Independent Engraver · Geneva
Kees Engelbarts
Unique handmade watches, engraved and skeletonized entirely by hand in Geneva since 1997.
Independent Engraver · Geneva
Unique handmade watches, engraved and skeletonized entirely by hand in Geneva since 1997.
About Kees
Originally from the Netherlands, Kees Engelbarts trained in engraving at the Vakschool Schoonhoven before continuing his studies at the Fachhochschule für Edelstein- und Schmuckgestaltung in Idar-Oberstein, Germany.
He settled in Geneva, where he became an independent engraver, and the first to introduce Mokume Gane to the world of watchmaking. His work spans precision engraving, organic skeletonizing and experimental dial and movement decoration.
“The plan is that there's not a plan, in order to allow a free and open creative process.”
More about Kees →Each watch is unique, made by hand and finished with the same care throughout.
“The plan is that there's not a plan, in order to allow a free and open creative process.”Kees Engelbarts
Commission a Piece
Every commission starts with the client's idea and passes through Kees's hands. The drawing, the engraving and the finishing are his own, and each watch he completes becomes part of his life's work.
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