De Bethune DB27 Titan Hawk V2 Watch Hands-On

While there's nary an expression of affordability anywhere in the $38,000 asking price of the contemporary new DB27 Titan Hawk V2 Watch, we'd like to think of it as the Swiss brand's Huracan or 570S - both pricey supercars in their own right, but just where the bidding happens to begin for ownership rights in an increasingly exclusive club At first glance, it's probably worth acknowledging that the Titan Hawk lacks the sheer, gobsmacking 'wow' factor of the DB25L Milky Way or the visually arresting set-phasers-to-stun effect of the DB28T 'Kind of Blue.' And now without a rotating pointer date complication occupying the center of the dial, it's even less busy than its predecessor - the Titan Hawk from 2015 As mentioned, this V2 iteration lacks the pointer date found in the 2015 edition, but the dial still has a raised De Bethune logo motif in the center of the dial - y'know, the one that looks like a communicator badge from Star Trek.

One place where the design language feels a little more Tony Stark than Captain Picard is on its reverse, where the hand-decorated De Bethune S233 automatic caliber delivers a visual feast for the eyes, starting with its heat-blued titanium and tungsten winding rotor that looks a little bit like the 'A' atop the Avengers Tower from Winter Soldier Marvel universe aside, take a closer look into the movement and you'll notice a unique balance wheel, which exhibits a flat terminal curve design, exclusive to De Bethune De Bethune has earned itself a reputation for its wildly innovative and futuristic design language, but also borderline unobtainable references.

Once again, the DB27 Titan Hawk V2 has an asking price of 37,000 CHF, which, at the time of this writing is around $38,000 USD Learn more by heading to De Bethune's site. . Source