Dealers ask £60,000 in the UK and about US$109,000 in the US; the only recent auction sale of the same DB28-TIS5 case (a silver-ringed version) made about £36,000 with fees in May 2025. Don't pay the US asks; in the UK, the A Collected Man price was the realistic ceiling.
Boutique price, dealer asking price and real auction result. Currencies are never converted except where stated.
How much do dealers ask for a De Bethune DB28 Titanium DB28TIS5C3PN in United Kingdom?
£60,000: Last UK dealer ask, now sold (A Collected Man, checked 17 Oct 2026). An asking price is not a sale price.
What has a De Bethune DB28 Titanium DB28TIS5C3PN actually sold for at auction (United Kingdom)?
£36,366: Same ref. DB28-TIS5 (silver hours ring), 17 months ago (Bonhams Hong Kong, lot 853, 23 May 2025). Bonhams Hong Kong, 23 May 2025, lot 853: ref. DB28-TIS5 as catalogued, case no. 046, circa 2010, sold for HK$384,000 including buyer's premium. Same case reference as the A Collected Man watch (caseback 'DB28 Ti S5'), but this one has a polished, not blued, hours ring. Converted at the ECB reference rate of 23 May 2025 (EUR 1 = HKD 8.8508 = GBP 0.8382 = USD 1.1301). No sale of this reference found at Phillips, Christie's, Sotheby's, Antiquorum, Monaco Legend or Heritage in the last 12 months (checked 17 Oct 2026). Older: Antiquorum Geneva, 5 Nov 2022, ref. DB28-TiS5 (estimate CHF 100,000–150,000); Ineichen Zurich, 29 Oct 2022, ref. DB28-TIS5, CHF 90,000 hammer, no premium.
What has a De Bethune DB28 Titanium DB28TIS5C3PN actually sold for at auction (Euro area)?
€43,386: Same ref. DB28-TIS5 (silver hours ring), 17 months ago (Bonhams Hong Kong, lot 853, 23 May 2025). Bonhams Hong Kong, 23 May 2025, lot 853: ref. DB28-TIS5 as catalogued, case no. 046, circa 2010, sold for HK$384,000 including buyer's premium. Same case reference as the A Collected Man watch (caseback 'DB28 Ti S5'), but this one has a polished, not blued, hours ring. Converted at the ECB reference rate of 23 May 2025 (EUR 1 = HKD 8.8508 = GBP 0.8382 = USD 1.1301). No sale of this reference found at Phillips, Christie's, Sotheby's, Antiquorum, Monaco Legend or Heritage in the last 12 months (checked 17 Oct 2026). Older: Antiquorum Geneva, 5 Nov 2022, ref. DB28-TiS5 (estimate CHF 100,000–150,000); Ineichen Zurich, 29 Oct 2022, ref. DB28-TIS5, CHF 90,000 hammer, no premium.
How much do dealers ask for a De Bethune DB28 Titanium DB28TIS5C3PN in United States?
$109,000: Cheapest US dealer (2011, pre-owned, box and papers) (Wrist Aficionado, checked 17 Oct 2026). An asking price is not a sale price.
What has a De Bethune DB28 Titanium DB28TIS5C3PN actually sold for at auction (United States)?
$49,030: Same ref. DB28-TIS5 (silver hours ring), 17 months ago (Bonhams Hong Kong, lot 853, 23 May 2025). Bonhams Hong Kong, 23 May 2025, lot 853: ref. DB28-TIS5 as catalogued, case no. 046, circa 2010, sold for HK$384,000 including buyer's premium. Same case reference as the A Collected Man watch (caseback 'DB28 Ti S5'), but this one has a polished, not blued, hours ring. Converted at the ECB reference rate of 23 May 2025 (EUR 1 = HKD 8.8508 = GBP 0.8382 = USD 1.1301). No sale of this reference found at Phillips, Christie's, Sotheby's, Antiquorum, Monaco Legend or Heritage in the last 12 months (checked 17 Oct 2026). Older: Antiquorum Geneva, 5 Nov 2022, ref. DB28-TiS5 (estimate CHF 100,000–150,000); Ineichen Zurich, 29 Oct 2022, ref. DB28-TIS5, CHF 90,000 hammer, no premium.
Is it worth buying right now?
Dealers ask £60,000 in the UK and about US$109,000 in the US; the only recent auction sale of the same DB28-TIS5 case (a silver-ringed version) made about £36,000 with fees in May 2025. Don't pay the US asks; in the UK, the A Collected Man price was the realistic ceiling.
