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De Bethune
Ref. DBK2V1
DB Kind of Two Jumping GMT
An unusual, inventive and very rare reversible titanium dual time wristwatch with deadbeat seconds, double dial, floating lugs, certificate and box
Estimate
CHF80,000–160,000
€87,900–176,000
$101,000–203,000
Live 9 May, 2 PM Switzerland Time
Manufacturer
De Bethune
Year
Circa 2023
Reference No
DBK2V1
Movement No
DB.Q.416500.003
Case No
05
Model Name
DB Kind of Two Jumping GMT
Material
Titanium
Calibre
Manual, cal. DB2517, 58 jewels
Bracelet/Strap
Canvas
Clasp/Buckle
Titanium De Bethune pin buckle
Dimensions
43.3mm diameter
Signed
Dial, movement and buckle signed
Accessories
Accompanied by De Bethune Certificate of Origin and Warranty, instruction manual, fitted box and outer packaging.
Full-Cataloguing
Good to Know:
- GMT double sided wristwatch with dead beat seconds
- Features a reversible case, with one side with classic guilloché dial and the other with openwork dial
- Fully serviced by De Bethune in 2024
The spectacular “DB Kind of Two Jumping GMT” launched in 2022 - the year of De Bethune’s 20th Anniversary - and mounting the 30th calibre developed by the company, is a horological tour-de-force under all possible aspects.
It is a GMT, dual display reversible timepiece with jumping seconds and floating lugs.
One side features what the brand calls a “classic” display dedicated to the “Away” time display. It presents relatively old school aesthetics with a guilloché center disk and Arabic-style numerals. Yet, the brand manages to imbue even the classic side with modernity, thanks to the convex tracks dedicated to the hours and minutes.
The other side - the “Home” time dial - is a whirlwind of horological whimsy and modernity in pure De Bethune style. Fully skeletonized, it prominently features the iconic De Bethune “Star Trek” bridge enveloping nearly the entirety of the dial. At the very center, the deadbeat second wheel (operating the center seconds on the “Away” dial) is on full display and a subdial at six frames the escapement and tells the hours, indicated with a large hand superimposed to the balance wheel. An inclined outer white track with blue five-minute Arabic combined with baton minute numerals would be the only concession to tradition, if not for the minute hand - a “mystery-style”” tiny arrow seemingly suspended above the movement but in fact linked at its tip to the tiny track which drives it.
Incredibly enough, to render the timepiece surprisingly lightweight might be the least astonishing detail for this titanium case which - similarly to the Contemporary dial - takes tradition and throws it out of the window with a fresh gust of post-modernity. Originally debuting in 2021 (with the DB Kind of Two Tourbillon), it features floating lugs - another De Bethune creation - and a fully reversible construction thanks to a mechanism consisting of 28 parts. Its operation is as smooth, precise and satisfying as the mechanical dance of the components of the movement.
- GMT double sided wristwatch with dead beat seconds
- Features a reversible case, with one side with classic guilloché dial and the other with openwork dial
- Fully serviced by De Bethune in 2024
The spectacular “DB Kind of Two Jumping GMT” launched in 2022 - the year of De Bethune’s 20th Anniversary - and mounting the 30th calibre developed by the company, is a horological tour-de-force under all possible aspects.
It is a GMT, dual display reversible timepiece with jumping seconds and floating lugs.
One side features what the brand calls a “classic” display dedicated to the “Away” time display. It presents relatively old school aesthetics with a guilloché center disk and Arabic-style numerals. Yet, the brand manages to imbue even the classic side with modernity, thanks to the convex tracks dedicated to the hours and minutes.
The other side - the “Home” time dial - is a whirlwind of horological whimsy and modernity in pure De Bethune style. Fully skeletonized, it prominently features the iconic De Bethune “Star Trek” bridge enveloping nearly the entirety of the dial. At the very center, the deadbeat second wheel (operating the center seconds on the “Away” dial) is on full display and a subdial at six frames the escapement and tells the hours, indicated with a large hand superimposed to the balance wheel. An inclined outer white track with blue five-minute Arabic combined with baton minute numerals would be the only concession to tradition, if not for the minute hand - a “mystery-style”” tiny arrow seemingly suspended above the movement but in fact linked at its tip to the tiny track which drives it.
Incredibly enough, to render the timepiece surprisingly lightweight might be the least astonishing detail for this titanium case which - similarly to the Contemporary dial - takes tradition and throws it out of the window with a fresh gust of post-modernity. Originally debuting in 2021 (with the DB Kind of Two Tourbillon), it features floating lugs - another De Bethune creation - and a fully reversible construction thanks to a mechanism consisting of 28 parts. Its operation is as smooth, precise and satisfying as the mechanical dance of the components of the movement.