De Bethune - The Geneva Watch Auction: XIII Geneva Saturday, May 8, 2021 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: De Bethune
    Year: Circa 2017
    Reference No: DB25QP
    Movement No: DB2324 n°125
    Case No: 22
    Model Name: DB 25
    Material: 18k pink gold
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. DB2024.762, 47 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Leather
    Clasp/Buckle: 18k pink gold De Bethune pin buckle
    Dimensions: 44mm Diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by unstamped and undated De Bethune Certificate of Origin and Warranty, setting pin, user manual and fitted box
    Literature: De Bethune is featured in Watchmakers: The Masters of Art Horology by Maxima Gallery pp. 104-121

  • Catalogue Essay

    De Bethune is most certainly one of the most exciting brands to have been born in this Millennium. Their designs are bold, brazen and may speak to the free thinking artistically inclined collector but one element that the collecting community agrees upon is the amazing ultra-progressive movements that drive the watches.

    The present DB25 perpetual calendar features easy to read indications with the day and month indicated via apertures on the sides of the dial, date at 6 o’clock and the brand’s signature three dimensional spherical moon phase display made of titanium and platinum and accurate up to 122 years. A leap year indication is also placed below the moon display.

    The 425 component caliber features all the signature elements one has come to expect from this innovative maker: ¾ plate with starry décor, sandblasted and snailed by hand, balance bridge and rotor arms in blued titanium, self-regulating twin barrel, titanium and platinum balance wheel, De Bethune balance spring with flat terminal curve and triple pare-chute shock absorbing system amongst others.

    In almost unworn condition, the present DB25 is a milestone of contemporary haute horlogerie and a must have for the collector looking for something different that only De Bethune can offer.

95

Ref. DB25QP
An elegant and cutting edge pink gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with spherical moonphase display, guarantee, and box

Circa 2017
44mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement and buckle signed

Estimate
CHF25,000 - 50,000 
€22,700-45,300
$27,200-54,400

Sold for CHF113,400

Contact Specialist

Alexandre Ghotbi
Head of Watches, Continental Europe and the Middle East

41 79 637 1724
aghotbi@phillips.com

 

 

The Geneva Watch Auction: XIII

Geneva Auction 8 - 9 May 2021