De Bethune DB27 Titan Hawk V2 DB27

De Bethune DB27 Titan Hawk V2 Limited to 20 pieces

DETAILS Since its foundation in 2002, De Bethune has set the bar very high. Initially, De Bethune created its own version of classic designs, but quickly switched to an alternative high-tech style. What is particularly valuable and pleasing for experts and collectors is that all in-house calibers, which the brand began developing immediately after its foundation, were manufactured in the corresponding high-tech style. The DB27 Titan Hawk automatic watch, which has no complications but only hours, minutes and a large central date hand, was launched by De Bethune in 2012 to celebrate its 10th anniversary. The DB27 Titan Hawk, originally positioned as the first offering in the collection, has nevertheless not become an overly cheap product. It retains the key features of De Bethune's high-quality watchmaking, including the 43mm titanium case with spring-loaded floating lugs as on the other models of De Bethune's collection and the in-house caliber S233 with snailed mainplate, hand-chamfered steel parts, the brand's signature triple pare-chute shock-absorbing system of the balance wheel and a few other features. The only thing that might confuse a discerning connoisseur is a small window in the caseback, through which only the balance can be seen. And also a fragment of the automatic winding rotor that sometimes appears in this window. Could it be that the suspicion was correct and De Bethune had skimped on the high-quality finishing of the movement beyond the blurred view offered by the small window? No, the fate of the DB27 Titan Hawk has not experienced such revelations, as at least the high listings of this watch on the secondary market show – well above the CHF 37,000 retail price announced by the brand in 2012. REASONS TO BUY In our opinion, finding a rare version of De Bethune is a real event, considering that any watch from this brand is already a rarity. The DB27 Titan Hawk V2 Qatar Edition 20 exemplifies the identity of the De Bethune collection in general and the DB27 line in particular: It has a thin, elegant 9 mm titanium case with the brand’s signature ‘floating’, spring-loaded lugs that make the watch a real pleasure to wear on the wrist. They wrap confidently yet gently around the wrist, making you reluctant to part with them for even a second. A similar effect is achieved by the fascinating two-tone dial with a blue titanium center zone with fine concentric grooves that create a sunburst effect and stunning openworked hands in the typical DB27 design. This very rare watch is part of a special limited edition of 20 pieces, making it even more desirable. Ref : DB27 D : 43mm Glass : Sapfire glass Dial : Case material : Titanium Movement : AUTOv2