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Dark Rush

Dark Rush publicly markets its own named watches alongside leather goods. 123

This profile covers the maker’s identity, history and documented work. A complete model catalogue is being researched separately.

At a glance

Subject
Confirmed Watch Brand 1
Documented work
DR GTR Chronograph / Grand Timepiece Rose Chronograph 14

Brand before the CVDK management period

Dark Rush publicly markets its own named watches alongside leather goods. The 2025 account identifies Daniël and Maria Reintjes with their own Dark Rush lifestyle brand by 1999.

In 1999 the Reintjes approached Christiaan van der Klaauw to make watches for Dark Rush. 123

People shared, businesses distinct

Their later management/ownership role at Christiaan van der Klaauw began in 2009; reporting describes their departure from that business in 2025. The March 2025 WatchTime account describes Dark Rush as still active after the Reintjes’ departure from CVDK.

Dark Rush illustrates a designer-led brand with a disclosed specialist maker; shared people and manufacturing do not make it an alias of Christiaan van der Klaauw. 2314

Disclosed watch-production arrangement

Dark Rush’s own pages say its chronographs are made on request at the Christiaan van der Klaauw atelier in the Netherlands. The collection listing names DR GTR, DR GTRB, DR GTS, DR GT and DR GTB chronographs.

The DR GTR Chronograph page specifies an automatic CK 7770 movement with calendar, moonphase and chronograph functions. The DR GTR specification credits Jochen Benzinger with hand engraving its 18-carat-gold rotor.

The GTR page advertises an 88-piece edition and availability on request. 145

Ownership and continuity

Dark Rush illustrates a designer-led brand with a disclosed specialist maker; shared people and manufacturing do not make it an alias of Christiaan van der Klaauw. 214

Watchmakers and designers linked to Dark Rush

These people have a sourced relationship to this brand in the Enjoy Watches register. The label beside each name states the relationship recorded; it should not be read as a broader employment or ownership claim.

Identification and service

For an individual watch, record the complete reference, serial, dial, case, and movement markings and compare them with dated primary documentation.

A brand history cannot authenticate, appraise, or establish the provenance of a particular watch.

Evidence and limits

How the claims are supported
  1. verified fact

    Dark Rush publicly markets its own named watches alongside leather goods.

  2. verified fact

    The 2025 account identifies Daniël and Maria Reintjes with their own Dark Rush lifestyle brand by 1999.

  3. verified fact

    In 1999 the Reintjes approached Christiaan van der Klaauw to make watches for Dark Rush.

  4. verified fact

    Their later management/ownership role at Christiaan van der Klaauw began in 2009; reporting describes their departure from that business in 2025.

  5. verified fact

    The March 2025 WatchTime account describes Dark Rush as still active after the Reintjes’ departure from CVDK.

  6. source stated claim

    Dark Rush’s own pages say its chronographs are made on request at the Christiaan van der Klaauw atelier in the Netherlands.

  7. verified fact

    The collection listing names DR GTR, DR GTRB, DR GTS, DR GT and DR GTB chronographs.

  8. source stated claim

    The DR GTR Chronograph page specifies an automatic CK 7770 movement with calendar, moonphase and chronograph functions.

  9. source stated claim

    The DR GTR specification credits Jochen Benzinger with hand engraving its 18-carat-gold rotor.

  10. verified fact

    The GTR page advertises an 88-piece edition and availability on request.

  11. verified fact

    Dark Rush illustrates a designer-led brand with a disclosed specialist maker; shared people and manufacturing do not make it an alias of Christiaan van der Klaauw.

Known limits

  • This identity dossier is not a complete catalogue of every watch or reference.

Direct sources

  1. Dark Rush — Watches and Leather GoodsDark Rush · official brand website · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: Relevant passage identified in the supplied research record. First-party source; its statements remain attributed.

  2. The Semi-Retirement of the Reintjes, and How They Took Van der Klaauw to the Next LevelWatchTime; Martin Green · specialist industry reporting · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: Relevant passage identified in the supplied research record. External source.

  3. Daniël and Maria Reintjes leave Christiaan van der KlaauwTimekeepers Club · industry announcement republication · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: Relevant passage identified in the supplied research record. First-party source; its statements remain attributed.

  4. DR GTR ChronographDark Rush · official product specification · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: Relevant passage identified in the supplied research record. First-party source; its statements remain attributed.

  5. Dark Rush watchesDark Rush · official collection listing · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: Relevant passage identified in the supplied research record. First-party source; its statements remain attributed.

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