"MACHIEL HULSMAN IS THE ROGER SMITH OF THE NETHERLANDS, ONLY HE DIDN’T HAVE GEORGE DANIELS TO TEACH HIM HOW TO MAKE HIS FIRST WATCH."
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"The story of Hulsman watches started in 2013, while Machiel was standing outside the headquarters of the bank he used to work for at the time.
“I’d had enough of it,” he says, still visibly frustrated by the single thought of that job.
“The higher I climbed in the hierarchy, the worse the office politics became.
I was in a high position, but it never really satisfied me. And that day, while I was standing outside that building, smoking a cigar, I felt empty. I looked at my watch, and suddenly thought: how difficult would it be to make that?”
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Machiel Hulsman Redefines "Bespoke" - Meet the First Entirely Handmade Dutch Wristwatch - Monochrome Watches
I’m thrilled to announce this news. Machiel Hulsman, former IT consultant turned watchmaker, has created the very first entirely handmade wristwatch from the Netherlands. We have the legacy of Christiaan Huygens, the inventor of the pendulum clock, Christiaan van der Klaauw, a watch and...
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Machiel Hulsman, The Dutchman Who Builds His Own Tourbillon From Scratch
Meet watchmaker Machiel Hulsman, The Dutchman Who Builds His Own Tourbillon From Scratch, in The Netherlands, all done by hand.
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"The story of Hulsman watches started in 2013, while Machiel was standing outside the headquarters of the bank he used to work for at the time.
“I’d had enough of it,” he says, still visibly frustrated by the single thought of that job.
“The higher I climbed in the hierarchy, the worse the office politics became.
I was in a high position, but it never really satisfied me. And that day, while I was standing outside that building, smoking a cigar, I felt empty. I looked at my watch, and suddenly thought: how difficult would it be to make that?”
