Kyboe
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| Type | Wholly Owned Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Watchmaking |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | The Hague, The Netherlands |
Key people | Dick Sijmons (founder, creator and owner) |
| Products | Wristwatches and Silver Bracelets. |
| Parent | Symons & Panchenko |
KYBOE is a Dutch upscale fashion brand founded in 2007 by Dutchmen Dick Sijmons and Kees de Bruïne; it features watches with oversized dials and bright colors.[1] In 2015, the company set up a U.S. based office in Boca Raton, Florida,[citation needed] when American investors Bell and Roos acquired a stake in the company.[2]
In 2017 Dick Sijmons went back to The Hague and started his new company: Symons & Panchenko and added his brand KYBOE in 2019, after recovering his brand name and designs.
History
[edit]Dick Sijmons began making bright, colorful and fashionable plastic watches in 2007, under the name Kyboe.[3] After seeing a positive response within the Netherlands, the company expanded the offerings to include more durable stainless steel cases.[4] By 2008 the plastic watches were phased out entirely.[5]
KYBOE started selling in the US in 2016.[6]
New partnership
[edit]American M. Bell joined KYBOE in 2014 as a distributor, and in 2015 became a partner. Bell brought business partner Joseph Roos, an expert in retail and finance, in to the partnership.
KYBOE's new Headoffice back where it started, The Hague, The Netherlands.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Item of the Day: KYBOE". Accessories Magazine. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ↑ "Dutch Fashion Watch brand KYBOE! Makes US Debut". Master Horologer. 28 January 2016. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ↑ George, Gary. "Color Me Dutch". About Time. No. 12. p. 16. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ↑ "Opening Lines, Dutch Treat". InStore Magazine. April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ↑ KYBOE Story, www.kyboe.store, Accessed 28 April 2016
- ↑ "KYBOE Watches Set for U.S. Growth". WWD Magazine. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
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