De Bethune

Founded in 2002, De Bethune is an independent Manufacture renowned for its fully integrated approach to watchmaking. With 29 calibres, numerous world-firsts and a wealth of patented innovations, the Maison combines cutting-edge science with exceptional craftsmanship and artistic expression. Inspired by the great masters of horology, De Bethune reinterprets tradition through pure, contemporary design, creating distinctive timepieces that unite technical ingenuity, performance and timeless beauty.

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Collectors Talk, Novelties

De Bethune DB25 Digitale: Dressy Development Turns Their Beast Into a Beauty

By Paul Blandford

Over the Rainbow: Four Futuristic Dials That Take Color To A New Level

Today, we’re looking back at launches from Ressence, De Bethune, Oris, and Simon Brette that use daring techniques to create crazy cool surfaces.

By Rhonda Riche

Novelties, Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026

Vibe Shift: De Bethune Launches the DB28xs Dark Sand

The forward-thinking brand reinterprets the DB28xs Steel Wheels by focusing on material innovation.

By Rhonda Riche

Dubai Watch Week: De Bethune Unveils Doubly Elegant and Classically Cosmic Timepieces

At Dubai Watch Week, the inventive watchmaker’s signature blade-bridged movement plays a dual role, drawing focus to some very compelling examples of the house’s more traditional dial expertise.

By Mike Espindle

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Collectors Talk, Novelties

De Bethune DB25 Digitale: Dressy Development Turns Their Beast Into a Beauty

By Paul Blandford

Over the Rainbow: Four Futuristic Dials That Take Color To A New Level

Today, we’re looking back at launches from Ressence, De Bethune, Oris, and Simon Brette that use daring techniques to create crazy cool surfaces.

By Rhonda Riche

Novelties, Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026

Vibe Shift: De Bethune Launches the DB28xs Dark Sand

The forward-thinking brand reinterprets the DB28xs Steel Wheels by focusing on material innovation.

By Rhonda Riche

Dubai Watch Week: De Bethune Unveils Doubly Elegant and Classically Cosmic Timepieces

At Dubai Watch Week, the inventive watchmaker’s signature blade-bridged movement plays a dual role, drawing focus to some very compelling examples of the house’s more traditional dial expertise.

By Mike Espindle

Eclectic Dreams: Six Recent Releases from Inventive Independent Watchmakers

Bold moves from Bremont, De Bethune, Hautlence, Kollokium, Louis Erard, and Urwerk.

By Rhonda Riche

Geneva Watch Days, Novelties

Geneva Watch Days: De Bethune’s Latest “XS” Duo Reflects Both Classicism and Futurism

The innovative Jura-based brand has composed two different tunes for its DB28 and DB25 models for this year’s Geneva audience: A brilliantly monochromatic tourbillon that follows the DB28’s forward-looking design language and a beautifully cosmic execution for the more-classically inspired DB25.

By Mike Espindle

Purple Thrills: Avant-Garde Brands Are Rewriting Their Stories with Violet-Colored Timepieces

New limited editions from Chronoswiss, MB&F, De Bethune, H. Moser, and Kollokium are using purple hues to rewrite their classics.

By Rhonda Riche

Horological Art: This Mysterious Clock in a Box is Far More Than Meets the Eye

Fiona Krüger has tapped Denis Flageollet of De Bethune, wood marquetry expert Emeline Depail, and Hawthorne Fine Boxes to create her latest masterpiece.

By Cait Bazemore

6 Lots from Indie Watchmakers That Breathe Non-Traditional Life into the Upcoming Geneva Watch Auctions

Independent watchmakers are gaining more influence on the secondary market. Here’s our roundup of the most intriguing pieces going under the hammer this November.

By Rhonda Riche

Birds of a Feather: A Round-Up of the Best Small-Batch Releases from Geneva Watch Days 2024, Part 2

Smaller Maisons brought many flights of fancy to last week’s watch fair and Watchonista was loving every minute of it.

By Rhonda Riche

Tracking Stars: Rounding Up the Hottest Watches of the 2024 Olympics

The Summer Olympic Games set a new world-record for watch-spotting opportunities as athletes showed off their best times and timepieces.

By Rhonda Riche

The Indies That Rocked: Four Standouts from the Watch Shows in Geneva

What does a 1940s television, the artist formerly known as Prince, colorful graphic design, and stained glass have in common? Read on to find out.

By Barbara Palumbo

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