DB25 Silver Moon

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About this reference

De Bethune refines the DB25L by unveiling the DB25Vxs Silver Moon in a pared-down version featuring a case trimmed to 40 mm, a reconfigured dial and an optimised movement. Inspired by the tall-case regulator-type clocks, this modernised version combines 18th century heritage with the Manufacture’s key innovations, notably including the spherical moon. Overview: Functions: Hours, Minutes, Spherical Moon Phase Indication at 12 o’clock. Watch: Case · Material: Polished grade 5 titanium; Case · Diameter: 40.6 mm; Case · Thickness: 11,2 mm; Case · Lugs: Integrated, hollowed lugs; Case · Crystal: Saphir crystal (1800 Vickers hardness), with double anti-reflective coating; Case · Open back: Open case back in polished grade 5 titanium Saphir crystal (1800 Vickers hardness), with double anti-reflective coating; Display · Dial: Silver-toned hand-guilloché barley-corn motif • Moon-phase surround in mirror-polished grade 5 titanium, blued and inlaid with white gold stars • Spherical moon phase indication in palladium and flamed-blued steel with an accuracy of one lunar day every 122 years at 12 o’clock – De Bethune Patent (2004); Display · Hands: Polished rose gold hour and minute hands. Calibre: TYPE: Mechanical manual-winding calibre; POWER RESERVE: 6 days, ensured by a self-regulating twin barrel, De Bethune Innovation (2004); Number of parts: 249; Jewelling: 27 jewels; Diameter: 30 mm; Frequency: 28’800 vibrations per hour; Adornment: Rhodium-plated bridge cover decorated with “Côtes De Bethune” • Flat-polished barrel bridge cover • Hand-snailed barrels • Handcrafted finishing and decorations; TECHNICAL FEATURES: Titanium balance wheel with white gold inserts, optimised for temperature differences and air penetration , De Bethune Patent (2016) • “De Bethune” balance-spring with flat terminal curve, De Bethune Patent (2006) • Silicon escape wheel • Spherical moon phase indication accurate to a degree of one lunar day every 122 years, De Bethune Patent (2004) • Triple pare-chute shock-absorbing system, De Bethune Innovation (2005).