About Vapaus
Founded by brothers Rudi and Oliver Laing, Vapaus launched its debut Veli on Kickstarter in 2016/2017 with a design drawn from the textured-yet-minimal dials, domed crystals, slim profiles and polished cases of 1940s-1960s watches. The brothers set out to gently modernize that elegant aesthetic with contemporary materials and Swiss Sellita movements, assembling and regulating watches in England via a British Horological Institute accredited watchmaker. Their ambition has been to build a new European brand worthy of comparison with the likes of NOMOS, Stowa and Sinn, and the lineup has since grown to include the Veli 1950 and Veli 2050 hand-wound dress models plus the more affordable Vorcut meca-quartz chronograph.
