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DeBethune Factory Visit. Warning....LOTS of Pics!

I feel very fortunate to own a DB22 Rose Gold. It's an amazing timepiece from such a young company. The company itself may not have much of a history YET, however DeBethune looks to the past to keep traditional watch making alive using new technology. The team behind it is a different story. The knowledge and experience they have is something else and it definitely comes through their pieces of art.. It's the best of both worlds.

Alessandro Zanetta was kind enough to have my wife and I visit the DeBethune Factory and R&D facility in La Chaux L'Auberson. This town has a very long history of creating watches and music boxes. It's one of the reasons DeBethune resides here today.

Flying in from JFK on a red-eye.

Waiting at the Admirals club for boarding.

Just some views in Paris.

DB 22 at the Louvres

DB 22 Going Up!

Early morning TGV express at Gare de Lyon Station. Another beautiful landmark in Paris.

Heading into Pontalier by the France/Switzerland Boarder

Arriving at Pontalier. I just love how it looks like you stepped back in time.

Paris to Pontalier was about 3 hours on the TGV. When we first planned to take this trip I was worried about getting there from Paris and getting back however Alessandro insisted that he personally pick us up from the train station. Okay, that was amazing enough so we wouldn't have to worry and could just focus on having a great time. Then we were trying to figure out how we would get back as Pontalier is about 30 minutes from the factory. Again, Alessandro insisted that he would arrange for us to be driven back after the day was done. Just amazing.

Driving from Pontalier France to the Swiss Boarder. Amazing views!

Here we have the boarder and customs. Funny enough no one was even in the building so we just went through .Would have been nice to get another stamp on our passports.

Entering Ste- Croix and L Auberson

Clouds and Fog covering the Swiss Alps.

Little Hotel in town where we had lunch before going to the factory. I love the old buildings and shutters. Alessandro was trying to take us to two other locations for lunch and unfortunately both were closed. He was so apologetic but it as unnecessary because we got a great tour of the town and this little restaurant we ending up in was just great!

Alessandro's DB 25 and my DB 22. The 25 is beautiful machine. Very easy to wear and it's Alessandros daily piece.

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