The Rose Gold De Bethune DB25GMT Starry Varius

De Bethune’s DB25 household could be considered the extra classical face of the model, showcasing Denis Flageollet’s ardour for conventional watchmaking with a pleasant cosmic twist. De Bethune lately unveiled a brand new model of the DB25GMT Starry Varius in an expensive rose gold case with its mysterious GMT show signalling time with a rotating sphere.

The GMT Starry Varius could be seen as a sibling of the extra advanced DB25 World Traveller of 2016. Launched in 2021, the DB25GMT was fitted with De Bethune’s 29^th calibre and housed in a comparatively compact 42mm titanium case, which you can see here. The brand new DB25 GMT Starry Varius shares similar specs to the unique mannequin however exchanges the colder titanium case for heat rose gold. Measuring 42mm throughout with a peak of 11.8mm, the case is elegantly polished, and the lugs are hollowed.

Three concentric rings relay the native time, house time and date. The uppermost rounded silver flange with classical Arabic numerals and blue minutes dots on the rose monitor is used to seek the advice of native time. With their refined profile, the pink gold fingers have curved tricks to negotiate the rounded monitor. The dial then dips noticeably to accommodate the two-tone 24-hour GMT scale and the spherical rose gold and blued metal indicator, modelled on the patented rotating moon section of the DB15. A raised platform within the centre of the dial with a blued titanium ring bearing golden odd numbers signifies the date with a blued pointer hand. Its inside encompasses a white microlight engraved space with a small gold solar and a Starry Varius sky composed of heat-blued titanium and white gold pins – learn right here for extra particulars of DB’s Starry Varius sky.

The manual-winding calibre DB2507 could be seen on the caseback with its signature mirror-polished delta-shaped bridge. Filled with De Bethune’s patented expertise and improvements, the barrels ship a 5-day energy reserve, and the motion is embellished in signature haute horlogerie type. Time is about by way of the crown, and a date corrector is on the case at 6 o’clock.

The value De Bethune DB25GMT Starry Varius is upon request – anticipate it to be at roughly EUR 115,000. Extra data at debethune.ch.