Watchmaker profile

Machiel Hulsman

Machiel Hulsman hand-constructed the Marie-Elise timepiece after changing careers to traditional watchmaking in 2013. 1

AHCI candidacy is not full membership. Undated association profile: historical membership/candidacy is not a current operating-status claim; technical superlatives and priority language are not independently established.

At a glance

The watchmaking story

A useful place to start with Machiel Hulsman's work is Marie-Elise. 1

Hulsman Timepieces is the name recorded for Machiel Hulsman's own watchmaking practice. 1

Recognition: AHCI candidate; profile records 2022 1

Scope: Direct watchmaking

Why this person is included

Professional recognition and documented craft

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: Hulsman Timepieces

Documented origin: Netherlands 1

Geographic ties: Netherlands. Documented workplace / industry location

Brands, workshops, and other relationships

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

    Hulsman Timepieces — Own watchmaking practice. Independent watchmaker 1

    Legacy affiliation: Hulsman Timepieces. Person-level contribution: Hand-constructed the Marie-Elise timepiece after changing careers to traditional watchmaking in 2013.

    Original affiliation wording: Hulsman Timepieces. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 4 field-specific evidence records with 1 public source. Known links only; full career not established

Claim qualifications (4)
  • Noteworthy contribution: Scoped association statements, not independent technical-performance or present-status verification. 1
  • Documented origin: Scoped association statements, not independent technical-performance or present-status verification. 1
  • Recognition: Scoped association statements, not independent technical-performance or present-status verification. 1
  • Representative work: Scoped association statements, not independent technical-performance or present-status verification. 1

Sources

  1. Machiel Hulsman – AHCIAcadémie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants (AHCI) · Institutional / association · Not stated

    [S0044] Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants (AHCI). "Machiel Hulsman – AHCI." Not stated. https://www.ahci.ch/members/machiel-hulsman/ Accessed 2026-09-13.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Associated professional body

    How it was checked: Page opened; relevant text inspected in this pass.

    Limitation: Association profile; undated text can contain legacy role or production claims. Only the recorded biographical facts are used.

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