DESCRIPTION

Manufacturer	De Bethune
Model Name	DB26 Perpetual Calendar
Model Number	DB26RS1
Movement	Mechanical Hand Wound
Case	18k Rose Gold 40.3mm
Dial	Silver
Strap Band	Black Leather with Tang clasp.
Serial No	xxx/ Very limited number of pieces.
Approx. Retail/ Replacement Price	$167,500.00
Additional Information	New, NIB. Cones with Box and Papers.

For information call Mauricio at 310.433-9293 De Bethune is a newly founded watch manufacturer located in La Chaux L'Auberson in the Swiss Jura close to the French border. De Bethune started to its watches in an atelier style, almost 'tailor made' watches of highest elegance and refinement, and with a focus on the best possible finish. Without doubt, they make some of the finest watches in the world today. Right now they are making roughly 200 watches per year and have plans to ultimately finish 1200 watches per year in the future. For this relatively low number, they make quite an effort. Almost all of the movements they use are manufactured in-house. For so few watches, they already have an extremely impressive collection to offer. All of the De Bethune wrist watches in this style are made in precious metal cases made of gold or platinum and have the characteristic ogival lugs. The dials are guilloched by hand. The movements are also entirely hand assembled. The featured watch describe is a Swiss made De Bethune Perpetual calendar DB26RS1 in 18k Rose Gold round case measuring 40.3mm diameter. Fixed 18k Rose Gold bezel. Automatic movement, power reserve up to ± 5 days. Displays a Silver colored guilloche dial. Sapphire hands outlined by hand-blued steel, blue minute dots markers, indexes. Arabic numeral minute track at outer rim. Date at 9, day of week at 11, month at 7, moon phase, leap-year cycle, astronomical clock at 3 o'clock positions, power reserve indicator on back, screw down crown(position located below 6 o'clock), Sapphire crystal, transparent caseback. Black leather strap with signed Rose Gold Tang Buckle. Water resistant to 20 Meters / 60 feet. Display signed "De Bethune ", Caseback inscribe & numbered, Movement signed, open view.... Functions: Hours, minutes, date, day of week, month, moon phase, leap-year cycle, power reserve indicator, astronomical clock, Mechanical hand winding, Calibre DB 2005, power reserve up to ± 5 days, Sapphire crystal, transparent transparent caseback, leather strap with rose gold tang buckle. Water resistant to 20 Meters / 60 feet... Personal Note--NIB, De Bethune.... Comes with Handsome presentation Box and Papers plus a convenient size Travel case. ... De Bethune's sophisticated timepiece - the DB26RS1. The harmonious case and the dial reflect high expertise of the master watchmakers working in the De Bethune workshops. Moreover, the timepiece accommodates a calibre, the DB2005, a perpetual calendar manufacture movement.....The dial of the De Bethune DB26 watch catches a glance by the highly original sapphire hands outlined by hand-blued steel, ideal transparency while easy-to-read....... Fans of the classics, and I am one, as well as time-tested products will be thrilled with this elegant model of mens wrist watches the DB26 RS1, Classics collection, from this world-renowned Swiss manufacturer De Bethune.  At first glance, the model is pretty simple, in fact a standard model of the classic of men's watches with functions in which the hours, minutes, date, day of week, month, moon phase, leap year cycle work seamlessly. Perpetual calendar - watch will correctly adjust for short and long months as well as 28/29 days of February once every 4 years.... One more unconventional touch is the winding crown found at 6 o’clock. As for the power reserve, this nuance is worth noting as a sufficient increased in reserve. For five days, you don't worry about the movement.  The 40.3mm in diameter watch case is a circular shape, is made of 18-carat Rose Gold.  The automatic mechanism is equipped with caliber DB 2005. The strap is attached to the case with help of original moving cradles, so that the  may fit perfectly to the size of its wearer’s wrist and is made of black leather, it is equipped with a Tang clasp and gold inlay, which is made of 18-carat Rose gold. This is with a doubt a very unique time piece to add to your collection. Limited, low production makes each piece rare.   "The dial of the De Bethune DB26 watch catches the glance by the highly original sapphire hands outlined by hand-blued steel. The hands boast ideal transparency, so , no matter what is the position of the hands, all the indications featured by the dial are absolutely easy-to-read, including the date, the day and the month. The zest of the dial is the De Bethune spherical moon that rotates on its own axis and precisely shows the Moon phases. The “moon” is created with two parts, one steel and the other platinum, and is manually flame-blued. Right next to the moon, you will notice a tiny round window indicating the years of the leap-year cycle. The original blued steel indexes point to the month and the day in the separate windows in the.. Perpetual calendar - watch will correctly adjust for short and long months as well as 28/29 days of February once every 4 years"... "The strap is attached to the case with the help of the original moving cradle, so that the  may fit perfectly to the size of its wearer’s wrist"...     DeBethune .... Elegant Black leather strap with signed Rose Gold Tang Buckle...   De Bethune..."Transparent caseback invites you to see the Calibre DB2005 movement, 25-jewel performs 28,800 vibrations per hour. The  hand-wound movement incorporates all the latest technological achievements of the brand. The 339-part movement is fitted with a self-adjusting double spring barrel. The spring barrels’ special design allows to eliminate friction and to transmit the maximum energy amount in the most efficient way and provides a 5-day power reserve presented on the case back of the watch...The movements are also entirely hand assembled"...

    De Bethune De Bethune.... Comes with Handsome presentation Box and Papers plus a Travel case...     Please read carefully:
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