Watch Design Portfolio · Est. 2012

FOURTEEN DIALS.
SEVEN PATENTS.
ONE HAND.

Marcus Veld · Independent Watch Designer · 2012 – 2026

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Red Dot Award 2024GPHG Nomination 2023Baselworld Debut 2022iF Design Award 2023GPHG Nomination 2021Red Dot Award 2020Salon QP Feature 2024iF Design Award 2022
Red Dot Award 2024GPHG Nomination 2023Baselworld Debut 2022iF Design Award 2023GPHG Nomination 2021Red Dot Award 2020Salon QP Feature 2024iF Design Award 2022
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Flagship Commissions
Luxury watch with intricate guilloché dial on dark background, gold hands visible
Macro close-up of guilloché pattern on watch dial, geometric precision
GPHG Nomination 2024Red Dot 2024

Flagship Commission · 2024

Audemars Atelier

Perpetual Calendar Dial — Skeletonised Guilloché

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Close-up of watch face with tourbillon mechanism visible, silver and black tones
Extreme macro of watch crown and case lug, brushed and polished surfaces
iF Design 2023

Independent Commission · 2023

Maison Veld × Léger

Tourbillon Dial — Meteorite & Enamel

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Watch movement cross-section illustration on technical drawing paper
Technical watch crown mechanism detail, engineering precision drawing

Patent Illustration · 2024

Patent Study

Bi-directional Crown Mechanism — Patent EP2024/01847

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Elegant dress watch with sunburst silver dial displayed on dark velvet surface
Watch dial texture detail showing applied gold indices and fine finishing
GPHG Nomination 2022Red Dot 2020

Maison Commission · 2022

Manufacture Soleil

Sunburst Dial — Baselworld 2022 Debut Collection

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Minimalist watch with dark lacquer dial, Japanese aesthetic, clean lines
Close-up of watch lugs and case profile showing sculptural form
iF Design 2023

Concept Work · 2023

Atelier Concept

Urushi Lacquer Dial — Kyoto Collaboration

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Marcus doesn't design dials — he designs arguments. Every texture, every applied index is a position on what time should feel like on the wrist.
Élise FontaineCreative Director, Manufacture Soleil · Geneva
Concept Work & Escalating Prestige
Vintage-inspired watch design sketch rendered in technical illustration style
Hand-drawn watch design sketch showing dial layout and hands

Academic Work · 2012

Student Thesis

Perpetual Calendar Concept — ECAL Geneva 2012

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Dress watch with complex dial layout showing multiple complications on dark background
Watch dial complication detail showing moonphase and calendar subdials
GPHG Nomination 2023

Exhibition Piece · 2024

Salon QP Feature

Grand Complication Dial — Salon QP London 2024

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The Complete Body of Work

Fourteen dials.
Every detail documented.

Each commission includes full process documentation — from initial sketch to CNC file, case study, and client correspondence. Nothing is hidden.

The Designer

One hand.
Every line.

Marcus Veld trained at ECAL Geneva before spending four years at the bench of a Vallée de Joux manufacture. Since 2016, he has operated independently — every crown, dial texture, and lug curve drawn by his hand before it reaches a CNC mill.

His clients include Swiss maisons seeking fresh design language, independent microbrand founders who need a face for their movement, and luxury conglomerates scouting for their next collection launch.

EducationECAL Geneva · Industrial Design MFA, 2012
Former ManufactureVallée de Joux · Senior Dial Designer, 2012–2016
Patents Filed7 mechanical patents · EPO registered
PressSalon QP, WatchPro, Revolution, Hodinkee
ExhibitionsBaselworld 2022 · Watches & Wonders 2024
StudioGeneva, Switzerland · By appointment