DB28xs Kind of Blue Torubillon

• Case: blued titanium
• Size: 38.7 mm x 8 mm
• Movement: hand-wound manufacture movement DB2009v5
• Function: Hours, Minutes, 30’’ indicator via the ultra-light De Bethune, tourbillon cage at 6 o’clock
• Power Reserve: 5 days, ensured by a self-regulating twin barrel
• Water Resistance: 30 m
• Dial: blued titanium
• Caseback: Screwed case back in blued polished titanium with double anti-reflective coating
• Strap/Bracelet: Extra-supple alligator leather with alligator lining; Blued grade 5 titanium buckle and pin

De Bethune celebrates blue, its favourite colour with a tourbillon version of the 39 mm DB28 Kind of Blue.

De Bethune has devoted considerable research into natural blue because the brand considers this color to be symbolically related to the concept of infinity and harmony.  Blue is also associated with the notion of plenitude: within and beyond itself, and as far as this unfathomable infinity that is the universe, the source of life. So blue becomes a vector that subtly connects mankind with his physical and his spiritual environment. 

To create its own blue, De Bethune relied exclusively on a traditional technique, and all the parts in titanium and steel used in Kind of Blue Tourbillon were treated in this manner. It consists of heating the material to color its surface through oxidation and to modify its physical properties in the process. Since its invention at the beginning of the 16th century, the technique has been used by watchmakers to give a new luster to watch parts without altering their finishings.

An iconic De Bethune model, the DB28 presents a case made of polished grade 5 titanium, mounted on two floating lugs to ensure superior wearing comfort.