New DB27 Titan Hawk announced
I saw that De Bethune has released the following limited series DB27 Titan Hawk JPS for the US market. The gold colored parts of the hands and lug inserts are actually yellow titanium, while the case is black zirconium. This is an interesting new Titan Ha...
Interesting
It says Michael Jordan, investor, friend of watch box. Wonder if he's an investor in WB or DB?
Investor in WB.
Jordan and several others with NBA connections invested about a year ago as part of a raise of about $150m if I remember correctly. His connection was definitely made public, you can Google it.
Thanks for sharing, Aymen.
I used to be a huge debethune fan, and find them to be a leader in terms of material tech. But the WB-bump created a hyped which repelled me.
I hear you. That is a common sentiment around WB…
although that crazy hype has calmed from before thankfully. But still to be seen how WB will be managing moving forward.
Yes, it’s very interesting. This isn’t their first piece to use this.
An article in SJX explains the technique as follows: “The colour was achieved through thermal oxidisation of the surface, essentially the same process as that used for blued titanium (and also the same for blued steel). The yellow surface, just like the b...
+1
Only saw that after reading your post, distracted by the perceived beauty of dial and hands... Cheers Marc
While i am biased....I love it lol
Have always been a fan of debethune and this does not disappoint! beautiful watch
Amazing piece!
I’ve always been a fan of the Titan Hawk line and DB in general and I think this is great addition to the series Still would like to see them go a little smaller in sizing. The WB ownership has given me more confidence in the brand and longevity, understa...
It is nicely done, as well as the fact of colored titanium.
I don’t know what JPS stands for or signifies though.
Oh wow, so then that is why they describe this piece as rooted in motorsport heritage.
Very cool, thanks for enlightening me.