Independents

Hi all,

I thought I'd share with you all my new acquisition... hopefully it'll be the last one of 2010 as my piggy bank is emptied out...

Enjoy!

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Love the support u guys always give everyone and thanks for all the nice words!

 after seeing this wrist shot i admit i got WOWed all over again, nice watch, congrats and enjoy it mate.

 

  Faisal

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Huge congratulations! The color of the dial is so spectacular, compared to the more ordinary white dial. And I love the three-dimensional moonphase...

Tell us more about the watch. Did you plan on the acquisition for a long time?

Best

Sam

This message has been edited by samwan on 2010-01-12 07:14:25

Hi Sam, thanks for the nice words The gray dial has it's own uniqueness to it, as the hands and markers are in rose gold so that gives a bit of contrast to the white gold dial.. but on the other hand, I also really like the white dial version because the blued hands are beautiful and the guilloche dial is just different (I love guilloche). Only that I only come across this particular model and it was a price I couldn't resist so I had to take it home

Haven't really planned a long time for it. Just got into Independents last year (Thanks to you guys here hehehe!!) and out of all the Independents that I could get my hands on (so that rules out Dufour and Voutilainen), DB is one of my favourites because of such a unique moonphase and the design is stunning! So when I was presented with the opportunity to buy this I couldn't say no.

I actually love how the lugs sit on your wrist and what a beautiful dial
Congratulation.
Cheers,
CL

Lucky for the short lugs, it didn't extend past my wrist. But when I look at the size of the watch on my wrist, it's like WHOA!! In reality it looks slightly bigger compared to my wrist than in the photo for some reason (maybe in real life you can feel the thicknes as well). It's very beautiful though, so I will get used to this huge beautiful gray dial sitting on my wrist

If the watch is progressive looking in design, it's ok to be a bit bigger
This is a very progressive looking watch with a traditional crafting, I'm sure it will be a good conversational piece.
In some way, it might appear too small if it is a regular 38mm size.
Again, congratulation
Cheers,
CL

The fact that it is progressive looking made me more tolerating to it's size. I like the way that it looks classic but unconventional, progressive yet not awkward.

Thanks again CL!

Love the watch, love the lugs, very cool timepiece.
GEO

from my favourite independent.The regular white dial has a more elegant appeal but this one is way more special.I bet you can t get your eyes out of it.I'm waiting for the new moon phase manual winding movement to be installed on the DB25 ,then I'll make my choice.De Bethune rules!Yours,Mo.

Yes I am surprised how pretty it is in real life. I have seen pictures and they are already so stunning but it kind of knocks me off the chair when I saw it in front of me. Love the 3D moonphase.

I agree the white one is very elegant! They're both gorgeous and would be a hard pick for me if I had that choice between the 2!

When you make your choice on your favourite model, don't forgot to show us! Good luck! 

the DB 25 monn phase is nearly finished and it looks absolutely fantastic!!!!I might see it very soon with a bit of luck...I'll keep everyone posted....Mo

Very eager to see what it looks like!! It'll be very interesting!

Congratulations! That's such a beauty, and you wear it well.

Best,

Jed

Per Cals too!  Excellent and well done!

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I would have got it myself only if it were 39mm or smaller....  I like the design and all!
Congratulations!

Ken

... congratulations! That's a great piece to have 'down under'. There should be an emoticon for 'incredibly envious'!  ;-)

 

Cheers,

pplater.

Thanks for the nice words! I'm envious of your Dufour and Voutilainen too

NT

You can have several Piggy Banks, you will have only one De Bethune Perpetual Calendar, and a GORGEOUS one, too!

It is one of these watches which recently amazed me a lot.

Still wearable, original, with a superb Moonphase, this watch is worth some sacrifices.

Huge congrats for this latest addition in your collection.

Best,

Nicolas

This message has been edited by amanico on 2010-01-12 02:57:57

I can slowly fill up the piggy bank again but I can't let this one get away

It wears very big on the wrist.. Have to soften the leather strap first. But the dial looks amazing in real life. It's really strange it feels like there's no crystal there. None of my other watches feel like that.

GREAT piece!! NO doubt you will enjoy this one. Wears awesome on the wrist too!!! Thanks for sharing too!