De Bethune Revives the Digitale in Style
De Bethune has released the DB25 Digitale, a new iteration of its jumping hours wristwatch featuring updated aesthetics and high-end finishing. While the movement remains largely unchanged, the watch is positioned as a competitive offering in the luxury independent watchmaking segment.
Why it matters
The release underscores the enduring value of mechanical watchmaking and the specific market dynamics of high-end independent horology.
One of De Bethune's earliest models was a jumping hours wristwatch and now the brand has returned to concept with the DB25 Digitale. While largely similar to the earlier version in terms of function, the latest Digitale is presented in a new format. This is the third iteration of the Digitale - the second was introduced some 12 years ago - and the most elaborate yet in decorative terms. The case is in the wearable DB25 style, but the dial is decorated with the brand's hallmark techniques, wavy guilloche and star-studded heat-blued titanium. Initial thoughts The DB25 Digitale revives one of De Bethune's initial concepts, the "digital" time display, but now presented in the De Bethune greatest-hits livery of expansive blued titanium decorated with both the sea and the stars.
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