Six individuals care for Kaname Watches, dividing our focus between the Ghent counter, the watchmaker’s bench, movement sourcing, and strap crafting. We work together in small numbers to maintain close attention on every watch that passes across our felt tray.
ILSE VERHOEVEN
FOUNDER · CHOOSES EVERY WATCH
Founder Ilse Verhoeven established Kaname Watches in 2012, setting out our philosophy of keeping never more than twelve mechanical pieces on the list. Ilse personally evaluates and selects every watch that enters the shop.
Working alongside her, watchmaker Tomasz Wrona runs the service bench at Klokstraat 12. Tomasz conducts arrival inspections, regulates escapements, performs same-day timing checks, and handles comprehensive overhauls taking four to six weeks, backing each completed service with a twelve-month warranty.
TOMASZ WRONA
WATCHMAKER · THE SERVICE BENCH
AMARA DIALLO
COUNTER AND VISITS · FITTING
Amara Diallo manages the counter and hosts our forty-five-minute appointments at Klokstraat 12. She guides visitors through sizing, prepares the wool felt tray with three pieces, and helps evaluate wrist proportions in calm comfort.
Partner leather craftsman Rafael Ortega works from his independent workshop in Porto, Portugal. Rafael handcrafts our bespoke calf and suede leather straps at €85, tailoring lug fit, length, and buckle positions to match each wearer’s individual wrist measurement.
RAFAEL ORTEGA
LEATHER STRAP MAKER · PORTO
MEI-LIN HSU
PRE-OWNED SOURCING · PAPERS AND MOVEMENT CHECKS
Mei-Lin Hsu leads our pre-owned sourcing, tracking down vintage mechanical pieces and verifying paperwork, case engravings, and movement serials before Tomasz opens the caseback.
On Saturdays, Jonas Albrecht operates the Ghent counter, fits bracelets, provides sizing at €15, and coordinates our insured European Union deliveries. Jonas verifies protective films, carefully packs every order, and ensures prompt dispatch within two working days of order confirmation.
JONAS ALBRECHT
SATURDAY COUNTER · SIZING · DISPATCH
