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De Bethune: Inside the Manufacture

Introducing the De Bethune Dream Watch 5 Tourbillon ‘Season 1’

Introducing: The Patek Philippe Calatrava "Clous De Paris" Ref. 6119

A new movement defines a modern Calatrava with an old soul.

3 Indies With Eye-Catching Dials: Fratello x Czapek Antarctique Passage De Drake, Ming 20.11 Mosaic, And MB&F; LM FlyingT Malachite

Ahead of Geneva Watch Days at the end of August and the European summer break, some independent watch brands have announced new watches. Here, Elizabeth Doerr highlights three of these new watches with eye-catching dials that really caught her own eye.

Introducing: Fratello x Czapek Antarctique Passage de Drake Viridian Green Limited Edition

The Speedy Tuesday team is thinking green.

Introducing: The Cartier Privé Collection Cloche De Cartier, With New In-House Movements

The bell-shaped Cloche is Cartier's new Belle of the ball.

Introducing: The Chanel Première Extrait de Camélia

The essence of the maison distilled into a limited edition.

Introducing: The Breguet Reine De Naples 8918 In Grand Feu Enamel

An elegant watch, for a more civilized age.

Introducing: The Cartier Pasha De Cartier In 41mm And 35mm

The Pasha is one of Cartier's most recognizable models, and this year's comeback kid.

Introducing: The Cartier Santos De Cartier In All Black

It could be ... (almost) none more black.

Introducing: The Cartier Pasha De Cartier Skeleton

An openworked take on the brand's reimagined icon.

Introducing: The Cartier Maillon de Cartier

Chain, chain, chain.

Hands-On: The Vacheron Constantin Historiques Cornes de Vache 1955 In Steel

A classic chronograph is now in steel – for the second time.

Introducing: The Vacheron Constantin Historiques Cornes de Vache 1955 In Steel

I think we've got a hit on our hands here.

Hands-On: Two New Breguet Reine de Naples Watches

Two queens are better than one.

Chanel Monsieur de Chanel Chronosphere Clock

De Bethune: The Greatest Watch Brand You’ve Never Heard Of

Review: Vacheron Constantin Quai de I’Île 4500S

Hands on review of Vacheron Constantin Quai l'Île 4500S with analysis, comparisons, live high resolution photographs, specs and price.

SIHH 2016: De Bethune

A Visit To The De Rijke & Co. Atelier, Where The New Capri Was Crafted

You might know De Rijke & Co. from its Amalfi Series. Those watches feature a driver’s case that can be rotated 90 degrees for better legibility while your hands are on the steering wheel. We wouldn’t call it a sports watch, but it’s certainly not a dress watch either. Right at the end of last […] Visit A Visit To The De Rijke & Co. Atelier, Where The New Capri Was Crafted to read the full article.

How Do You Top The Sensational De Bethune DB28 Maxichrono? By Customizing It, Of Course - Reprise

What Makes Me Tick loves watches made by small independent artisans because they fully embody the visions of their makers, who have put blood, sweat, and tears into creating them. Among the independent brands, De Bethune is most probably his favorite. In fact, no "probably" about it: De Bethune is his favorite. Here's how his customized DB28 Maxichrono came to be.

TAG Heuer Goes Full Throttle With The Monaco Speed 12

TAG Heuer is staying true to its motorsport heritage while pushing its horological boundaries with the introduction of the Monaco Speed 12 at the Formula 1 Louis Vuitton Grand Prix de Monaco 2026. This limited edition of 50 pieces brings racetrack adrenaline to the wrist. It features 12 rotating pistons that indicate the hours, driven […] Visit TAG Heuer Goes Full Throttle With The Monaco Speed 12 to read the full article.

Down to the Wire: De Bethune’s In-House Hairsprings

De Bethune plans to bring hairspring production in house, aiming to become one of the very few firms able to process alloy wire into a finished balance hairspring. This requires De Bethune’s new hairspring workshop to master wire drawing, rolling, cutting, heat treatment, and assembly. The rationale? “Externally produced hairsprings meet standards based on averages that do not enable fine adjustment of the dimensions to suit a particular balance wheel or its specific positioning in a calibre,” according to De Bethune. De Bethune’s “flat end curve” mated to a hairspring sourced from a supplier. Initial thoughts As De Bethune explains it, making its own hairsprings will allow the brand to tailor its hairspring to a specific balance or movement. Since its founding in 2002, De Bethune has presented itself as being on the cutting edge of chronometry, debuting a new balance design every year from 2004 to 2010. The brand was also quick to embrace silicon, and even briefly attempted a kilohertz magnetic oscillator system, Résonique. A new year, a new balance. Sometimes two new balances. Given De Bethune’s focus on chronometry, making its own hairsprings seems like a natural next step. However, there is a reason so few brands make their own hairsprings: the process is a difficult and demanding one that benefits greatly from economies of scale. For example, H. Moser & Cie. makes less than 4,000 watches per year, however, its sister company Precision Engineering claims...

How Do You Achieve Chronometric Perfection?

Wei and Jeremiah geek out over the different approaches taken by two independent watchmakers in their pursuit of chronometric perfection: Montres KF’s Karsten Frässdorf and De Bethune’s Denis Flageollet. Frässdorf’s EI8HT Evolution Meteorite is the latest iteration of the bespoke only EI8HT released in 2020 – a modern interpretation of centuries old inventions. Flageollet’s approach […]

A Love Letter to the Vacheron Constantin Historiques Cornes De Vache 1955

I cannot shut up about this watch. Is that bad? I feel like I ought to be at least slightly embarrassed about talking the way I do about this watch - insistently, passionately, with a level of intense affection that doesn’t seem creepy until you realise that the subject of my volubility is not actually […]