When you think of fine watchmaking, you imagine polished dials, ticking seconds—and perhaps a subtle nod to tradition. Then there’s the De Bethune DB25 Perpetual Sky, which abandons subtlety altogether. This is a timepiece that doesn’t just tell time — it captures the cosmos. With a 40 mm grade-5 titanium case, feather-light yet bold, and integrated hollowed lugs for comfort, the Perpetual Sky sits on the wrist like a quiet statement of cosmic ambition.
Its dial is nothing short of horological astral art: blued polished titanium becomes a night sky populated with white gold stars. At the same time, the Milky Way winds across the face via 24-carat gold-leaf inlay and laser-micro-engraved detail — each dial unique, each one a miniature universe.
But beauty isn’t superficial here — beneath the starry surface beats the hand-wound De Bethune DB2005V3 calibre, an engine of rare sophistication complete with a perpetual calendar, leap-year indicator, date/day/month displays, and a trademark spherical moon-phase complication that deviates just one lunar day every 122 years. Power reserve? Five full days, courtesy of a self-regulating twin barrel. The time is read via hand-curved mirror-polished yellow-gold hands sweeping a silver-toned ring with Roman numerals — an elegantly classic frame for such cosmic chaos.
On the wrist, the De Bethune Perpetual Sky defies expectations: a complicated grand complication that feels too light, too wearable — a watchmaker’s rebellion against bulk and bling. Fitted to an extra-supple alligator strap with a titanium pin buckle, it’s the kind of piece meant to be worn, not stored.
For the collector who sees horology not just as function or fashion — but as poetry and physics — the De Bethune DB25 Perpetual Sky isn’t just a watch. It’s a way to wear the stars.
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