De Bethune DB8 DB8RETIS1

De Bethune DB Eight in Monopulsante Titanium on Dark Blue Leather Strap with Silver Radiating Guilloche Dial

Model : DB8RETIS1 Case Material : Titanium Case Size : 42.4mm Movement : Mechanical Dial : Silver Guilloche Dial Bracelet : Blue Leather Retail Price : 102,000 While DB Eight incorporates many of the technical advancements for which De Bethune has gained a reputation, it also pays homage to the brand's early offerings, most notably the DB1 mono-pusher chronograph from 2002. The DB Eight, which has a guilloché dial and a polished titanium case, bridges a gap in the brand's current lineup by providing collectors with a straightforward manually wound mono-pusher chronograph. The design of the new DB Eight chronograph references the DB1, which was not only the brand’s first chronograph, but also its first watch. In 2002, when De Bethune was founded and the DB1 was launched, it was highly unusual for a new brand to hit the ground running with a chronograph. While the DB Eight revisits the styling and manually wound, mono-pusher format of the DB1, the similarities end there. The cal. DB3000 is an entirely new, and unlike the DB1, it benefits from the brand’s proprietary escapement technology, which includes a patented terminal curve for the hairspring, a free-sprung titanium balance with gold weights, and a silicon escape wheel.