Pim Koeslag, who now directs development of the Christiaan van der Klaauw brand, realized he had the ability to conceptualize projects.
NAARDEN, the Netherlands — Pim Koeslag clearly recalls a conversation he had in 2002 with the Dutch watchmaker Christiaan van der Klaauw. “Christiaan said, ‘Well, why don’t you just go to Switzerland, gain some experience and then maybe one time you can come back and work together with me.’”
He followed that advice. And in 2022, years after Mr. van der Klaauw’s retirement, Mr. Koeslag returned as a master watchmaker and majority shareholder to lead the technical and commercial development of the brand.
“I always felt like a failure — until
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