About 16years ago i went to a local car fair ( concours de elegance ) on that fair they had a few stands with all kind of items , one of them was from a jong watch trader (amsterdam watch company AWCO) who just had become a AD for Christiaan vd Klaauw . Because i also was a watch lover i started talking to them and they showed me a few pieces from the CvdK collection . After looking at them for a while my eye was attracted to a beautiful watch in the corner of the booth , they told me it was a Concept watch from CvdK , i asked them to show it to me and i was blown away when i put it on the wrist . Because my wife was pregnant i thought it was a great excuse to treat myself with a new watch 😁. I placed an order and was confident i was getting the watch before my child was born 😬 ( i only bought big brands at that time wich you could get almost straight away after the purchase at that time ) i ask if i could have a incraving on the back too , no problem they said . To make a short story too long , my daughter was 1 year old when i could pick up the watch at the CvdK atelier . But after i visit the Atelier and talked to mr Christiaan vd Klaauw and listen to his story i was addicted to independent watchmaking that until now is very important to me and my collection.
So thats where my love for indie brands started .
Hagwe my friend 🤗