De Bethune / DB28
De Bethune DB28
Collection profile
De Bethune DB28 is the maison's signature experimental collection, built around floating lugs, sculptural titanium architecture, open horological displays, and high-complication variants.
Why it matters
DB28 is the line most collectors associate with De Bethune's modern identity: floating lugs, futuristic materials, sculptural movements, and classical finishing reimagined as avant-garde watchmaking.
Key references
FAQ
What defines the De Bethune DB28?
The official product pages emphasize the DB28's floating lugs, lightness, avant-garde architecture, and modern De Bethune styling.
Is DB28 a single reference?
No. The current official DB28 collection includes multiple references, including Swordfish, DB28, and DB28 Tourbillon executions.
Why is DB28 important for De Bethune?
It is the collection that most visibly carries the brand's contemporary experimental identity while preserving high-end mechanical finishing.
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- DB27 — De Bethune DB27 is an official collection page for the brand's Titan Hawk-era self-winding watches, currently best treated as a source-backed archive-style collection rather than a live model family.
- DB28XP — De Bethune DB28XP is the ultra-thin, experimental branch of the DB28 family, represented by official press releases for meteorite, Kind of Blue, Steel Wheels, and tourbillon executions.
- DB28XS — The DB28XS is De Bethune’s compact 38.7–39 mm interpretation of the DB28, preserving the floating-lug architecture and open, contemporary aesthetic while scaling the icon down for slimmer wrists and broader everyday wear.
- DB29 — De Bethune DB29 is the brand's Maxichrono Tourbillon collection page, centred on a high-complication chronograph-tourbillon architecture with coaxial chronograph indications.
- DBD — Digital-display collection using rotating discs to show jumping hours and trailing minutes in an unconventional layout.
- DB Eight — De Bethune DB Eight is an official eight-sided-case collection page, useful as a source-backed long-tail page while the brand does not expose multiple current model references there.
- DB Kind of Two — DB Kind of Two is De Bethune’s reversible, double-faced watch family, built around a single case that offers two distinct identities on opposite sides. The concept merges classical and contemporary aesthetics while showcasing the maison’s technical ingenuity in managing display orientation, case turning, and dial architecture.