Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007

LOT 66

"The Platinum DBS-P, 8-Day" De Bethune, "The Platinum DBS-P, 8-Day", No. 006. Made in 2005. Very fine and unusual, water-resistant, 8-day going, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with three-dimensional moon phase, power reserve and a platinum De Bethune buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate. To be Sold Without Reserve

USD 15,000 - 20,000

EUR 11,000 - 15,000

Sold: USD 30,680

C. Two-body, solid, polished, case back with 5 screws and half-round aperture for the 8-day up-and-down indication, screwed-down winding crown at 12, ogival lugs at 6, hooded mobile lugs at 12, sapphire crystal. D. Silvered chapter ring with blued steel cabochon indexes, inner minute divisions with blued steel 5-minute markers, central aperture to view the movement, aperture at 6 for the three-dimensional moon phases. Blued steel "De Bethune" hands. M. Cal. DB 2014.112, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, double barrel. Dial, case and movement signed Dim. 45 x 42 mm. Thickness 11mm.


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Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 1

As new
Movement: 1

As new
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

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De Bethune A relative newcomer to the world of Haute Horlogerie, over the last 15 years De Bethune?s watchmakers have designed and manufactured approximately 120 horological masterpieces. Since its foundation, De Bethune has set itself apart by its remarkable ability to create mechanical timepieces using the most up-to-date technologies. De Bethune has also demonstrated its capacity to integrate contemporary esthetics.