I wouldn’t be lying if I said I thought De Bethune was one of the most consistently interesting brands in independent watchmaking these days. Ever since Pierre Jacques returned to his role as CEO in October of 2017, the brand has never come close to a misfire. While the pinnacle achievement for De Bethune during this 19-month period was its victory in the Chronometry category at the 2018 GPHG for the DB25 Starry Varius Chronomètre Tourbillon, the brand has released a number of other highlight pieces including the DB28 Steel Wheels and the DB28 Kind of Blue since then. So far in 2019, the brand has continued this pattern with five new timepieces released (so far) that showcase a commitment to the American market, the continued exploration of the brand’s experiments with heated titanium, and an exciting first that exemplifies the horological experimentation that has attracted people to De Bethune since it was founded in 2003. De Bethune will be showcasing its latest novelties alongside a number of other timepieces at the WatchTime Los Angeles show at Hudson Loft in Downtown LA on May 3-4. Click here to get your tickets now!
The DB28 Kind of Gold is De Bethune’s first limited-edition exclusive to the US market. Heat-blued titanium has served as a defining feature of De Bethune for years with its greatest application being found in the Kind of Blue series that has existed since 2016. For the Kind of Gold, De Bethune has used mirror-polished, heat-...