DBW5 | White Gold may22auction 5mm Lug-to-lug: 43mm Crystal: sapphire

5mm Lug-to-lug: 43mm Crystal: sapphire front & back Strap: bespoke burgundy saffiano strap from our own collection

Alfred Helwig

Voutilainen tantalum pin buckle

The crown is well proportioned and signed with the Maltese cross

DBW5 | White Gold may22auction 5mm Lug-to-lug: 43mm Crystal: sapphireThis DB5W is a classically styled and understated piece that was released in the first year of De Bethune's launch. An early exploration of their style, it is one of supposedly just 9 examples with a closed caseback, and only 21 in white gold. The watch bears several cues that are still present in later work, but represents the earliest thinking of a newly established independent brand. One of the pieces released in the first year of De Bethune's