Niek van der Velde
At fifty-three, Niek van der Velde had his first brush with watches when a small-run diver arrived after a funeral-home shift and proved more interesting than the evening’s paperwork. He gave up the dependable call rota and the comfort of knowing exactly where every appointment belonged, in exchange for launch dates, uncertain quantities, and watches that may never arrive.
Articles by Niek van der Velde
Grand Complication Successfully Tracks Moon Phases, Solar Cycles, and Owner's Increasing Debt
The perpetual calendar needs no correction until 2100; the payment plan runs to 2029.
Wrist Check Photographer Spends Three Hours Arranging Espresso Cup to Avoid Showing Watch Scratches
Forty-one frames shot, three kept, scuff at nine o'clock never mentioned.