Different Perspectives

A 15-year career in the timepiece market has helped David Keel, HYT Watches’ managing director for Asia Pacific, see the world through unique lenses.

- Kenneth Tan

David Keel, HYT Watches’ managing director for Asia Pacific, entered the watchmaking industry in 2004 as an aftersales coordinator with Vacheron Constantin shuttling between Switzerland and Tokyo. His years in sales and, particularly, the Asian experience, has enabled Keel to understand the full breadth of what it means to be in the business of watchmaking.

My career began with Vacheron Constantin before I started with sales in Audemars Piguet. While working with small companies such as Villemont and Wyler, I went through the experience of setting up everything, from educating clients to generating sales.