During Baselworld 2015 De Bethune released a piece with the unusual name of ‘Quetzalcoatl’, and I finally had the opportunity to see it in Sydney during an Australian visit by Alessandro Zanetta, who was travelling with a very large number… Read More ›
It’s interesting how much impact young independent brands have had on the watch industry. Established in 2002, De Bethune is known for its distinctive mold-breaking designs for what are, at their heart, often quite classical pieces of watchmaking. Even their… Read More ›
SIHH 2016 will be quite a different proposition to SIHH of recent times, with a new ‘Carré des Horlogers’ (Watchmaker’s Square) featuring nine new brands/ independents joining the Richemont powerhouses, and the departure of Ralph Lauren from the Salon International… Read More ›
The just-finished Baselworld 2015 was where De Bethune formally launched the DB28 GS for which they did a ‘soft launch’ in late January. Those of you who follow Horologium on Instagram will have seen a photo that posted on the… Read More ›
In my watch wanderings before the start of SIHH week it has become customary for me to visit De Bethune to see some of their pre-Baselworld launches. This time we had a new watch companion, London’s #thewatchnerd; be sure to… Read More ›
You may recall >a previous post about the DB28 Maxichono released at Baselworld 2014 which featured a monopusher chronograph that had its seconds hand, 60-minute counter and 24-hour counter all co-axially mounted in the centre, along with the hour and… Read More ›
With a series of DB28 watches having already proven to be amongst De Bethune’s most popular lines and perhaps its most well-known, Baselworld 2014 saw the release of the seemingly all-black DB28 Dark Shadows, which I had the opportunity to… Read More ›
During Baselworld 2014 De Bethune introduced a new chronograph with what they call the ‘Absolute Clutch System’. With a price tag of some CHF 166,000, exactly what sort of chronograph this is, has been the prevailing question. Well I recently… Read More ›
Baselworld 2014 was where De Bethune formally launched the DB28 Digitale. Fortunately, I was able to see this piece in Geneva in January, and of the two pieces I saw that day, this was the one that lingered for longest… Read More ›
During ‘Geneva week’ before the start of SIHH 2014 we visited a couple of brands, of which De Bethune was the first. As it was also the brand that I first visited during my inaugural ‘Geneva week’ in 2013 it… Read More ›
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