Only Watch 2013: De Bethune DB28 Skybridge MC Unique Piece

Only Watch 2013: De Bethune DB28 Skybridge MC Unique Piece

DB28 Skybridge MC in platinum with De Bethune star-­‐studded sky in blued mirror-­‐polished titanium encrusted with white gold and diamond stars representing the sky as seen from Monaco on November 19, 1857.

Functions
Hours – minutes – De Bethune spherical moon-­‐phase

Movement
DB 2105 calibre – mechanical hand-­‐wound movement
 
Case
Platinum – diameter 43 mm with a 45 mm platinum bezel Attachments: short or long floating lugs* in grade 5 titanium Crystal: sapphire crystal, 1800 Vickers hardness with double anti-­‐reflective treatment Crown: screw-­‐down at 12 o’clock – setting in two positions Back: open
 
Display
Dial: De Bethune star-­‐studded sky in blued mirror-­‐polished grade 5 titanium encrusted with white gold and diamond stars representing the sky of November 19, 1857, the establishment of The National Monegasque Feast Day by Prince Charles III. Upon coming to the throne in 2005, Prince Albert decided to maintain the November 19th national holiday date, Saint Rainier’s Feast Day, in memory of his father. Polished steel spherical hour-­‐marker Hands: blued and mirror-­‐polished steel
 
Strap
Extra-­‐supple alligator leather strap with pin buckle
 
DB 2105 calibre
Mechanical hand-­‐wound movement Functions: hours – minutes – spherical moon-­‐phase indication at 6 o’clock Diameter 30 mm – 236 parts – hand-­‐crafted finishing and decoration – entirely mirror-­‐polished and blued steel parts Self-­‐regulating twin barrel * Silicon/palladium balance wheel – balance-­‐spring with flat terminal curve* Triple pare-­‐chute shock-­‐absorbing system* Spherical moon-­‐phase indication* Silicon escape wheel* Jewelling: 27 jewels Frequency: 28,800 vibrations per hour Power reserve: 6 days * Manufacture De Bethune patents and innovations