DB25 Maya

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About this reference

On the occasion of humankind’s symbolic passage into this new underworld predicted by the Mayan calendar, De Bethune created an exceptional 12-piece edition in tribute to the scholarly traditions of this people. Specification: Case: White gold; Case · Diameter: 44 mm; Case · Thickness: 12,5 mm; Case · Lugs: Fixed and hollowed lugs; Case · Crystal: Sapphire crystal (1800 Vickers hardness), with double anti-reflective coating; Case · Case back: Sapphire crystal (1800 Vickers hardness), with double anti-reflective coating; Function: Hours, Minutes; Calibre · Calibre: DB2005; Calibre · Type: Mechanical hand-wound movement; Calibre · Power reserve: 6 days, ensured by a self-regulating twin barrel, De Bethune Innovation (2004); Calibre · Number of parts: 160; Calibre · Jewelling: 27 jewels; Calibre · Diameter: 30 mm; Calibre · Frequency: 28’800 vibrations per hour; Calibre · Adornment: Hand snailed barrels; Calibre: Hand-polished, chamfered steel parts; Dial: In solid gold hand-engraved by Michèle Rothen and composed of three parts:; Dial: outer ring with numerical glyphs in flame-blued steel; Dial: inner ring composed of 20 different glyphs symbolising divinities, animals or sacred objects; Dial: Central part representing a period glyph, the baktun comprising 144,000 days; Dial: Hands:; Dial: In sapphire rimmed with flame-blued steel; Technical features of calibre: Titanium/platinum balance wheel with blom studs, De Bethune Patent (2008); Technical features of calibre: “De Bethune” balance-spring with flat terminal curve, De Bethune Patent (2006); Technical features of calibre: Silicon escape wheel; Technical features of calibre: Triple pare-chute shock-absorbing system, De Bethune Innovation (2005).