Fob-watches, travel clocks and pocket-watches represent a range of prestigious objects featuring qualities such as highly readable dials, pure lines and sensual shapes that have been unjustly consigned to oblivion. David Zanetta and Denis Flageollet have drawn creative inspiration from horological history in expressing the elegance of an era through a hand-wound mechanical fob-watch fitted on the back of a smartphone.
This original association challenges our approach to time, symbolically breaking free of contemporary conventions and offering a familiar and aesthetically pleasing object that adds a touch of soul to electronics.
Modern-day dandies will appreciate the beauty of the finishing, the classicism of the watch and the patinated feel of the alligator leather. The rose gold bezel of the DBM frames a silver-toned hand-guilloché dial featuring flame-blued steel hands testifying to the excellence and expertise cultivated by De Bethune.
With this original horological tradition, De Bethune is establishing itself as a trendsetting pioneer and reconciling classic traditions with the contemporary lifestyle. DBM is far more than a watch; it's an offbeat accessory conveying an exclusive vision of luxury.
Issued in a special edition, DBM, the first creation in a sophisticated collection, may be gem-set, variously adorned and personalised on request in the De Bethune workshops.
TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Functions:
Hours - Minutes
Movement:
Calibre DB 1024 – hand-wound mechanical
212 components – Hand-decorated and snailed mainplate – Annular balance with micrometrical adjustment by an index snail, manually flat-polished steel.
Jewelling: 31
Frequency: 28,800 vibrations per hour
Power reserve : 6 days
Case:
Case 48 mm in diameter and fitted with an antimagnetic protective cage
Crystal : sapphire crystal, 1800 Vickers hardness with double anti-reflective treatment
Crown : in gold at 12 o'clock – settting in two positions
Dial:
Silver-toned hand-guilloché
Hands : flame-blued steel
Protective pouch: finely crafted extra-supple chestnut brown full-grain alligator leather pouch.
Gold smartphone control buttons
