De Bethune's New DB25 Starry Varius Watch Is a Personalized Night Sky for the Wrist

Astronomical timepieces are an increasingly popular sub-genre within the luxury watch category, but even amidst stiff competition, the new DB25 Starry Varius from Geneva-based De Bethune stands out for its elegant, dreamy rendering of the cosmos Typically produced in a 44 mm case, the DB25 has been reduced for the Starry Varius edition to a slender 42 mm case in polished grade 5 titanium The model now boasts perfectly integrated and openworked lugs and-the pièce de résistance-a beguiling blue dial that can be customized to show the nighttime sky as seen from a specific geographical location on a given date.

The independent watchmaker, founded in 2002, has developed a reputation for creating star-studded dials, such as the 2011 Starry Sky model with fully blue titanium dial, and the Starry Varius is in keeping with that tradition The default sky on the Starry Varius depicts a Milky Way dusted with gilded stars, applied using the traditional gold leaf technique and enhanced by laser beam micro-milling For a dial featuring a customized constellation, the price is $68,000.

Given De Bethune's 2018 production of 105 pieces in total availability of the Starry Varius is extremely limited. . Source