It's hard to deny the raw wow factor of a De Bethune watch, especially those of the expanding DB28 range. De Bethune's wild celestial designs always find a striking balance between the delusional and the jaw dropping. Not ones to waste the limelight of an event like SIHH, De Bethune has selected the Geneva show for the launch of their latest DB28 variant - the Digitale, and it's an absolute stunner. Featuring a digital jumping hours display with radial minutes and a centrally mounted moon phase, the Digitale takes the DB28 in a completely different and entirely charming direction.
Jumping hour watches present a difficult design challenge as so much of the dial is now negative space. Dial balance and additional complications are more difficult to implement and one must be very careful not to fill the free dial space with anything that might distract from the jumping hour display, thus diminishing the impact of the main feature of the watch. De Bethune has handled this challenge to great effect as the DB28 Digitale offers a simple but detailed dial design that is free of extraneous dial text and unnecessary embellishment and offers a nicely balanced use of their distinctive skill set and signature features.
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