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| De Bethune DB29 Maxichrono Tourbillon |
In watchmaking, Tourbillon is extremely complicated timepiece designed to counter the effects of gravity. De Bethune’s Maxichrono Tourbillon was one of the highlights of Basel 2014. The watch is remarkable for its use of five hands from the central axis of the movement. There are no subdials to be found, just five hands anchored at the center of the dial. Traditional hour and minute hands are marked by circular openings at their tips, and chronograph hours, minutes, and seconds hands track up to 24 hours along inset rings.
In 2002, David Zanetta, a collector with a passion for art, history and timepieces, decided to join forces in founding De Bethune with Denis Flageollet, the son, grandson and great-grandson of watchmakers, they were both keenly aware of sharing the same vision of tomorrow’s watchmaking.
A subtle blend of time-honoured skills and the latest scientific breakthroughs, devoted to the service of extreme chronometric precision. The quest for fine craftsmanship pushed to its very limits, to the point where aesthetic and technical aspects meet and merge, where form marries function in the pursuit of perfection.
De Bethune is focused in research and development with a laboratory making use of cutting-edge technologies implemented in the spirit of the great 18th century master watchmakers. De Bethune is place where all that counts is time measurement, but where time is never counted. It is a place where things are tinged with a sense of adventure reminiscent of the epic intellectual endeavours of the Age of Enlightenment.
Okay... If you are wondering De Bethune DB29 Maxichrono Tourbillon is a limited edition of 20 pieces, all in rose gold and priced at $270,000.
Source: De Bethune
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