Skip to content
The Encyclopedia of Horology

The Hague, The Netherlands · c. 1634–1722

Pieter Visbach (II)

Partially verified

Haagse clocks and pocket watches

Life & work

Pieter Visbagh was born in The Hague around 1634 and trained as a student under Salomon Coster from 1646 to 1652.

Following a period in Middelburg where he likely collaborated with Adam Oosterwijck, he returned to The Hague in 1659 after Coster's death. In 1660, he acquired the house and workshop formerly belonging to Coster's widow on the Toorenstraat. Visbagh became a respected figure in the local horological community, eventually serving as the first master of The Hague Clockmakers Guild in 1688.

The fuller biography summarises the open references listed under Sources; each statement was checked against the cited passage. Confirm key dates in period documents before relying on them.

Documented works

  • Examples of his work are held in the Museum Boerhaave in Leiden, the Museum of the Dutch Clock in Zaandam, and the Musée International d’Horlogerie in La Chaux-de-Fonds.

Collecting significance

The catalogued pieces listed on this page show the kinds of objects auction houses, dealers and museums attribute to this maker; each attribution is the source's own.

Firms, key models & movements

No firm, model or movement in this encyclopedia is yet recorded under this maker's name.

In the object catalogue

2 catalogued objects are recorded under Pieter Visbach (II). Attributions are as given by each source and are not independent authentication.

Diagram

12345let downstripcleanoilregulateorder of work; never skip letting down the mainspring
Schematic: order of work at the bench. An outline schematic drawn to show the arrangement of the parts discussed here. It is not a dimensioned working drawing and does not depict a particular maker's calibre.

Sources & references

  1. Visbagh, Pieter/de, Watch-Wiki, retrieved 2026-11-03

Where sources disagree, the disagreement is stated rather than resolved silently.