Kees Engelbarts

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Today on the wrist, with a dial made by dutch master engraver Kees Engelbarts.

I had the pleasure to meet Kees at Watches and Wonders, with the Gronefeld brothers, when I took my " moss shot " with a Principia Automatic. When Kees saw that, he offered me to take some shots of his watch which is was wearing. A Kees Engelbarts " Piece

True craftsmanship by master engraver Kees Engelbarts.

During the Geneva Watch Days we were invited to have a nice cheese fondue dinner at Kees Engelbarts. For those you are not familiar with Kees, hereby a small introduction from his website: Geneva based Dutchman Kees Engelbarts creates unique hand made wat

This story really begins – as so many stories do – in a bar. A very expensive bar; in a very expensive hotel; in 2013. John McGonigle has travelled from his workshop in country Ireland to chilly Geneva in order to deliver a new watch. Quite conveniently f

I have an itch for a watch with a fully engraved case. If pulled off successfully, I feel like the results can be stunning. I'll share a few examples. Gronefeld engraved by Kees Engelbarts: Artur Akmaev: Florian Gullert: Bexei: Any other examples?

A true craftsman and a very kind and humble person to hang out with , i have been lucky to spend a few evenings with him during events in Geneva, we had lots of fun back then and hope to meet him again anytime soon . His creations are just mind blowing. A

If you guys have never heard of Kees Engelbarts, he is an incredible artist and IMHO one of the best engravers in the industry. He worked with Lange, JLC, etc...engraving their masterpieces and went on to make his own creations. Watch the video. I can gua