Christiaan van der Klaauw

Christiaan van der Klaauw Astronomical Watches unveils its inaugural in-house developed Manufacture Movement. The development of the manufacture movement started in 2017 and is now revealed in 2024, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Astronomical Complications.

Ace Jewelers and Christiaan van der Klaauw present the stAriadne, a limited-edition collaboration uniting the Dutch Jeweler and the Dutch watch brand. Using the brand’s Ariadne as a template, the stAriadne features a sleek fog grey dial with black counter rings, and star-shaped hour indexes, housed in a stainless steel case.

Christiaan van der Klaauw Astronomical Watches is proud to announce today that Daniël Reintjes, after 14 years as CEO, hands over the baton to the new CEO, Pim Koeslag.

Christiaan van der Klaauw Astronomical Watches is proud to announce the first watches to leave the atelier under the leadership of Master Watchmaker, Technical Director and co-owner Pim Koeslag. Celebrating this special occasion are three new steel versions of the Christiaan van der Klaauw Ariadne.

Christiaan van der Klaauw presents a beautiful tribute to our planet Mars, the fourth planet in our Solar System. The mesmerizing CVDK Planetarium Dunes of Mars in limited edition features the smallest mechanical Planetarium in the world, made with a specially created CVDK signature Aventurine Glass dial in red - portraying Mars its red sandy grounds.

Koeslag will join the existing management team as Technical Director, along with Daniël Reintjes (CEO/Creative Director) and Maria Reintjes (Marketing Director) who will retain a share in the company.