Kyboe
{{Short description|Dutch Fashion Brand}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = KYBOE
| logo = File:KYBOE-logo.png
| type = Wholly Owned Subsidiary
| foundation = 2006
| location = The Hague, The Netherlands
| key_people = Dick Sijmons (founder, creator and owner)
| industry = Watchmaking
| products = Wristwatches and Silver Bracelets.
| parent = Symons & Panchenko
| homepage =
}}
KYBOE is a Dutch upscale fashion brand founded in 2007 by Dutchmen Dick Sijmons and Kees de Bruïne; watches with oversized dials and bright colors.{{cite news|url=http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/128514/item-of-the-day-kyboe#.Vw1a5E8rLRa |title=Item of the Day: KYBOE|publisher=Accessories Magazine|date=4 January 2016| accessdate=28 April 2016}}
In 2015, the company set up a U.S. based office in Boca Raton, Florida,{{cn|date=February 2024}} when American investors Bell and Roos acquired a stake in the company.{{cite news|url=http://www.masterhorologer.com/2016/01/dutch-fashion-watch-brand-kyboe-makes.html |title=Dutch Fashion Watch brand KYBOE! Makes US Debut|publisher=Master Horologer|date=28 January 2016| accessdate=28 April 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161011214313/https://masterhorologer.com/2016/01/dutch-fashion-watch-brand-kyboe-makes.html |archive-date= 11 October 2016}}
In 2017 Dick Sijmons went back to The Hague and started his New Compagny : Symons & Panchenko and added his brand KYBOE in 2019, after recovering his brandname and designs.
History
Dick Sijmons began making bright, colorful and fashionable plastic watches in 2007, under the name Kyboe.{{cite magazine|first=Gary|last=George|url=https://www.joomag.com/magazine/mag/0316360001457282187?page=78 |title=Color Me Dutch |magazine=About Time|issue=12|page=16| accessdate=28 April 2016}} After seeing a positive response within the Netherlands, the company expanded the offerings to include more durable stainless steel cases.{{cite news|url=http://mydigimag.rrd.com/publication/i.php?i=295241 |title=Opening Lines, Dutch Treat|publisher=InStore Magazine|date=April 2016| accessdate=28 April 2016}} By 2008 the plastic watches were phased out entirely.[http://www.kyboe.com/company/kyboe-story/ KYBOE Story], [http://www.kyboe.store www.kyboe.store], Accessed 28 April 2016
KYBOE started selling in the US in 2016.{{cite news|url=http://wwd.com/accessories-news/watches/kyboe-watches-set-for-u-s-growth-10302541/ |title=KYBOE Watches Set for U.S. Growth|publisher=WWD Magazine|date=8 March 2016| accessdate=28 April 2016}}
New partnership
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
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External links
- [http://www.kyboe.store Official website]
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Category:Companies based in The Hague