanding mastery of the various trades practiced in the De Bethune workshops. At first glance, you can’t help but notice the sapphire hands, ringed in hand blued steel. Imagined and designed watch hands of perfect transparency. Enabling the owner of this timepiece to read all the indications of this perpetual calendar quickly regardless of the position of the hands.
Hours, minutes. Date at 9 o’clock, perpetual calendar indicating days at 11 o’clock, months at 7 o’clock. De Bethune spherical moon phase indication at 3 o’clock.
Hands
Sapphire crystal wrapped with flamed-blued steel.
Dial
Silver-toned with apertures indicating days of the week and months. Sub dial indicating days of the month at 9 o’clock. De Bethune star-studded sky in flame-blued steel. De Bethune spherical moon phase indicator–leap year at 3 o’clock.
White gold. Diameter:44.4mm-Thickness:16.1mm
Attachments
Floating lugs in titanium, De Bethune Patent (2006).
Glass
Sapphire crystal with double anti-reflective coating (1800 Vickers).
Back
Back open, sapphire crystal with double anti-reflective coating (1800 Vickers).
DB2005 Caliber
Movement
Mechanical hand-wound movement.
Diameter 30 mm–348 parts–Hand-decorated with circular-grained, snailed, chamfered and polished steel parts – Côtes De Bethune.
Self-regulating twin barrel – De Bethune Innovation (2004)
Titanium/platinum balance – De Bethune Patent (2008)
Balance-spring with flat terminal curve – De Bethune Patent (2006)
Triple pare-chute shock-absorbing system – De Bethune Innovation (2005)
Spherical moon phase indication accurate to a degree of one lunar day every 122 years – De Bethune Patent (2004)
Jewelling
29 jewels
Frequency
28’800 vibrations/hour
Power reserve
5 days
Extra-supple alligator leather, alligator lining
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