De Bethune DB25 Digitale
De Bethune has introduced the DB25 Digitale, a new release that integrates a jumping-hours display into its DB25 collection. This timepiece features a 42mm titanium case and a unique time display combining a jumping hour aperture with a rotating minute disc, all set against a celestial-themed dial.
- Price: CHF 106,000 before VAT
- 42mm titanium case
- Movement: Caliber DB2144V3
- Power Reserve: 5 days
- Water Resistance: 30m
The DB25 Digitale features a jumping hour display in an aperture above the central spherical moon phase, with an analogue minute indicator on a rotating disc positioned at 6 o'clock.
The dial is crafted from blued titanium with a 'random' guilloché pattern that evokes a nocturnal river scene, complemented by a star-studded sky and a central 3D spherical moon phase.
The case, while 42mm, is designed to hug the wrist well and wear smaller due to the shape of the DB25 case and its slender, openworked lugs.
The movement, Caliber DB2144V3, incorporates De Bethune innovations such as a self-regulating twin barrel, a titanium balance wheel with grey-gold inserts, and a silicon escape wheel.
The spherical moon-phase indication is accurate to within one lunar day every 1,112 years, a De Bethune patent from 2004.
The random guilloché motif from the dial is extended to the deltoid bridge visible on the exhibition caseback, creating a visual connection between the dial and movement.