Watches
THE CAMDEN WATCH COMPANY Gustav Temple meets The Chap’s new timepiece collaborators, Jerome Robert and Anneke Short, founders of the Camden Watch Company www.camdenwatchcompany.com
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“There are a lot of people who think watches are ‘easy money’, who buy pre-made watches straight off the factory shelf, print their logo on it and package it as a ‘brand’. We want to design watches that not only provide great value, but that make you feel great when you wear them”
e first encountered the Camden Watch Company in 2017, when they had recently launched their ambitious company into a crowded market. The original aim of the brand was to use the founders’ extensive knowledge of design and watchmaking to create affordable timepieces, based around the Camden motto ‘Not for one, but for all’. Founders Jerome and Anneke met in La Chaux-de-Fonds, the area of Switzerland known as ‘Watch Valley’ and where Jerome is from. “I wouldn’t necessarily say it comes naturally,” says Jerome, “but being Swiss certainly means that you’re surrounded by watches from a very young
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