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Kees Engelbarts

Kees Engelbarts applied master engraving to watches, including the collaborative seven-watch 7 Sins project. 1

At a glance

The watchmaking story

A useful place to start with Kees Engelbarts' work is 7 Sins collaboration.

Kees Engelbarts worked through a watchmaking practice under the same name. 1

Kees Engelbarts designed, developed or supplied work for Grönefeld from 2022. The documented project or work is 7 Sins. 1

Scope: Watch decoration

Why this person is included

Documented original work

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: Kees Engelbarts; Grönefeld collaborations

Documented origin: Netherlands

Geographic ties: Netherlands; Switzerland. Documented workplace / industry location

Brands, workshops, and other relationships

  1. Watch brand / watchmaking business · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    Kees Engelbarts — Own watchmaking practice. Engraver and watchmaking artist 1

    Legacy affiliation: Kees Engelbarts; Grönefeld collaborations. Person-level contribution: Applied master engraving to watches, including the collaborative seven-watch 7 Sins project.

    Original affiliation wording: Kees Engelbarts; Grönefeld collaborations. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

  2. Watch brand / watchmaking business · Source-verified — continuation 2

    Grönefeld — Designed / developed / supplied for From 2022. Master engraver collaboration Project or work: 7 Sins. 1

    Collaborated with Bart and Tim Grönefeld on the 7 Sins set.

    Dates only where explicitly supported; source describes historical relationship, not current employment.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 2 field-specific evidence records with 1 public source. Known links only; full career not established

Claim qualifications (2)
  • Noteworthy contribution: Source supports the scoped individual contribution; promotional first/best claims and sole authorship of all house work are not adopted. 1
  • Specific role: Source supports the scoped individual contribution; promotional first/best claims and sole authorship of all house work are not adopted. 1

Sources

  1. Grönefeld – The Horological BrothersGrönefeld · First-party / official · Not stated

    [S0091] Grönefeld. "Grönefeld – The Horological Brothers." Not stated. https://www.gronefeld.com/ Accessed 2026-09-13.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Subject / successor organization

    How it was checked: Opened and read

    Limitation: Post-consolidation gap-resolution pass: Original source text inspected; not independent corroboration of every profile clause.

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