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De Bethune DB28 Yellow Tones

Used () | Year of production 2019 | Original box | Original papers
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Basic Info
Listing code MFZNB3
Brand De Bethune
Model DB28
Reference number DB28YT
Movement Manual winding
Case material Titanium
Bracelet material Leather
Year of production 2019
Condition

The item shows minor signs of wear, such as small, intangible scratches.
Scope of delivery
Original box, original papers
Gender Men's watch/Unisex
Location United Kingdom, London
Price £110,600 (= $150,919)
Availability Item is in stock

Caliber
Movement Manual winding
Caliber/movement DB2115V4

Case
Case material Titanium
Case diameter 42.6 mm
Bezel material Titanium
Crystal Sapphire crystal
Dial Gold
Dial numerals No numerals

Bracelet/strap
Bracelet material Leather
Bracelet color Black
Clasp Buckle
Clasp material Titanium

Other
Display back, Power Reserve Display

Description
Where the ‘Kind of Blue’ is perhaps better known, with the heat-blueing of materials being more established in watchmaking, the DB28 ‘Yellow Tones’ offers a distinctive take on the art of precise application of heat to metal that De Bethune excels at. It offers the warmth typical of yellow gold while confounding the mind with the lightness that titanium brings.

The case, 42.6mm across and 9.3mm tall, is crafted from titanium treated to a lower temperature than it would take to the turn the metal blue. Such controlled exposure to flame turns it a delicate shade of yellow. Its monocoque form is high polished, with sapphire crystals on the front and caseback. The screwed down crown at 12 o’clock features knurling aimed winding ergonomics. The case is secured to the wrist by way of the brand’s signature open-work titanium floating lugs, with design cues such as ogival or bullet ends. The lugs wear a subtly richer shade – the amber achieved by tweaking the temperature they are treated to ever so slightly. The resulting effect is two tone, achieved exclusively by the precise application of heat.

The dial continues this play of aureate tones – the bezels that frames the hour plots and also surrounds the spherical moonphase are finished in the same amber tone, setting them against the yellow of the stainless-steel hands and the triangular bridge that straddles the twin mainspring barrels. The spherical form of the titanium hour markers are echoed in the bi-metal orb that is the moonphase display. It is crafted from palladium and stainless-steel, with heat turning the latter metal a brownish yellow. The complication, manipulated with a corrector integrated on the midcase, is accurate to 122 years.

The triangular bridge has a mirror polished central portion, with the extremities decorated with the brand’s proprietary, symmetrical striping called Côtes De Bethune. The balance wheel is crafted from blued titanium, with white gold timing weights providing the lightweight set up mass. The bridge securing the balance is protected by the brand’s proprietary Triple Pare-Chute shock protection system. The balance interacts with a titanium escape wheel.

Owing to the inverted nature of the manually wound calibre DB 2115V4, the display caseback wears a fairly minimal appearance. The plates are decorated with perlage, with the mechanics of the power reserve indicator – integrated on this side – satinated. The twin mainsprings offer the calibre six days of autonomy, displayed on a graduated scale by a heat-browned stainless-steel indicator.

This DB28YT comes with its full set of outer and inner boxes and warranty and instruction paperwork. It presents an interesting example of De Bethune’s artistry, fittingly underpinned by its experimentation with material science.

De Bethune DB28 Yellow Tones is in excellent overall condition. The watch shows virtually no signs of wear. The watch remains unserviced from new, though keeps excellent time and functions perfectly.

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