Lot 86
De Bethune

DBS-W ‘First Generation’ White Gold

Ref. DBS-W
ResultPassed
Total bids7
EstimateCHF 30'000 – 60'000
LocationRemote warehouse
  • No buyer’s premium
CaseRound case in 18k white gold, polished, with lower ‘bullet’ lugs and upper hinged loop for the strap attachment, fixed bezel in 18k white gold, polished, solid gold caseback fixed on 5 screws with aperture of power reserve indicator and ‘De Bethune’, De Bethune coat of arms, reference and case number engraved, crown at 3 o’clock
StrapBlack alligator strap, pin buckle in 18k white gold
DialOpen-worked dial, convex chapter ring with blued half-sphere indexes, pierced minute track, first-generation blued steel open-worked ‘avant-garde Breguet’ hour and minute hands, platinum and blued steel spherical moonphase indicator at 6 o’clock
MovementHand-wound mechanical movement, double-barrel, 8-day going, first-generation balance assembly, shield-shaped central bridge with Cotes de Geneve, engraved inscriptions, functions: hours, minutes, moonphase, power reserve indicator on the movement back
Cal.De Bethune DB2014-172
Ref.DBS-W
Movement No.172
Case No.4*
D=42.8 mm
Year2006
Case:Near mint condition
Strap:Near mint condition
Dial:Mint condition
Movement:Near mint, all functions working properly
Box:Yes
Papers:Yes