De Bethune presents its first 100% sports watch. This new chapter begins with a technical and elegant diver’s model. A new caliber; water resistance to more than 100 meters; excellent readability including in the darkest depths thanks to ingenious lighting inside the movement; a different bezel that rotates this time with the crystal to indicate dive times; a titanium case...

Building the watchmaking of tomorrow by imagining what the great master watchmakers of the 18th century might have created today. Deconstructing so as to eliminate unfounded assumptions; pushing back the boundaries of knowledge; exploring new horizons... And returning to mechanical and aesthetic aesthetics embodying a perfect balance. First presented in 2006, the original DB21 "Maxichrono" was born from a precise...

The famous De Bethune blue. A color linked to the notion of infinity and harmony. As a tribute to this integral element of its identity, De Bethune unveils its iconic DB28 Kind of Blue timekeeper in a two-tone version with a case made of rose gold, creating a magical wholeness. A premiere for a very exclusive limited edition of 10...

At the 2018 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève award ceremony, De Bethune was immensely proud to receive the prestigious Chronometry Watch Prize for its new DB25 Starry Varius Chronomètre Tourbillon model. In accepting the award, Pierre Jacques, CEO and President De Bethune said: “We should all believe in our lucky star! Just a year after taking the brand in hand...

On the evening of November 9, 2018 in Geneva, the prize-winners of the 18th Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) were unveiled on stage at the Théâtre du Léman. Excellence, creativity and horological expertise were saluted by an international jury which had designated the winners of 17 prizes and awarded the “Aiguille d’Or” Grand Prix to Bovet 1822 for the...

Denis Flageollet was not born in the Jura mountain region, yet watchmaking culture has always been in his blood. He has worked in restoration. He has cooperated with a number of brands alongside François-Paul Journe, his partner at THA (Techniques Horlogères Appliquées). However, his finest creation is De Bethune, launched in 2002 and thus named in tribute to a knight...