A talk event with CEO Christiaan van der Klaauw will be held on November 3rd. There will also be an exhibition of astronomical models.

To celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2024, Christian van der Klaauw has announced the Grand Planetarium Eccentric Manufacture, a special watch created by the three generations of CEOs who have led the brand since its founding. To commemorate this, CEO and master watchmaker Pim Korslag will be visiting Japan for a talk event at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi on November 3rd. Anyone can attend the event without making a reservation.

CEO Pim Korslag visits Japan. Special models on display to coincide with talk event

　In 2024, Christian van der Klaauw, a Dutch watch brand specializing in astronomical clocks, will celebrate its 50th anniversary. To commemorate this, in March the company announced its first in-house manufactured movement. And just this October, the company announced the Grand Planetarium Eccentric Manufacture, a special watch created by the three generations of CEOs who have led the brand since its founding.

　To coincide with the launch of this memorable model, CEO and Master Watchmaker Pim Korslag will be visiting Japan from the Netherlands to hold a talk event at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi from 3pm on Sunday, November 3, 2024. The talk event will discuss the history and vision of Christian van der Klaauw, a company that specializes in astronomical clocks. This will be a rare opportunity to hear the unique perspective of Pim, a watchmaker and CEO. Anyone can attend, so if you're interested, please come along.

[Talk event details]
Date and time: Sunday, November 3, 2024, 3:11 PM
Location: Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, 6th floor Watch Gallery/cal.BAR (Shellman)
Reservation: Not required
Fee: Free

Two new models on special display

　To coincide with this talk event, two models announced in 2024 will also be unveiled: the Grand Planetarium Eccentric Manufacture and the CVDK Planetarium Nagoya City Science Museum Model.

"Grand Planetarium Eccentric Manufacture"

　The recently announced 50th anniversary model, the Grand Planetarium Eccentric Manufacture, is a masterpiece packed with Christian van der Klaauw's sophisticated technology. It's the brand's first timepiece to display the real-time positions of all eight planets in the solar system (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune). These planets move in eccentric orbits to reproduce their actual celestial movements as faithfully as possible. This model was created by the company's third generation of CEOs: founder Christian van der Klaauw, his successors Daniel and Maria Raintes, and current CEO and Master Watchmaker Pim Korslaght.

"CVDK Planetarium Nagoya City Science Museum Model"

　The "CVDK Planetarium Nagoya City Science Museum Model" is a limited edition model born out of a collaboration with the Nagoya City Science Museum, which boasts one of the world's largest planetarium domes. The concept is "a collaboration between the world's largest and the world's smallest," and the model bridges the gap between astronomy and timepieces, which could be said to be the origin of time. Only six pieces will be available worldwide, in honor of the world's smallest planetarium, which displays the six planets in the solar system from Mercury to Saturn, which Christiaan van der Klaauw has been working on for many years. The eye-catching dial is a reproduction of the spherical dome that is the symbol of the Nagoya City Science Museum. You'll want to see the intricate hand-engraving technique up close.