Exemplifying its craftsmanship in building aesthetically alluring and high-performing timepieces, De Bethune has now introduced a brand-new iteration of the DB25, featuring a slice of the Muonionalusta meteorite, the world’s oldest known meteorite that struck Earth more than one million years BCE. Not only this, the DB25 Starry Varius Aérolite comes with a high-frequency tourbillon and deadbeat seconds, which are hidden behind the starry display.
Sized at 42mm, the new De Bethune watch has been crafted from grade 5 titanium and is housed in a polished case with integrated and tapered lugs. Owing to its ergonomic design and extra-supple alligator leather strap, the timepiece ensures optimal wearability. However, it’s the dial of the DB25 Starry Varius Aérolite that takes centre stage here.
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The display consists of the Muonionalusta meteorite that is largely made of iron and nickel and distinguished by the perfectly geometrical lines of its cross-hatched “Widmanstätten” pattern. Meanwhile, to add a blue starry effect, De Bethune heated and polished the meteorite and then decorated it with tiny white gold pins driven by hand into the dial along with a 24K gold leaf to represent the Milky Way. The meteorite disc is surrounded by a silver-coloured chapter ring with classical Roman numerals and there is also a central, three-hand timekeeping system.
The new De Bethune watch is powered by the manual-winding Calibre DB2109V4 that has been designed, developed, and produced at the brand’s workshop in L’Auberson. Visible through the open caseback, the movement comes with a mirror-polished, delta-shaped bridge that is positioned above the two self-regulating, hand-snailed barrels. Apart from this, the DB25 Starry Varius Aérolite also features a high-frequency tourbillon, which contains a balance wheel that oscillates at a frequency of 5Hz, or 36,000 vibrations per hour. The timepiece has a power reserve of an impressive 4 days.
Images: Courtesy de Bethune
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