In the rarefied air of haute horlogerie, where most brands shout their innovations, De Bethune whispers them with the quiet confidence of a master craftsman. The newly unveiled DB25NC Monopusher Chronograph is no exception—a timepiece that dances on the delicate line between tradition and avant-garde daring.
Like a perfectly distilled single-malt whisky, the DB25NC strips away excess, leaving only the essential. Its 40.6mm titanium case—light as a feather yet tough as a samurai’s sword—hugs the wrist with those signature bullet-shaped lugs, now reinterpreted as openworked sculptures. The silver dial, a canvas of understated luxury, plays host to a hypnotic barleycorn guilloché subdial at 6 o’clock, while blued hands glide like shadows over a frost-kissed field.
Flip the watch, and the exhibition caseback reveals the DB3000 movement—a symphony of 296 components conducted by Denis Flageollet’s genius. Here, horology becomes art:
This isn’t just a chronograph; it’s a micromechanical ecosystem where every polished screw and snailed barrel tells a story of obsessive craftsmanship.
Twenty-one years after the brand’s seminal DB1, the DB25NC carries De Bethune’s DNA forward—not through brute-force novelty, but through evolutionary refinement. At 9.15mm thick, it slips under cuffs with the discretion of a Swiss banker, yet its 60-hour power reserve hums with the endurance of a marathon runner. Priced like a rare first edition novel, this is horology for those who measure value in centuries, not trends.
