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Christiaan van der Klaauw Astronomical Watches

Grand PlanetariumEccentric Si14

Created with Revolution and limited to just six pieces. An iridescent silicon dial frames the real-time orbits of all eight planets in our Solar System.

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CVDK Venus Annual Calendar, GPHG 2026 official nomination

VenusAnnual Calendar

The Venus Annual Calendar unites an annual calendar with CVDK’s signature astronomical watchmaking. A distinctive expression of mechanical astronomy, nominated for the 2026 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève.

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Planetarium Skeleton Platinum with its transparent sapphire dial

PlanetariumSkeleton Platinum

The smallest mechanical Planetarium in the world, revealed through a transparent sapphire dial and limited to six individually numbered platinum pieces.

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Watchmaker at the bench in the CVDK atelier
Hand-finishing a planetarium movement
Watchmaker at the lathe

Astronomical Watchmakingin the Netherlands

In our atelier, astronomical complications are developed, assembled and finished by a small team of specialist watchmakers. Every Christiaan van der Klaauw watch brings together mechanical watchmaking, astronomy and more than fifty years of accumulated knowledge.

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AstronomicalWatchmaking

From classical astronomical complications to contemporary interpretations and one-of-a-kind creations, each represents a different expression of Christiaan van der Klaauw watchmaking.

Ornate CVDK astronomical wall clock
Christiaan van der Klaauw at the lathe in his workshop
Moon-phase and day-night dials of a CVDK astronomical clock

Fifty Years ofAstronomical Watchmaking

Founded by Christiaan van der Klaauw in 1974, the atelier has spent more than fifty years translating astronomy into mechanical watchmaking. From astronomical clocks and the first wristwatches to today’s manufacture movements, each generation has carried that fascination forward.

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Pre-owned CVDK planetarium on the wrist

Christiaan van der KlaauwPre-Owned

A rare opportunity to acquire vintage, discontinued and previously owned Christiaan van der Klaauw watches, including references no longer available through the current collection.

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Earth rising over the lunar horizon

Experience Christiaan van der Klaauwin person

Our watches are available through a selected network of authorised retailers around the world.

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A CloserLook

Astronomy lies at the heart of every Christiaan van der Klaauw watch. The movements of planets, moons and stars continue to inspire mechanical complications that bring celestial cycles to the wrist.

Super-LumiNova planetarium dial glowing in the dark
Planetarium Skeleton with sapphire dial
Venus Zodiac on the wrist
Sun-shaped bridges of the eccentric movement
Real Moon with a green meteorite dial