Independents

De Béthune, horological manufacture: A serious project, a project which has a sense, a heavy project, is recognized with the acuity of its strategy, and the organization of its structure. A watchmaking adventure, unless being a total handyman (tendency br...  

As usual .Thank you for these pictures and the story to go with them.

thanks so much i thoroughly enjoyed the report as well as DB being my favourite independant just love that brown dial amazing

Beautiful craftmanship and stunning colours of the dials and hands. I love the way that the moon is "put together"

always pleasure to see my favorite independent manufacturer in such detail.... great pieces but DBS is still my favorite one Best Damian

we totally agree on De Bethune.Only the ones who experience their watches live or visit the manufacture can realize how groundbreaking DB is and how extremely well finished thir watches are. DB25 starry sky stands out for sure....must start writing a lett... 

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great documentation...thanks for sharing...

I always believe De Bethune is the leader in the watch industry. Regards ling

De Béthune is a world of it's own. Those interested can also check out my posts from a visit in November 2008: A Visit to De Bethune, Perfecting Traditional Watchmaking - part 1 A Visit to De Bethune, Perfecting Traditional Watchmaking - part 2 Don

I love the brand, the watches, and more I love your post pifpaf along with the pictures of the beauties I find the way you write a post in is a joyful to read , and you use such expressions and terms I find it dramatically attractive . Faisal

have always been impressed.

great photos and great prose. A question: What is the challenge in blueing titanium? Is it eveness of colour across a changing cross-section? ?

I am always a big fans of DB...

I can know more about this manufacture. Very interesting and mind-opening. Thanks Pifpaf