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The collaboration between De Bethune and Louis Vuitton sparked a lively debate among collectors, as m2's original post highlights a tension between the distinct aesthetics of both brands. This discussion explores whether the fusion successfully introduces De Bethune to a broader audience or dilutes its unique horological identity. Readers will gain insight into the nuanced perspectives on brand collaborations within the independent watchmaking sphere.
Personally not a fan.
I know it’s a collaboration but this feels like de Bethune is being forced to accommodate a Louis Vuitton aesthetic that doesn’t naturally belong in that language.
Revolution Watch's excellent, OUTSTANDING, and wonderful video below. Imho we need more desk / table clocks, how about in the $5k to $10k range. We have plenty of wrist instruments, how about other types of timekeepers ??? Photo from Monochrome.
...and that is a terrible way to describe something that should be WOW. I don't dislike it, the little day/night indicator is very DB, even though seeing it move through a 24 hour GMT display makes that somewhat redundant. The blue is very DB as well, and works well. The clock is awesome, not gonna lie. I like it, but I absolutely adore the Kari Voutliainen collaboration. This is somewhat less intriguing, but I'm glad LV's investment in DB is leading to additional attention to the brand that see
No matter what they make, there are too many customers with deep pockets 😄
The hands and lugs on the original are easier on the eye than the LV collaboration in my opinion. I’m not a fan of branding on the case of the LV. The only branding on the original is the De Bethune name on the underside of the pin buckle - invisible in wear!
This is not a collaboration like MB&F for Bulgari, it’s a DB movement placed into the LV case. Nice and fast. It’s lame IMHO
I think the application of some of the LV design codes do dumb down the De Bethune original and that's great! The traditional lug shape, more straight forward hands and markers, less romantic but easier to digest and maybe this will introduce the De Bethune brand to a lot more people. The KV collab was a layup home because his designs are already fairly classical, this takes De Bethune down from maybe an 11 to a 10 and while that might not be a good thing for the watch nerds that already know DB
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